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According to this grim investigation, when the Supreme Court struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, it bolstered ongoing right-wing attempts to limit democracy and voting rights...Roth explains that once-per-decade redistricting will allow the GOP to dominate American electoral politics for years to come. His book should be required reading for understanding the ultimate goals of American conservatism. -- Publishers Weekly A blistering account of concerted Republican efforts to quiet the political voices of minorities, students, and the poor... Roth's succinct, well-written report examines disparate events and rulings of the past decade, arguing that conservative efforts to thwart the popular will have gone beyond partisan politics and are dismissive of the democratic process...Solid reporting combined with engaging stories. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Conservative activists have made it easier to buy an election and harder to vote in one. This gutting of democracy is the most important yet overlooked development in American politics, and Roth captures it with great skill in this timely and essential book. -- Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America A punchy and to-the-point chronicle of the desperate right-wing campaign to hold onto government power by limiting democratic rights. -- Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Why Americans Still Don't Vote By weaving together lesser known aspects of American history going back to the founding, the politics of today, and real stories, Roth exposes the troubling state of American democracy. He demonstrates the vast range of tactics conservative elites are using to silence Americans' voices and skew public policy in favor of the one percent. But he also lifts up recent successes in expanding voting rights and reducing money in politics, suggesting hope for a path forward. -- Tova Wang, author of The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote

"A blistering account of concerted Republican efforts to quiet the political voices of minorities, students, and the poor... Roth's succinct, well-written report examines disparate events and rulings of the past decade, arguing that conservative efforts to thwart the popular will have gone beyond partisan politics and are dismissive of the democratic process...Solid reporting combined with engaging stories. -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" A punchy and to-the-point chronicle of the desperate right-wing campaign to hold onto government power by limiting democratic rights. -- ""Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Why Americans Still Don't Vote"" According to this grim investigation, when the Supreme Court struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, it bolstered ongoing right-wing attempts to limit democracy and voting rights...Roth explains that once-per-decade redistricting will allow the GOP to dominate American electoral politics for years to come. His book should be required reading for understanding the ultimate goals of American conservatism. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" By weaving together lesser known aspects of American history going back to the founding, the politics of today, and real stories, Roth exposes the troubling state of American democracy. He demonstrates the vast range of tactics conservative elites are using to silence Americans' voices and skew public policy in favor of the one percent. But he also lifts up recent successes in expanding voting rights and reducing money in politics, suggesting hope for a path forward. -- ""Tova Wang, author of The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote"" Conservative activists have made it easier to buy an election and harder to vote in one. This gutting of democracy is the most important yet overlooked development in American politics, and Roth captures it with great skill in this timely and essential book. -- ""Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America"""

By weaving together lesser known aspects of American history going back to the founding, the politics of today, and real stories, Roth exposes the troubling state of American democracy. He demonstrates the vast range of tactics conservative elites are using to silence Americans' voices and skew public policy in favor of the one percent. But he also lifts up recent successes in expanding voting rights and reducing money in politics, suggesting hope for a path forward. -- Tova Wang, author of The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote A punchy and to-the-point chronicle of the desperate right-wing campaign to hold onto government power by limiting democratic rights. -- Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Why Americans Still Don't Vote Conservative activists have made it easier to buy an election and harder to vote in one. This gutting of democracy is the most important yet overlooked development in American politics, and Roth captures it with great skill in this timely and essential book. -- Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America A blistering account of concerted Republican efforts to quiet the political voices of minorities, students, and the poor... Roth's succinct, well-written report examines disparate events and rulings of the past decade, arguing that conservative efforts to thwart the popular will have gone beyond partisan politics and are dismissive of the democratic process...Solid reporting combined with engaging stories. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) According to this grim investigation, when the Supreme Court struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, it bolstered ongoing right-wing attempts to limit democracy and voting rights...Roth explains that once-per-decade redistricting will allow the GOP to dominate American electoral politics for years to come. His book should be required reading for understanding the ultimate goals of American conservatism. -- Publishers Weekly

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Zachary Roth is a national reporter for MSNBC. His work has appeared in Slate, Salon, the Atlantic, the Guardian, the Daily Beast, the New Republic, and the Los Angeles Times, among other outlets. He has also worked as a reporter for Yahoo! News and Talking Points Memo, and as an editor and writer for the Washington Monthly. Zach Villa is a stage, film, and television performer. Classically trained in acting, Villa's audiobook work includes The World without You by Joshua Henkin and Butterfly Winter by W. P. Kinsella.

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