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Voter Fraud: A Solution in Search of a Problem May Disenfranchise Millions
In-person voter fraud has had a tremendous impact on US elections — but only because Republican state governments have used this extraordinarily rare crime to justify massive voter suppression efforts that could make all the difference in this election.
Gerrymandering: A Source of What Is Wrong with US Politics
Manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency is a canker at the heart of the political system.
Risks to Voting You Probably Never Thought of
The director of a cybersecurity center reveals surprising information about voting — like how early voting can actually increase the risk of foul play, and how distrust of the current system may be as damaging as actual hacking.
International Election Observers Are Already Sounding the Alarm
Usually, international election observers monitor new and struggling democracies, such as Ukraine. Turns out the “struggling democracy” that needs outside monitors is our own.
Massive Voter Suppression in Ohio Stopped Just in Time
Ohio’s Republicans came within three weeks of preventing hundreds of thousands of voters from casting ballots. However, another one of their efforts to suppress the vote in the Buckeye state succeeded.
Remembering Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden is dead. His activities were controversial, his impact was undeniable.
Big Ag’s Wild Game of Monopoly Endangers Food Diversity
Agriculture’s biggest deal ever — the Bayer-Monsanto merger — would leave farmers and consumers paying more for less, and could accelerate a catastrophic decline in the diversity of what we plant and eat.
History (of Health Carrier Greed) Repeats Itself
Obamacare has faced some bad news recently. Major carriers pulled out and, just yesterday, big premium hikes were announced. But, if history is any guide, the carriers will soon return to the table. Here is an inside look why.
Corruption-Fighting Minister Hopes for Obama Pardon
An activist who took on local politicans and a major corporation ended up in jail. But his troubles didn’t stop there.
NY/NJ Bombing: The Curious Case of the Incurious Security Guards
According to officials, two EgyptAir security guards who happened upon the NY/NJ bomber’s pressure-cooker bomb took the luggage it was hidden in, but had no idea they were looking at an IED. Really?
Trump Is Talking about the Wrong Election Rigging
In-person voter fraud is extraordinarily rare. And why would somebody try to steal one vote at a time when they can just fix the result at the source?
How the 1964 and 1968 Elections Set the Stage for Trump
The dystopian world view of Barry Goldwater in ‘64 and, in ‘68, the nativist populism of George Wallace, the racial tinge of Nixonian politics, and the promise of a “silent majority” are all antecedents of this year’s election.
Qaddafi and Hillary: the Five-Year Anniversary of Her Proud Moment, His Death
As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton exulted — literally laughed — over the violent death of the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. Now, on the fifth anniversary of his death, with Libya a tragedy of major proportions, what can we learn?
Sin City Follies: The Last Presidential Debate, Hoorah!
Here’s a little context for what is, thankfully, the last debate of this presidential election.
Great Quotations on Power and Corruption
Droll, cynical, deliciously nasty comments on the forces that make the world go around, by wickedly witty thinkers from the past and the present. (Posted originally in 2014, and much enlarged.)