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Maryland heads into a special session on redistricting

Our take: another state redrawing mid-decade is the clearest case yet for one set of national standards, written before the next census.

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Problem Solvers Take on Gerrymandering Reform: Pipe Dream or Potential?

The debut of Rotten Boroughs, by Gerry Mander.

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The Soapbox

Interviews Jim Nowlan opens the series with the case for reform.

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Editorial Cartoon Evil Dr. Gerry Mander

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Rotten Boroughs · The Political Thicket · Doctors of Democracy · The Contrarian · In a League of Our Own.

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The organizations fighting for fair maps across the U.S.

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