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The US Is 'Certainly Not the Greatest Democracy on Earth'

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March 31, 2025

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Summary

The United States Constitution was written nearly 240 years ago, laying the foundations for an independent, successful, democratic country. But, like most of the nation's laws, it was written by and for wealthy white men. To put it simply, the US legal system today feels, in some ways, both outdated and discriminatory – especially when it's either under attack or weaponized by Donald Trump. It's this exact issue that Elie Mystal, lawyer, author, and justice correspondent at The Nation magazine, tackles in his new book, Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America. Mehdi speaks with Mystal about US democracy, voter suppression, and the Trump administration. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://zeteo.com/subscribe</a> WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: <a href="https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered</a> FIND ZETEO: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/zeteo_news" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/zeteo_news</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews</a> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews</a> FIND MEHDI: Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan</a> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan</a>

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