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Time Machine

Thoughts and research on the history of democracy and political representation in the US, with all of its great advances and tragic episodes.

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Celebrating International Women’s Day (and Black History Month too)

Mar 10

On February 18, 1965, Baldwin’s moral authority made a fool of the disingenuous Buckley’s patrician racism

Feb 17

Women’s rights have always been contested terrain in Taliban America; but courageous women took on the patriarchy and won

Sep 9, 2022

Illuminating lessons from Illinois’ 110-year history with cumulative voting -- more bipartisanship, less polarization, more voter choice, better…

Aug 23, 2022

We must never forget: America's soul was forged in a heroic fight for the right to vote for all Americans

Alissa Bombardier Shaw

Aug 12, 2022

July 19-20 marks the 174th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights gathering in the US

Alissa Bombardier Shaw

Jul 19, 2022

Trump before there was Trump

Jun 14, 2022

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