Equal Citizens Blog

The Next Great Civil Rights Bill? With Elizabeth HiraOn this episode, Adam Eichen speaks to Elizabeth Hira, Spitzer Fellow and Policy Counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice. The two discuss Elizabeth's new report, Equity For The People, and go into detail about...

Fixing The Filibuster To Save Democracy How do we protect our democracy if the Senate filibuster stands in our way? What steps should we take to fix the filibuster and pass the For The People Act and Voting Rights Advancement Act? In this episode, we rebroadcast the...

The Gerrymandering Deadline with Michael Li In this episode, Adam Eichen speaks to Michael Li, senior counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program. The two discuss gerrymandering, what the For The People Act would do to stop it, and the meaning of the upcoming...

Why The Filibuster is a Fraud In this episode, Lessig shares the audio from a short lecture he wrote about why the preservation of the filibuster cannot be justified. Watch the video recording of the lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxoMcWxUP7w To find...

Lessig Goes To New Hampshire On this episode of Another Way, Lessig shares the audio of his recent speech at “Peaches and Politics” in New Durham, New Hampshire. In it, he describes the stakes of the fight for the For The People Act,and makes the case that tough love...

For The People Act Update with Jana MorganOn this episode of Another Way, Adam Eichen speaks with Jana Morgan, Executive Director of the Declaration for American Democracy coalition. They discuss the latest developments in the fight for the For The People Act, what...

Is Filibuster Reform on the Horizon? With Eli Zupnick On this episode of Another Way, Equal Citizens Executive Director Adam Eichen speaks with Eli Zupnick, spokesperson for the Fix Our Senate Coalition (https://www.fixoursenate.org/) . The two discuss the stakes of...