Yurij Rudensky

@cosmicboar
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Senior counsel at Brennan Center. Sometimes adjunct. Cascadian. Optimist.
WorkRepresentation, Redistricting, Electoral Systems, Jurisprudence
InterestsBikes, Books, Parks
Websitehttps://www.brennancenter.org/experts/yurij-rudensky
Yurij RudenskyNov 15, 2022
I love the Flatbush side of Prospect Park. šŸ«”šŸ«”šŸ«”
Show threadYurij RudenskyNov 15, 2022
How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens
Yurij RudenskyNov 8, 2022
Obligatory.
Yurij RudenskyNov 4, 2022
Was in Seattle a couple weeks ago and went to North Cascade National Park in search of larches.
Yurij RudenskyNov 4, 2022

An excellent piece about identity and the need to develop a progressive patriotism. The context here is Russia, but it's easily applicable to the US, Europe, Brazil, etc.

Excerpt of the concluding thoughts below.

https://posle.media/language/en/if-there-is-no-people-there-is-no-left-either-progressive-history-and-patriotism-from-below/

ā€œIf There Is No People, There Is No Left eitherā€: Progressive History and Patriotism from Below - Posle Media

What could unite society split by war and inequality? What are the alternatives to major post-soviet historical narratives? Poet and activist Kirill Medvedev reflects on anti-imperial solidarity and a new idea of a civic consciousness

Posle Media
Yurij RudenskyAug 24, 2018
Wow. It's all there.