What is Gerrymandering? – How Does it Work? – How can it Impact an Election?

YouTube Video by TED-Ed As described by the Publisher: “District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into these carefully drawn lines. From “packing” a district to “cracking” a district–learn how the shape of districts impacts political parties during election season.”

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The top 1% of Americans saw their wealth grow over 3 times faster than the Middle Class over the last 10 years, and even during the COVID Pandemic, Billionaires’ wealth has soared 70%!

The Growing Wealth Gap in America over the last 10 Years “[M]iddle class families went from owning 12% of wealth in 1990 to 7% in 2020,” according to an article and data published on March 22, 2021 and updated March 30, 2021, by USAFacts.org, a nonprofit organization that collects and presents statistics and data from

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How We Overcome Political Division In America | Talk by State Senator Adam Hinds

YouTube Video by TedX Talks “What will it take to get over our political divide and approach the challenges we face as a country together? Adam Hinds has worked in war zones, nonprofits, and now the Massachusetts Statehouse, and he may have an idea that could drive a new era of change. Adam is a

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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: The Secret IRS Files Inside the Tax Records of the .001% In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then

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Critical Condition: Stories of Health in the Heartland (Video)

YouTube Video by ACSCAN (American Cancer Society – Cancer Action Network) (1:24 Minute Video Trailer above; View Full Film below.) As explained on ASCAN’s website, “This short film, created by award winning filmmaker Ky Dickens, features community members and health professionals from across Kansas sharing their challenges and triumphs as they strive to take care

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