Why do Americans vote at a lower rate than voters in any other advanced country? Maybe because that s the way our election system intends it. And can we get real democracy in the US? We talk with political scientist Patrick Barrett about his article, Can We Change the Political System? Strategic Lessons of the Bernie Sanders Campaign .
Then we re-air our 2008 interview with muckraking reporter Greg Palast about his book Steal Back This Vote. We talk about how voters are being disenfranchised by voter purging and other voter suppression methods.
The Writer’s Voice airs every other Tuesday from 5 to 6 p.m.