Unequal and Unrepresented: Political Inequality and the People’s Voice in the New Gilded Age

By Sidney Verba *59, Kay Lehman Schlozman , and Henry E. Brady

Published March 7, 2018

Despite claiming that everyone is equal, American democracy gives greater voice to the rich than to the underprivileged, especially through campaign donations and lobbying groups. Unequal and Unrepresented (Princeton University Press) argues that this imbalance poses a serious threat to democracy.

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PAW's July/August 2025 issue cover, featuring a photo of people dressed in orange and black, marching in the P-rade, and the headline: Reunions, Back in Orange & Black.
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On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.