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Book Party for Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic
Let’s Fix this Broken Democracy
Guests were treated to beer and Cakelove at the home of Sarah Ingersoll to
celebrate Krist Novoselic’s new book, “Of Grunge & Government: Let’s Fix
This Broken Democracy!” Both anecdotal and politically progressive, Nirvana’s
bass player tells the story of his musical career and political awakenings, from
his relationship with Kurt Cobain to his progression as a political activist fighting
for a more democratic electoral system. Novoselic recently joined the board
of the evening’s beneficiary, D.C.-based Fair Vote— The Center for Voting and
Democracy, which promotes reforms such as proportional representation and
instant runoff voting (ranking candidates in order of preference to reveal a true
majority and eliminating “spoilers”). Joining Novoselic in welcoming guests were
Fair Vote director Robert Richie as well as board member and professor Jamin
Raskin, author of “Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American
People,” which explains that the Supreme Court has denied the existence of a
constitutional right to vote, to popular elections and to an education.
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