“How is power divided in the United States government?” - Ted-Ed video
The Great Law - Video by Injunuity, "a collage of reflections on the Native American world, our shared past, our turbulent present, and our undiscovered future."
“The Electability Myth: The Shifting Demographics of Political Power in America,” Reflective Democracy Campaign, August 2019.
“For the fifth year in a row, the new congress is most racially and ethnically diverse ever,” Pew Research, February 2019.
Fact sheets on women in elected office across scales of government - Rutgers University, 2020.
“Only 0.1 percent of elected officials are LGBTQ, new report finds,” NBC News, June 2018.
“These Black Queer Politicians Are On Their Way to Federal and State Government,”, Them., June 2020.
“5 facts about the religious makeup of the 116th Congress,” Pew Research, January 2019.
The Economist Podcast, “Where does power lie in America?” interview with Stacey Abrams (October 2019).
“Suppressed: The Fight to Vote,” (2019 film).
All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020 film).
Pew Research Center: “Historic highs in 2018 voter turnout extended across racial and ethnic groups,” May 2019.
NYT: “Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic,” June 2020.
NYT: “‘I Refuse Not to Be Heard’: Georgia in Uproar Over Voting Meltdown,” June 2020.
“Voter Suppression Is Back, 55 Years After the Voting Rights Act,” Politico, August 2020.
Book: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson
“The New Voter Suppression,” The Brennan Center for Justice, 2020.
“Voter Identification Requirements | Voter ID Laws,” National Conference of State Legislatures, 2020.
“Block the Vote: Voter Suppression in 2020,” ACLU, 2020.
“Group Files Federal Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Student Voter ID Laws,” Wisconsin Public Radio, 2019.
“Felony Disenfranchisement: A Primer,” The Sentencing Project, 2019.
Podcast: “Desmond Meade and Dale Ho on Restoring the Right to Vote,” ACLU, 2020.
“Judge rules against Florida on felons paying fines to vote,” PBS News Hour, 2020.
“Supreme Court Deals Blow to Felons in Florida Seeking to Regain Right to Vote,” The Washington Post, July 2020.
“How to Steal an Election, A Visual Guide: Gerrymandering Explained,” The Washington Post, 2015.
“The Atlas of Redistricting,” NYT FiveThirtyEight, 2018.
“Gerrymandering Explained,” CGP Grey. 2011.
“North Carolina’s Legislative Maps Are Thrown Out by State Court Panel,” NYT, 2019.
Article: “Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land,” NPR, July 2020.
Podcast: This Land - "Hosted by Rebecca Nagle, an Oklahoma journalist and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this podcast will provide an in depth look at how a cut and dry murder case opened an investigation into half the land in Oklahoma and the treaty rights of five tribes." Crooked Media, 2020.
Listen to the oral arguments of the Supreme Court here, if you’re interested in diving into the legal the details.
“Explained: What’s the Deal With the Electoral College?”, KQED, 2016.
“Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer,” TED-Ed, 2012.
“Why the Electoral College Exists,” CNBC, 2020.
“The Bad Map We See Every Presidential Election,” Vox, May 2016.
“Supreme Court Rules on Faithless Electors in the Electoral College,” CGP Grey, YouTube, 2020.
“How the Electoral College Is Tied to Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise,” Teen Vogue, July 2020.
"The Electoral College’s Racist Origins," The Atlantic, November 2019.
“Trump’s victory another example of how Electoral College wins are bigger than popular vote ones,” Pew Research, December 2016.
“The Electoral College Misrepresents Every State, But Not as Much as You Think,” The Washington Post, December 2016.
“Oregon Just Joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact,” Sightline Institute, June 2019.
“Citizens United Explained: The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.” The Brennan Center, 2019.
“Tracking the 2016 Presidential Money Race,”, Bloomberg, December 2016.
“As more money flows into campaigns, Americans worry about its influence,” Pew Research Center, 2015.
“An Intimate Dinner With President Trump,” Trump, Inc., WNYC, 2020.
“Meet The Billionaire Oil, Gas And Coal Tycoons Donating To Donald Trump,” Forbes, June 2020.
“Money Tracker: How Much Trump And Biden Have Raised In The 2020 Election,” NPR, September 2020.
National Institute on Money in Politics - https://www.followthemoney.org/
2006 and 2008 George Lakoff videos here and here. (Still VERY relevant today.)
"Why you still don't understand the Green New Deal," Vox 2019.
Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff 1980.
“The shift in the American public’s political values: Political Polarization, 1994-2017,” Pew Research 2017.
“Democrats and Republicans speak different languages — and it helps explain why we're so divided,” Business Insider, 2017.
“Cable news applies ‘far-left’ framing 6 times more often than ‘far-right’ framing,” Media Matters, 2019.
“Which party is more to blame for political polarization? It depends on the measure,” Pew Research Center, 2017.
“How to Evaluate Media Frames,” The Arthur Page Center, Penn State University.