Category: Beyond Red vs. Blue: Key Issues at a Glance
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Demographics, Representation, and the Risk of Backlash: How Domestic Extremism and Political Power Collide
Understanding the intersection of congressional demographics, redistricting, diversity, and rising extremist movements America is becoming more racially and culturally diverse. Yet at the same time, white supremacy and extremist movements are recharging. This paradox raises urgent questions about the relationship between demographics, political representation, and democratic legitimacy. Recent debates over nationwide partisan redistricting—and the possibility…
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The Myth of Red vs. Blue
Beyond Binary Thinking in U.S. Politics. Symbolism and the American Flag: Red, White, and Blue Together. Beyond Binary Thinking in U.S. Politics The politics of America have come to resemble a red-blue battlefield, one that too often simplifies peoples’ identities to party affiliations. Does such a devout Christian—any Christian shaped by feminist thinking—have to take…