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Friday, June 23 2017

  • Stand And Be Counted June 23, 2017

    Why we need to talk about gerrymandering. Plus, tumult at the Census; the creation of the term "Hispanic"; and government spyware targeting Mexican journalists.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • It's All About The Gerrymandering June 23, 2017

      The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on how district lines are drawn. Democrats are finding it hard to win special elections. Why it all comes back to gerrymandering.

    • Save Our Census! June 23, 2017

      What a crippled Census Bureau&mdash;leaderless and underfunded&mdash;could mean for the health of our democracy.

    • How The Census Made "Hispanics" June 23, 2017

      How the US Census, Univision, and advocates teamed up to add "Hispanic" to the 1980 Census&mdash;and forged a new American identity.

    • How Government Spyware Tracked Activists and Journalists in Mexico June 23, 2017

      Journalists&nbsp;and human rights activists have been surveilled using&nbsp;government-exclusive spyware on their cell phones. It starts with a text message.