Ep. 204: electoral politics & existential dread

Jack of All Graves

Weeoooweeoooweeooo! JoAG therapy alert! After Corrigan explains the horrible history of the American electoral system, Marko needs to get some feelings of futility about the world off his chest.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan gives Marko an overview of America's terrible electoral system
[01:19:47] JoAG therapy! We have to talk out some existential dread

Stuff we referenced:

• The Impact of Voter Suppression on Communities of Color | Brennan Center for Justice
• Black voting rights and voter suppression: A timeline
• People of Color Are Being Deterred from Voting | Brennan Center for Justice
• Why Black Americans Still Face Obstacles to Voting at Every Step - Business Insider
• US Supreme Court Allows Racial Discrimination in Electoral Maps | Human Rights Watch
• Why Was the Electoral College Created? | HISTORY
• The history of the Electoral College and our national conversation about race | Harvard Kennedy School
• What is the Electoral College? | National Archives
• Eliminating Electoral College favored by majority of Americans | Pew Research Center
• Should the U.S. Abolish the Electoral College? - 2024 Presidential Election
• Three-Fifths Clause: Why Its Taint Persists
• Here's What Critics Say Is Wrong With The Electoral College : NPR
• Abolishing The Electoral College Would Be More Complicated Than It Seems : NPR
• 10 Years After SCOTUS Gutted Voting Rights Act, Alabama Turnout Gap Is Worse | Brennan Center for Justice
• 'Shelby County': One Year Later | Brennan Center for Justice
• With 2024 election so tight, a reminder how few votes decided the 7 swing states in 2020 - ABC News