LWV-Downeast hosts a monthly radio program on democracy in cooperation with WERU FM.
This month we'll have a conversation about the ways in which rural states are over-represented in the federal government, from the U.S. Senate to the Electoral College, the Supreme Court, and possibly even the U.S. House. How has the come about; how far can it go? How does this affect Maine? If rural states rule, why are rural states not thriving? Where is this heading, and what can or should be done about it? Learn more about the show here.
Special Guests:
- Mark Brewer, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine
- Alexander Keyssar, Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. His book, Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College, is now out in paperback.
In case you missed it live, here's a link to the archive for this show.
This show was pre-recorded; no listener calls were taken. Comments and questions may be emailed to news@weru.org with Democracy Forum on the subject line.
WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, streaming at weru.org
