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House Finds Bannon in Contempt for Defying Jan. 6 Inquiry Subpoena - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/politics/bannon-contempt-jan-6-subpoena.html
Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/exclusive-jan-6-organizers-met-congress-white-house-1245289/
Judge Says He and Others Presiding Over Jan. 6 Cases Are Receiving ‘All Kinds of Threats’ Thanks to Capitol Rioters Pushing Election Lies - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan-6-judges-threats-vinson-sentencing-1246438/
'It's absolutely getting worse': Secretaries of state targeted by Trump election lies live in fear for their safety and are desperate for protection - https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/26/politics/secretaries-of-state-personal-threats-trump-election-lies/index.html
Election officials say in memo they are debunking “false claims” - https://abc-7.com/news/2021/10/25/election-officials-say-in-memo-they-are-debunking-false-claims/
Inside Facebook’s struggle to contain insurrectionists’ posts - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/25/facebook-jan-6-election-claims-516997
Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/26/facebook-angry-emoji-algorithm/
Be Careful What You Wish For’: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Pays Prize Money To Democrat Who Reported Republican Voter Fraud - https://www.reformaustin.org/voting-rights/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-pays-prize-money-to-democrat-who-reported-republican-voter-fraud/
They defended the 2020 election against Trump's lies. Now they are running for higher office in states that could decide 2024 - https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/25/politics/voting-rights-candidates-georgia-arizona-pennsylvania/index.html
Report: Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman will be named to Biden administration election-security post - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/report-washington-secretary-of-state-kim-wyman-will-be-named-to-biden-administration-election-security-post/
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman resigns to join Biden administration - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-secretary-of-state-kim-wyman-resigns-to-take-election-security-post-in-biden-administration/
A short list of ideas to replace Kim Wyman as WA secretary of state - https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/10/short-list-ideas-replace-kim-wyman-wa-secretary-state
Good vs. Ugly: How to Spot True Post-Election Audits From Sham Reviews - https://verifiedvoting.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RealvsSham-VerifiedVoting-October2021.pdf
Democratic frustration boils over with lack of progress on voting rights - https://www.ajc.com/politics/democratic-frustration-boils-over-with-lack-of-progress-on-voting-rights/OCU4G5ZLXFBPTGIZBQ3RZKDFWA/
All eyes on Manchin after Republicans again block voting rights legislation - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-rights-manchin-senate/2021/10/20/caba5168-31a6-11ec-a1e5-07223c50280a_story.html
Manchin Tells Associates He’s Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan -https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/senator-joe-manchin-democratic-party-exit-plan-biden-infrastructure-deal-exclusive/
After GOP minority in the Senate blocks voting rights bill, Sinema suffers exodus of supporters - https://www.salon.com/2021/10/21/after-minority-in-the-senate-blocks-voting-rights-bill-sinema-suffers-exodus-of-supporters/
Biden Is Open to Scrapping Filibuster for Voting Rights Bill ‘and Maybe More’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/politics/biden-filibuster-voting-rights.html
One More Voting Rights Filibuster Will Soon Cause A Final Showdown In The Senate - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/voting-rights-filibuster-restore_n_6173284ee4b06573573b60ea
Texas lawmakers push John Lewis Voting Rights bill as it stalls in US Senate - https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-lawmakers-push-john-lewis-voting-rights-bill-as-it-stalls-in-u-s-senate/
GOP using ballot measures to push election restrictions in unlikely states - https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-10-23/gop-uses-voters-to-push-election-reforms-in-unlikely-states
Energizing Conservative Voters, One School Board Election at a Time - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/republicans-schools-critical-race-theory.html
After success in Florida, civil rights leader says support for voting rights for felons is growing - https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-10-25/after-success-in-florida-civil-rights-leader-says-support-for-voting-rights-for-felons-is-growing
The ‘profound power’ of vote by mail: Evolving a new ritual of democracy - https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2021/1025/The-profound-power-of-vote-by-mail-Evolving-a-new-ritual-of-democracy
All-mail voting states - https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_The_Ballot_Bulletin
A New Strategy to Persuade Voters: Listen Carefully. And Don’t Hurry. - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/us/politics/minneapolis-deep-canvassing.html
State redistricting stumbles across the nation amid familiar partisan infighting - http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/10/21/state-redistricting-stumbles-across-the-nation-amidst-familiar-partisan-infighting/
Redistricting draft maps violate Voting Rights Act, civil rights director says - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/20/michigan-redistricting-hearing-detroit-tcf-center-black-minority-districts/8521137002/
Texas lawmakers drew political maps that will make elections less competitive in the coming years - https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2021-10-25/texas-lawmakers-drew-political-maps-that-will-make-elections-less-competitive-in-the-coming-years
Proposed WA redistricting maps may violate Voting Rights Act - https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/10/proposed-wa-redistricting-maps-may-violate-voting-rights-act
Republicans May Revive the Most Dangerous Kind of Gerrymandering - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/south-carolina-republicans-gerrymandering-malapportionment.html
The GOP Roots of Redistricting Reform - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/gop-roots-redistricting-reform
Partisan Gerrymandering Targets Campuses - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/10/22/partisan-gerrymandering-targets-college-campuses
Democrats May Need to Embrace Gerrymandering to Abolish It - https://newrepublic.com/article/164164/partisan-gerrymandering-bipartisan-commission-failure
Most Americans Distrust Partisan Redistricting, Prefer Independent Commissions - https://truthout.org/articles/most-americans-distrust-partisan-redistricting-prefer-independent-commissions/
PORTLAND: WHY RISK GERRYMANDERING WHEN YOU COULD GO PROPORTIONAL? - https://www.sightline.org/2021/09/27/portland-why-risk-gerrymandering-when-you-could-go-proportional/
HOW PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION GAVE AMERICAN VOTERS MEANINGFUL REPRESENTATION IN THE 1900S - https://www.sightline.org/2021/10/05/how-proportional-representation-gave-american-voters-meaningful-representation-in-the-1900s/
Supreme Court Again Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/us/supreme-court-abortion-texas.html
Alaska Supreme Court will decide legality of new ranked-choice voting system ahead of 2022 election - https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/10/25/alaska-supreme-court-will-decide-legality-of-new-ranked-choice-voting-system-ahead-of-2022-election/
Trump’s judges will call the shots for years to come. The judicial system is broken - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/25/trump-judges-supreme-court-justices-judiciary
Federal Judges Would Face Tougher Stock-Trading Rules Under Bipartisan Bill - https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-judges-would-face-tougher-stock-trading-rules-under-bipartisan-bill-11635166900
Judiciary plans new financial disclosure system to identify conflicts - https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judiciary-plans-new-financial-disclosure-system-identify-conflicts-2021-10-26/
Pandora Papers journalists face government backlash for investigating financial secrecy - https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/pandora-papers-journalists-face-government-backlash-for-investigating-financial-secrecy/
Private equity, hedge funds accounted for over $625 million in political spending during 2020 campaign, study says - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/25/private-equity-hedge-funds-spent-over-625-million-during-2020-election-study.html
Money and misinformation: how Turning Point USA became a formidable pro-Trump force - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/23/turning-point-rightwing-youth-group-critics-tactics
The congressional fundraising treadmill: 5 key numbers to know from the newest House and Senate campaign finance filings - https://www.issueone.org/the-congressional-fundraising-treadmill-5-key-numbers-to-know-from-the-newest-house-and-senate-campaign-finance-filings/
Joe Manchin’s Deep Corporate Ties - https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/joe-manchins-deep-corporate-ties?s=09
What Insurrection? Corporate America Can’t Stop Bankrolling the Jan. 6 Sedition Caucus - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/corporate-donors-sedition-caucus-insurrection-1247707/
Seattle mayoral race fundraising hits highest total in nearly two decades of available data - https://mynorthwest.com/3196501/seattle-mayoral-fundraising-highest-level-two-decades-data/
Banks engaged in multi-million dollar lobbying effort to protect wealthy tax cheats - https://popular.info/p/banks-engaged-in-multi-million-dollar
A 30-Year Campaign to Control Drug Prices Faces Yet Another Failure - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/politics/drug-prices-democrats.html
Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision - https://khn.org/news/article/pharma-campaign-cash-delivered-to-key-lawmakers-with-surgical-precision/
Kyrsten Sinema takes thousands in campaign contributions from pharmaceutical giants while stalling prescription drug pricing reforms - https://www.businessinsider.com/kyrsten-sinema-pharmaceutical-giants-campaign-donations-drug-price-reform-2021-9
How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/business/chemours-dupont-pfas-genx-chemicals.html
Federal Reserve Board announces a broad set of new rules that will prohibit the purchase of individual securities, restrict active trading, and increase the timeliness of reporting and public disclosure by Federal Reserve policymakers and senior staff - https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20211021b.htm
Record number of cities will use ranked-choice voting in Nov. 2 elections -
https://thefulcrum.us/Elections/Voting/ranked-choice-voting-89708234
As online voting becomes more popular, election security experts raise an alarm - https://thefulcrum.us/Elections/Voting/online-voting
Repeal Tim Eyman’s misleading advisory votes-initiative, a waste of time and money - https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/repeal-tim-eymans-misleading-advisory-votes-initiative-a-waste-of-time-and-money/
Will pouring money into state races help America reach gender parity? - https://thefulcrum.us/Government/State/women-in-state-government
Why 'civic transitions' are key to building an inclusive democracy in America - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/Civic-Ed/ask-every-student
CIVICS SECURES The Civics Secures Democracy (CSD) Act Toolkit - https://sites.google.com/icivics.org/supportcivics/home
Empowering Government to Work for the People Links
Socrates Exchange: What does government of, by and for the people really mean? - https://www.nhpr.org/2010-03-12/socrates-exchange-what-does-government-of-by-and-for-the-people-really-mean
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE - https://www.clingendael.org/publication/government-people-people-people
Beyond Distrust: How Americans View Their Government - https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2015/11/23/beyond-distrust-how-americans-view-their-government/
Fixing Our Broken Political System and Returning to a Government Of, By and For the People - https://forthepeople.speaker.gov/the-proposals/better-deal-for-our-democracy
A Vision for Better Government - https://medium.com/centre-for-public-impact/a-manifesto-for-better-government-8121132f45ef
Three lessons to make government work better now and in the future - https://ourpublicservice.org/blog/lessons-to-make-government-work-better/
3 core ideas for empowering citizens, societies, and governments - https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/industry-blog/government/2019/12/16/3-core-ideas-for-empowering-citizens-societies-and-governments/
Empowering Citizens, Opening Government - https://www.opengovpartnership.org/stories/empowering-citizens-opening-government/
Americans Want the Federal Government To Help People in Need - https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/politics-and-elections/reports/2021/03/10/496744/americans-want-federal-government-help-people-need/
11 Things State and Local Governments Can Do to Build Worker Power - https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2021/02/09/495627/11-things-state-local-governments-can-build-worker-power/
10 Ways To Empower Government Employees - https://www.govexec.com/management/2016/02/10-ways-empower-government-employees/125806/
50 WAYS GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR US - https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/sec-employees/psrw50ways.pdf