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Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

America – land of the free, home of the gerrymander!

Freitag, 29. Mai 2026 · 30 min

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Gerrymandering is endemic in the United States and could determine the outcome of this year's mid-term elections. It has been a feature of the American political system since the beginning of the republic, according to Princeton University's Samuel Wang. So, how did the self-styled “world’s greatest democracy” end up with a system that former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, says is being rigged by both major parties?
Guests:
Dr John Hart (reporter.anu.edu.au/people/john-hart)– School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
Dr Samuel Wang (gerrymander.princeton.edu/team) – Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, Princeton University
Dr Ben Reid (researchgate.net/profile/Ben-Reid ) – data analyst and researcher, Australian and European history, Parliament of Victoria
Dr Melissa Rogers (cgu.edu/people/melissa-rogers) – Professor, Politics & Policy and Co-Director, Inequality and Policy Research Center, Claremont Graduate University

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