“The nasty ethical problem of representation remains under a Wall Street-controlled government with a history of genocide, slavery, misogyny, and racism.”
PrismPrison gerrymandering offers only the illusion of political representation, writes Ira Memaj in an op-ed. The Census Bureau counts incarcerated people as part of the overwhelmingly white, rural communities where they are imprisoned, funneling political resources away from disinvested communities.