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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss voting rights, Russia's recent moves, with guest Nina Jankowicz; and the increasing politicization of cable news.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute: Electoral Count Act of 1887David Becker on Face the Nation: “Elections Expert David Becker Denounces ‘Efforts to Sow Confusion and Chaos’ ”Emily Bazelon for the New York Times: “Democracy Worked This Year. but It Is Under Threat.”Christina A. Cassidy for AP News: “Far Too Little Vote Fraud to Tip Election to Trump, AP Finds”How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict, by Nina JankowiczAnne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “The Science of Making Americans Hurt Their Own Country”Here’s this week’s chatter:Emily: Jan Ransom for the New York Times: “A Look Inside Rikers: ‘Fight Night’ and Gang Rule, Captured on Video”David: Nathanael Johnson thread on Twitter and We Are Lady Parts TV showJohn: The Mezzanine, by Nic