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Ed Helms wants to save the ... gerrymanderers?

Ed Helms gerrymandering video
The Fulcrum
By The FulcrumMay 03, 2021
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As states begin to map out congressional and legislative district lines based on the new census data, the topic of gerrymandering will take center stage in the coming weeks.

With that in mind, we wanted to share this satirical two-minute video, "Save The Gerrymanderers," courtesy of RepresentUs. The video features actor Ed Helms from "The Office" as he highlights the serious threat gerrymandering poses to voters nationwide.

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RepresentUs is the nation's largest grassroots anti-corruption campaign, bringing together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to pass anti-corruption laws in cities and states to stop political bribery, end secret money, and fix our broken elections.


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The first Indigenous women in Congress carry a legacy older than American democracy itself

In 2018, Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first two Native American women elected to Congress. They are trailblazers from a long lineage of women whose ancestors were original inhabitants of the land that became America.

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Americans are feeling increasingly pessimistic about the economy despite solid employment and growth. Explore consumer sentiment, inflation fears, spending trends, and the economic outlook for summer 2026.

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America’s Summertime Blues: Why Consumers Feel Worse Than the Data

It’s almost summertime, and with it comes the bloom of the season. Kids will soon be out of school, and families will be heading off for vacations at the beach, camping in the mountains, or attending major league baseball games.

Or maybe not. If you believe the latest University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment, Americans are feeling pretty gloomy about their own personal economic situation. Many people might instead stay home this summer, declining to spend their hard-earned cash on high prices for travel, gas, restaurants, and hotels. For those businesses that depend on a summer surge in customers’ spending, this summer could be very disappointing.

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Marianna Mitchem grew up in the Denver suburbs, where she played high school soccer. One day in April 1999, her team faced off against a nearby rival, Columbine High. The next day, two teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine, killing more than a dozen people.

The massacre left an imprint on Mitchem. After graduating from Providence College, she joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Fearing for my friends and watching what was happening — you don’t forget things like that,” she told me. “I wanted to make a difference.”

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