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A 90-second radio report and podcast which keeps you informed of the key democracy issues in the U.S. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @democracyminute. The American Democracy Minute is the successor to the Open Democracy Minute, produced from 2019 to 2022 and focused on NH democracy issues. Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play ⏯️ button. Are you a radio station? Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's A ...
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 11, 2025 The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Born Out of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fights for Its Life in the Face of an Activist U.S. Supreme Court Majority Five months after peaceful voting rights marchers were viciously attacked by their own government in Selma, Alabama, the Voting Rights Act of 1…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 10, 2025 They Marched for Voting Rights and Were Beaten by Their Government. On the 60th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ the Struggle Continues March 7th marked 60 years since Black Americans, demanding their right to vote, were brutally beaten and gassed by their government in Selma, Al…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 7, 2025 North Carolina: Former Election Directors Weigh In On Unresolved Supreme Court Race; Former Justice Argues Partisan Gerrymandering Akin to ‘Stuffing the Ballot Box’ In a brief to the North Carolina Court of Appeals, a bipartisan group of former county election directors urged th…
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Brian is away today, so we’re rebroadcasting a report from last July, which is particularly apt for the shattering of the norms of the presidency we’ve witnessed in the first weeks of the Trump second term. The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 6, 2025 Would the Founding Fathers Have Embraced Having Unfettered Power for the…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 5, 2025 The Deadline was Feb. 19th and the Trump Transition Team Still Hasn’t Disclosed Its Transition Donors We reported last year that the Trump transition team had been funding itself through unknown private donations, and refused to sign a General Services Administration transition …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 4, 2025 Like the FEC, the FCC Could Fall Under the Control of Partisan Actors Under Executive Order 14215, Potentially Restricting Access to the Airwaves In our last report, we explained how Executive Order 14215 claims Presidential authority over the FEC and other independent agencies,…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 3, 2025 Executive Order Asserting Presidential Authority Over Independent Agencies Could Put Federal Election Oversight Under Partisan Control On February 18th, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order #14215, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies.” It claims President…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 28, 2025 NH’s Voter Registration Proof-of-Citizenship Law Began January 1st; Similar Citizenship Bills are Pending in 20 Other States. 9% of Americans Don’t Have Access to Those Documents If you’re headed to vote in New Hampshire’s traditional March town meetings and need to register, br…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 27, 2025 Town Officials in Tiny PA Town Arraigned After Investigators Unravel Rare Case of Alleged Voter Fraud Three elected officials in the tiny Pennsylvania borough of Millbourne are being arraigned on mail and voter fraud charges relating to a 2021 attempt to manipulate a town mayora…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 26, 2025 Virginia Legislature Sends Several Pro-Voter Bills to Gov. Youngkin, and a Constitutional Amendment Restoring Rights to Returning Citizens to Voters In the coming weeks, Virginia GOP Governor Glenn Younkin considers multiple pro-voter bills sent to his desk by a Democratic-major…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 25, 2025 Appeals Continue in 2024 NC Supreme Court Race Challenge; Elon Musk PAC Dumping Millions Into 2025 WI Supreme Court Race The North Carolina Supreme Court declined to fast-track a challenge by a GOP Supreme Court candidate who lost in November by 734 votes after two recounts and …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 24, 2025 How Could a Trump Takeover of the U.S. Postal Service Affect Mail-In Voting? Over 88 million American voters voted early in the 2024 presidential election. An estimated 42 million voted by mail. What could a Trump takeover of the U.S. Postal Service mean for mail-in and absentee…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 21, 2025 A Glimmer of Hope in Mississippi: State Senate Advances Early Voting Bill; State House Moves Forward Signature Mismatch Curing & Other Bills Mississippi has one of the country’s worst records for protecting voting rights and advancing democracy reforms. So when pro-voter bills e…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 19, 2025 Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Mail-In Voting, But House Republicans Attempt to Bypass It With Constitutional Amendment Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill February 18th which would have restricted how and when mail-in ballots could be returned, and hobbled the …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 19, 2025 Just Two Weeks Before Bribery and Corruption Charges are Dropped Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Gets 11 Years A federal judge sentenced former New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez January 29th to 11 years in prison for corruption charges and actin…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 18, 2025 Arizona’s DMV Error May Force Nearly 200,000 Already Registered Voters to Bring In Citizenship Documents – or Be Dropped In September 2024, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced an error in state voter rolls involving 97,000 voters, revolving around a state DMV data…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 17, 2025 CISA Pauses All Election Security Programs for Full Review. Hint: It’s Not About Election Integrity, It’s Reprisal for Telling the Truth. The interim head of CISA, charged with protecting America’s critical cybersecurity infrastructure, including for elections, just issued a mem…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 14, 2025 State Updates on Bills Shortening Early Voting and Changing Mail-in Ballot Requirements, and the Contested NC Supreme Court Race Lawsuit While attacks on democracy norms ensue in Washington, state legislatures have also been busy. We have updates from Utah, Kansas, Indiana, and …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 13, 2025 Voter Suppression Bills Aimed at College Students Pushed (Again) by the NH Legislature The New Hampshire legislature has proposed various schemes over the last decade to keep liberal-leaning college students living in the state from voting in elections. Most have failed, but no …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 12, 2025 Trump Fires Office of Government Ethics Chief Monday; Hours Later, DOJ Drops Federal Corruption Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams February 10th, the head of the Office of Government Ethics, a Senate-confirmed position, was fired by letter by President Donald Trump, likely ill…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 11, 2025 Trump Attempts to Fire Federal Election Commission Chair ‘Effective Immediately.’ It’s Not Legal. After 22 years as a commissioner and chair of the Federal Election Commission, Ellen Weintraub was purportedly sacked by President Donald Trump with this terse sentence: “You are he…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 10, 2025 In WI, State Supreme Court Candidate’s Image Altered by AI in Opponent’s Attack Ad, and Election Commission Administrator Targeted by Conspiracy Theorists Allowed to Stay We’re in Wisconsin today, where a candidate for state supreme court had her image manipulated by AI in an op…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 7, 2025 Nebraska & New Hampshire Wrestle with “Winner Take All” and “Winner by District” Presidential Electoral Vote Systems A New Hampshire Senate bill, just killed in committee, would have moved the state’s four presidential electoral votes to a “Winner by District” system, from “Winne…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb 6, 2025 Will Utah’s Voter-Approved Independent Redistricting Commission and Fair Maps Prevail Over the Legislature’s Attempt to RigThem? In 2018, Utah voters approved a ballot initiative establishing an independent redistricting commission to create fair voting districts. The legislature …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb 5, 2025 Could Trump Run for a Third Term? The 22nd Amendment Prohibits it, But a TN Congressman Wants to Repeal It. And There are Loopholes. In 1944, when Franklin Roosevelt said he would run for a fourth term, discussions began on a Constitutional amendment to limit a U.S. President to t…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 4, 2025 Elon Musk Spent Over a Quarter Billion Dollars in the 2024 Election - MoreThan Expected. Millions More Came After the Election New Federal Election Commission filings by multi-billionaire and quasi Trump cabinet member Elon Musk show he and his companies spent at least $288 milli…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for February 3, 2025 The SAVE Act Could Disenfranchise as Many as 21 Million Voters. It’s Been Fast Tracked in Congress Last month, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act, mandating proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, and requiring…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 31, 2025 Federal Agency CISA Helps States Harden Election Systems. It’s Now Under Attack by Its Own Administration Last April, federal cybersecurity agency CISA issued warnings to election officials on how to combat a Russian online scheme to mislead American voters in the 2024 election.…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 30, 2025 ‘Let America Vote Act’ Would Encourage States Allow Unaffiliated Voters to Vote in Primaries American voters identifying as “independent” are the largest group of voters, at 43%, according to recent Gallup polling. Depending on what kind of primary election your state parties ha…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 29, 2025 Majority-Minority Voting Districts Give Minority Voters a Fair Chance to Elect Proper Representation. The Equal Protection Clause is Now Being Used to Try to End Them There are 141 majority-minority congressional voting districts in the U.S., out of 435. A new conservative legal…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 28, 2025 What is the Equal Protections Clause and How Have Interpretations of It Changed? The Equal Protection Clause, embedded in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, is now being used to dismantle the 1965 Voting Rights Act, opening the door to even more voter suppression. What’s it…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 27, 2025 Trump’s DOJ Reverses Position on Pending Voting Rights Act Case, Signaling Further Attacks on Fair Voting Districts for Minority Voters The Biden administration’s solicitor general submitted a Supreme Court brief in 2024, supporting fair Congressional voting maps in Louisiana un…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 24, 2025 Updates on Two Consequential State Supreme Court Cases in North Carolina and Pennsylvania We have updates on important state supreme court cases involving the outcome of a November 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election, and whether Pennsylvania can count mail ballots with m…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 23, 2025 While We Were Distracted with DC Discord, States Advance New Voting Regulations While President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6th pardons and executive orders have dominated the news, state legislatures have been hard at work on both pro-voter and anti-voter legislation. Democracy legisla…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 22, 2025 Executive Orders Can Also Terminate Previous Orders; One of Trump’s Day-1 Orders Ended a Federal Policy to Promote Voting We recently reported on presidential orders, including executive orders, and how they’re used. Executive orders can also be used to revoke previous orders, a…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan 21, 2025 What is an Executive Order? What are the Limits of Its Power? Why Do Presidents Use Them? New Presidents often use “Day One” executive orders to move their policy agendas forward. What are the different kinds of presidential orders, what are their limitations, and why do Presiden…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 20, 2025 For MLK Day: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “March on Ballot Boxes” Speech in South Carolina, May 9, 1966 On May 9, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in Kingstree, SC about the importance of voting on the eve of a state primary. Here are his words: “Let us on that glad day …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 17, 2025 ND Native American Nation Prevails in Protecting Majority-Minority Voting Districts. A Victory for Minority Voters, But GOP Efforts to Neutralize the VRA Continue Native American voters prevailed in federal court against the State of North Dakota, protecting the ability to elect…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 16, 2025 What are the Rules as to How Contributions to Inaugural Committee Funds Are Spent? There Aren’t Any. Our recent reporting explored the massive contributions to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, reportedly reaching $170 Million dollars. What are the rules as to how that money is spe…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 15, 2025 Donations to Trump’s Inauguration May Reach $200M, Funding the Parade, Inaugural Balls . . . and Pay-to-Play Influence Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has received $170 Million dollars in contributions, and it’s expected to reach $200 Million – almost double his 2017 total. Y…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 14, 2025 An Estimated $15.9 Billion was Spent in the 2024 Election Cycle, but 50% of It Came from the Top 1% of Special Interest Donors As we approach the 15th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s fateful Citizens United decision, we consider the estimated $15.9 billion dollars spent …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 13, 2025 SAVE Act Reintroduced in U.S. House and Senate, Requiring IDs and Proof of Citizenship for In-Person and Mail-In Voting. Millions of Eligible Voters Could Be Disenfranchised. Republicans reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act, mandating proof of citiz…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 10, 2025 After 2 Years of Delays, Automatic Voter Registration is Finally Coming to New York Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed automatic voter registration into law in December of 2020, to begin in January of 2023. Pandemic, technical, and bidding delays ensued, but preparatio…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 9, 2025 GOP-Controlled NH Legislature Proposes Proportional Presidential Electoral Votes. Will Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Follow? Legislation unveiled Monday by the New Hampshire Senate would change the state’s four Presidential electoral votes from “winner take all” to “propo…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 8, 2025 Unlike the 2020 Election, 2024’s Election Was Certified without Violence, Sham Audits or Criminal Conspiracies. How Come? The 2024 election was certified January 6th by Congress with no objections, accusations of fraud, or violent mobs. Why was it, well, blissfully boring? To vie…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 7th, 2025 For the First Time in American History, Alabama Has 2 Black Members Congress, Thanks to the Protections of the VRA. It Wasn’t Easy. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Section 2 provides opportunity for communities of minority voters to elect the Congressional candidate of their choi…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 6, 2025 Assault on America’s Democratic Process: The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection by the Numbers Today, we’re taking a look at the numbers associated with the January 6th, 2021 insurrection, one of the most serious assaults on the American democratic process in the country’s history. T…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 3, 2025 Federal Court of Appeals Throws Out GOP Legislator Challenge to Michigan’s Prop 2 Pro-Voter Reforms. But Sleep with the Light On. In November 2022, Michigan voters passed a constitutional amendment enshrining voting protections and expanding ballot access. After the legislature i…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 2, 2025 Another Tactic to Undermine Citizen Ballot Initiatives in Arizona: Slap Signature Collectors with a Subpoena Yesterday, we reported on attempts by anti-voter legislators in Arizona to make it harder to get citizen ballot initiatives on the ballot, and a higher threshold to pass o…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 1, 2025 83-Year-Old Rick Hubbard Finishes a 3,100-Mile Walk to Washington, DC on January 3rd to Deliver This Message to the New Congress: “Do Your Job” January 3rd, 83-year-old Vermonter Rick Hubbard and his Walking to Fix Our Democracy supporters walk the remaining 12 miles into Washing…
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