Stories by Steven Rosenfeld
Steven Rosenfeld covers democracy issues for AlterNet and is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
Posted on May 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Imprecise messages and imperfect messengers converge as Washington looks to solve the Citizens United mess.
Posted on May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The government's conduct in federal court convinced a judge that the newest anti-terror law violated the constitutional rights of journalists and activists.
Posted on May 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Food and media corporations use campaign donations, attacks on science and the threat of smear campaigns to kill voluntary food marketing guidelines.
Posted on May 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The eviction might have been another anonymous descent into poverty were it not for Occupy Atlanta activists who tried to help the family stay.
Posted on May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Today is the 42nd anniversary of an ugly chapter in American history.
Posted on May 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The party's also-rans called Mitt a cold-hearted opportunist, a vulture capitalist and a flip-flopper -- and then they endorsed him.
Posted on Apr 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet
A private company doing the government’s work does not face the same privacy restrictions.
Posted on Apr 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet
State election officials say the Court’s order only affects federal voter registration forms—not the state version.
Posted on Apr 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Obama has expanded and fortified many of the Bush administration's worst policies.
Posted on Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The healthcare debate showed why the Supreme Court needs more moderate women -- and men -- on the bench.
Posted on Apr 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Anyone who might be jailed, even minor offenders, can be strip-searched.
Posted on Mar 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The stakes in the healthcare reform debate became larger as the justices found a new target late Wednesday.
Posted on Mar 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The answer—if the court does not throw out the entire law—is that quite a bit would remain
Posted on Mar 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Republican leaders, including those in 11 states with the highest percentage of uninsured residents, don’t want to fix our broken healthcare system.
Posted on Mar 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Super PACs are an affront to the democratic process, but they are hastening the Republican Party's fall.
Posted on Mar 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The upcoming legal battle could decide the role and scope of government for years to come.
Posted on Mar 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Across America many cities and police forces are eyeing new ways to crack down on protesters.
Posted on Mar 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The upcoming legal fight over Pennsylvania's pro-fracking law, Act 13, pits the civil rights of people against the economic rights of corporations.
Posted on Mar 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Pennsylvania's Republican leaders have given the natural gas industry unprecedented power to overrule local government and drill anywhere.
Posted on Feb 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet
A new book by Elizabeth Holtzman, former Democratic congresswomen, makes the case that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney should be prosecuted for breaking federal laws.
Posted on Feb 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The apologists are falling all over themselves to tell us not to worry.
Posted on Feb 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet
For decades, people inside and outside the ACLU have tried to get its board to moderate its campaign finance views, and new facts on the ground give them more ammunition.
Posted on Feb 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The 2012 money race is on, with both sides looking to secretive groups to fuel their ad wars.
Posted on Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet
A movement to reform the Electoral College and elect the president based on the national popular vote has half the states it needs.
Posted on Jan 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet
These companies hide their electioneering and don’t care. But here's how we can change that.
Posted on Jan 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet
These five themes will dominate the airwaves as the election season heats up.
Posted on Jan 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Montana ACLU backed a corporate campaign spending ban. National ACLU did not.
Posted on Jan 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet
The recall campaign is becoming a nationwide proxy fight pitting union-busting Republicans against pro-labor Democrats.
Posted on Jan 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Is there anything in the years to come that can lead to a victory against the notorious Supreme Court decision?
Posted on Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Like it or not, many of America's biggest corporations may be forced to disclose their political spending.
Posted on Jan 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet
They can spend unlimited amounts of money. They don't disclose donors until after the votes are counted. They deluged Iowa with millions of dollars of harsh negative ads.
Posted on Jan 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Will the DOJ investigate leaks in attacks on Voting Section employees and major voting rights decisions?
Posted on Jan 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet
State Supreme Court Issues Remarkable Ruling Against Corporate Speech
Posted on Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet
If you live in a state where voting is becoming tougher, plan ahead to register, to get the right ID and to know where you can vote.
Posted on Dec 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Behind reports of recall volunteers being harassed, effort crossed half-million signature mark on Thursday.
Posted on Dec 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
President Obama is expected to sign a defense policy bill allowing the military to arrest and indefinitely hold terrorism suspects -- even Americans arrested on U.S. soil.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The Roberts court may insert itself into partisan politics to a degree not seen since the 2000 Florida recount, which installed George W. Bush as president.
Posted on Dec 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Some pro-business federal judges have shockingly approved a constitutional right for big companies to avoid revealing product dangers on labels.
Posted on Dec 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A spate of online disinformation, bullying and outright calls for the destruction of recall petitions raise the specter of fraud in the Wisconsin recall petition drive.
Posted on Dec 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The GOP has faced unexpected setbacks in the redistricting process.
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