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Deregulation Nation: Rigging the System

A deep dive into how Trump’s second term is dismantling public oversight, voting rights, and legal protections to entrench power and shield corruption.

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Marie Riverton
Apr 03, 2025
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This Deep Dive is part 5 (the final installment) of our ongoing series: Deregulation Nation.

The United States was never a perfect democracy, but it had rules. Rules that said no one, not even the most powerful, was above the law, public officials could be held accountable, elections would be fair, and power had limits.

Under Trump’s second term, those li…

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