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Podcast: 100% Democracy

Podcast: 100% Democracy

What would American democracy look like if everyone participated? "Democracy Matters" discusses "100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting" with co-authors Miles Rapoport, the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, and E.J. Dionne, Jr. senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, university professor at Georgetown University, and visiting professor at Harvard University.


Ep.104: 100% Democracy ft. E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Miles Rapoport

Ep.104: 100% Democracy ft. E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Miles Rapoport

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