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).

GOP Meltdown: Senate Leader Faces Nightmare Election While Republicans in the House Defeat Themselves

Posted on: Aug 1, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Kentuckians are tired of their obstructionist U.S. senator.

3 Shocking Revelations from NSA's Most Terrifying Program Yet

Posted on: Jul 31, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Yes, the government can search your email, chats, searches, attachments. Snowden's most shocking leak yet reveals America's National Security State.

The Internet As We Know It Is On Its Deathbed

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Snowden's leaks show how the Internet can be turned against us.

6 Ways Rabid Republicans Are Declaring War On America

Posted on: Jul 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Some of the biggest political fights in a generation are taking shape.

Why Is Florida So Weird? A Zillion Examples and 5 Theories

Posted on: Jul 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Floridian facts are stranger than fiction. Why?

4 of America’s Most Abusive Prosecutors

Posted on: Jul 19, 2013, Source: AlterNet

There’s no shortage of bad prosecutors in America, but these four go above and beyond.

8 Stark Realities of America's Dysfunctional New Economy

Posted on: Jul 18, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Americans think they are to blame for their economic predicament, but the game is rigged against them.

Car Crash that Killed Rolling Stone Reporter Michael Hastings Still Being Investigated

Posted on: Jul 17, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Rumors that Hastings' body was cremated against his family's wishes only fueling conspiracy theories.

Federal Prosecutors' Unchecked Power and Zeal Creates Prison Nation

Posted on: Jul 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

No other arm of the federal government is less accountable.

Were Paleolithic Cave Painters High on Psychedelic Drugs? Scientists Propose Ingenious Theory for Why They Might Have Been

Posted on: Jul 8, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Science finds evidence of a biological-hallucinogenic basis for seeing geometric patterns.

One of the Best Rockumentaries Ever Made Tells Story of Background Singers to Superstars

Posted on: Jul 6, 2013, Source: AlterNet

"20 Feet from Stardom" shows how backup singers for the Rolling Stones, Bowie and the Talking Heads have been used, abused and occasionally cherished.

Want to Fight Government Domestic Spying? Join a 'Restore the Fourth' Protest This Independence Day

Posted on: Jul 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Rallies are planned in more than 100 cities coast to coast.

How the Supreme Court's Outrageous Assault on Our Lives Might Be Used to Knock Republicans Out of Power in Congress

Posted on: Jun 28, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The damage to this country that the Supreme Court's right-wing majority has done could be employed by Dems to destroy House Republican majority.

Supreme Court Reluctantly But Historically Elevates Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on: Jun 26, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The Court’s narrow rulings are a big victory for LGBT rights.

Supreme Court Throws Out Federal Defense of Marriage Act, Elevating Rights of Same-Sex Couples

Posted on: Jun 26, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The 5-4 decision was opposed by right-wing justices.

San Francisco's Unique Character Crumbling as Wealthy Techies Take Over

Posted on: Jun 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

America's favorite city is being Googlized, stripped of artists, minorities, and the non-rich.

Supreme Court's Right-Wing Clique Guts the Voting Rights Act -- After Five Decades of Protecting Minorities, Suddenly, It's 'Unconstitutional'

Posted on: Jun 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The ruling means that the Department of Justice will no longer be able to stop many of the most abusive election practices we saw in the most recent election.