{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 283: How Maps Decide Elections","description":"\u200aPolitical maps decide who has a voice in government, and who doesn\u2019t. And right now, big legal battles in Texas and California are putting redistricting in the spotlight. Professor Michael Latner breaks down the difference between redistricting and gerrymandering, why unfair maps weaken voters\u2019 voices, and what today\u2019s gerrymandering fights mean for the future of American democracy.&amp;nbsp; For more on this topic:   Check out the book Latner co-authored,  Gerrymandering the States: Partisanship, Race, and the Transformation of American Federalism   Read his SSN brief:  How Election Reforms Could Improve American Democracy   Read the op-ed he co-wrote in the New York Daily News:&amp;nbsp;How the Supreme Court Made Gerrymandering Worse  ","author_name":"Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon","author_url":"https:\/\/scholars.org\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37950430\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192275180"}