Michael Starr Hopkins
Founder and Editor, Burn The Playbook
Michael Starr Hopkins is the founder and editor of Burn The Playbook. He is an attorney, a former Manhattan public defender and a Democratic strategist, and his commentary has run in The Hill, The Daily Beast and HuffPost.
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- Voting rights and elections
- Courts and the rule of law
- Power and accountability
- Follow the money
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