Elections and Voting: Influences on Elections

Bill Moyers discusses the impact of money spent on elections and media coverage with John Nichols and Robert McChesney, the authors of Dollaracy, and Heidi, Boghosian.

Bill Moyers discusses ways to counteract the influence of money on elections with Dan Cantor and Jonathan Soros.

GerryMander is a simple puzzle game designed to show how gerrymandering can be used to rig an election. GerryMander was inspired by the ongoing supreme court case, Gill v. Whitford.

Districtr is a project of the MGGG Redistricting Lab, intended to promote public participation in redistricting around the United States. Redistricting is dividing up a jurisdiction (like a state, county, or city) into pieces that elect representatives. Where and how the lines are drawn influences everything from who has a shot at getting elected to how resources get allocated.