Sam Wang
2023 Special: Fights Past and Present
Author Samuel Freedman’s book, “Into the Bright Sunshine,” tells the story of how a Minnesota senator and a Wisconsin congressman sparked a political earthquake at the 1948 Democratic convention, putting the party on a path to pass the Civil Rights Act. We also revisit interviews with Sam Wang of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, Lee Rasch, and former […]
Ungerrymandering Wisconsin (Hour 1)
How could a Wisconsin Supreme Court under progressive control go about “un-gerrymandering” Wisconsin? Data scientist Sam Wang of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project says two current US Supreme Court justices—one liberal, one conservative—have already provided a blueprint for undoing the damage of rigged Republican maps.
