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Jenna Spinelle articles

spinelle jennaJenna Spinelle is the communications specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and host of the podcasts When the People Decide and Democracy Works.

Rural Broadband And The Politics Of Good Enough

September 23, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Rural Broadband And The Politics Of Good Enough

COVID-19 showed… how essential high-speed Internet is to our everyday lives… Yet, millions… do not have reliable [broadband] access.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Internet and Democracy, Voting Technology

A Deep Dive Into The Administrative State

September 13, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

A Deep Dive Into The Administrative State

The Inflation Reduction Act[’s] passage shines a light on the administrative state. How will the billions,…other provisions…[become] policy?

Filed Under: DC Authors

A New Approach To Breaking Our Media Silos

August 12, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Denver Renews Voting Software Feds Say Proved Vulnerable

It’s no secret that there’s a partisan divide in the media, but thus far, solutions to bridge that divide have been few and far between.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech

Laboratories Against Democracy

July 25, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Jake Grumbach’s book “Laboratories against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics” is out now from Princeton University Press.

Filed Under: DC Authors

Harnessing The Power Of “We The People” On Independence Day

July 3, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Democracy does not have a singular definition, which is one of the things that makes it so interesting to me — and undoubtedly to many of you.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Journalism and Free Speech

Introducing: When The People Decide

June 25, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Introducing: When The People Decide

Several activists and average citizens have changed their communities and the country by taking important issues directly to votes.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American State Elections, Redistricting

Democracy’s Summer Blockbusters

June 8, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle 1 Comment

Democracy’s Summer Blockbusters

The summer will be legally and politically charged particularly with the January 6 committee hearings scheduled to begin June 9.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Supreme Court

Can American Democracy Have Nice Things?

June 7, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle 1 Comment

Can American Democracy Have Nice Things?

Universal voting would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Voter Access, Voter Suppression

PODCAST: Baby Boomers And American Gerontocracy

May 23, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Older and younger voters are increasingly at odds: Republicans as a whole skew gray-haired, and within the Democratis, the left-leaning youth vote.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Voting Age, Youth Voting Rights

PODCAST: Debating The Future Of Debates

May 4, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

We love a good debate — and have certainly had plenty of them on this show. But how effective are they in today’s media and political landscape?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Political Debates

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