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Pramila Jayapal: “No one likes to feel trapped, but right now I think many people do, and our democracy is trapped, too.”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
No one likes to feel trapped, but right now I think many people do, and our democracy is trapped, too.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes the detrimental effects of tech monopolies on democracy.

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