(mis)Representative Democracy, A New Series From Throughline

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2020-10-08

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America has never been a country of one person, one vote. And that's by design. Our system was built by a select few, for a select few. We were never all supposed to get a say. In this series, we'll take a close look at voting in America, and how that's shaped what American democracy is, what it was meant to be, where it's failed, and what it might become. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Why does it look like it's not the end of the year, I'm about to go to the bullseye.

  • Goading is crucial.

  • And I don't give a damn how you look at it.

  • Is this a male?

  • It was we, the people.

  • The land of the free and the home of the brave.

  • It's not we, the white male citizens.

  • At times, just free and faith meet in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom.

  • So we're talking about this right to vote, this power.

  • Part of what we understand in the ongoing battle to stop people from voting is the recognition of what that power means.

  • That having a say is foundational to the way that we understand the United States of America and democracy.

  • That's the battle plane we're on.

  • We're told that all votes matter.

  • That the will of the people matters.

  • But when you pull back the curtain, is that really true?

  • Misrepresentative democracy.

  • A new series from NPR's Through Life.

  • Episodes drop October 15th.