How to Solve America's Democracy and Poverty Crisis
Hardship is undermining the the nation's core values. Here are a few steps to help re-level the playing field.
Daniel Weeks
Daniel Weeks is former president of Americans for Campaign Reform and a fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He works on education in low-income communities at City Year.
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Associated Press Why Are the Poor and Minorities Less Likely to Vote?
Even when America's underclass isn't formally stripped of its ballot, a slew of barriers come between them and full representation and participation.
Daniel Weeks Second-Class Citizens: How D.C. and Puerto Rico Lose Out on Democracy
Is there a connection between deprivation and a lack of federal representation? The people in territories without a vote sure think so.
Reuters Immigrant Voting: Not a Crazy Idea
Until the 1920s, many states and territories allowed non-citizens to cast ballots. Given their role in American society, it's worth reconsidering the practice.
Daniel Weeks Should Felons Lose the Right to Vote?
The poor and minorities are disproportionately locked up—and as a result, disproportionately banned from the polls.
Daniel Weeks Poverty vs. Democracy in America
50 years after Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty, tens of millions of second-class Americans are still legally or effectively disenfranchised.
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