Introduction
I. DEAD PRESIDENTS – Campaign Finance Reform
- A Matter of Life and Breath
- Enron and On
- May the Force Be With You
- Wealth Primary
- All About the Benjamins
- The New Jezebel: McCain-Feingold
- The Hard Way
- How to Fix This
II. THE VIP LIST – Registration
- Blocking the Vote
- Registration Drive
- Fear of Fraud
- How to Fix This
III. WHITE LINES: DON’T DO IT – Redistricting
- How They Draw the Boundaries: The Districts
- A Little Help Please: The Voting Rights Act
- North Carolina Full-Court Press
- Ball In Our Court – The Next Round of Cases
- Endgame: North Carolina
- How to Fix This?
IV. A PIECE OF THE ACTION – Proportional Representation
- What Is Proportional Representation?
- The Benefits of PR For Blacks
- The System In Action
- Fear of a Black Planet
- Making It Happen
V. STATES OF CHAOS – The Electoral College
- Player-Hater Degree
- What’s the Problem?
- In Defense of the Indefensible
- How To Fix This
VI. YOU DON’T COUNT – Voting Methods
- This Is How We Do It
- Neither Present Nor Accounted For
- Florida: Down For The Count
- Somebody’s Watchin’ Me
- You Got the Time?
VII. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED – The Role of the Media
- Cable News Nausea
- No Profit In People of Color
- All About the Benjamins, Part 2
- What’s the Story?
- Too Legit to Quit
- Soul Solution
VIII. AIN'T NO SUNSHINE – Florida 2000
- Blacklist
- Blackout
- Black Ballots
- White Senators
- Attacking the Injustice
IX. ODDS AND ENDS – Miscellaneous Issues
- Primary Colors
- The Right to Vote
- Three’s Company
Epilogue
Notes
Resources
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