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Former lawmakers have ideas on fixing Congress. Will anyone listen?

Their ideas ranged from a major rethinking of how the body works to symbolic changes that could be implemented next month if anyone had the willpower. Eliminate partisan gerrymandering for House districts. Reshape campaign laws to give candidates almost full power over their own races. Make even modest tweaks to the legislative calendar to produce…

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Course shows students how Washington really works

Learning the inner workings of Washington, D.C., typically comes after a long career inside the Beltway, from how politicians manage to reach across the aisle and make successful policy decisions to understanding the role of think tanks and media. But thanks to funding from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program, a few dozen students at…

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