In episode 19 of the United SHE Stands podcast, we wrap up our 3-part series on political parties by diving into the issues we face today with our two-party system. We discuss how we got here, how the system holds us back, and we begin the conversation on possible solutions.

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Resources

• Two-party system | Features, Advantages, & Problems
• Can we have democracy without political parties?
• Twelfth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1900
• U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States
• How Much Has America Changed Since 1900?
• How the American middle class has changed in the past five decades
• Is rise of middle class good for democracy?
• Corporate money in politics threatens US democracy—or does it?
• How Hatred Came To Dominate American Politics | FiveThirtyEight
• Single-member district - Ballotpedia
• Proportional representation - Ballotpedia
• The Two-Party System Broke the Constitution - The Atlantic
• U.S. Democracy Needs a Multiparty System to Survive (foreignpolicy.com)
• Party Affiliation | Gallup Historical Trends

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