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Steven Rosenfeld covers democracy issues for AlterNet and is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008). subscribe to Steven Rosenfeld's feed

7 Mitt Romney Statements As Idiotic as His Libya Response

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Why are we even surprised?

Are Minnesota Corporations On Brink Of Winning Right To Secretly Campaign?

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A Minnesota ruling could ignite secret campaigning. A similar ruling in Illinois went the other way, upholding disclosure.

3 Ways the GOP Has Already Disenfranchised Thousands of Swing-State Voters

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some of the GOP's tactics can be reversed. But not all of them.

12 Signs Obama Is Showing Some Serious Backbone Against Republican Greed and Madness

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The President’s performance at the DNC showed a new willingness to stand and fight.

Ohio's GOP Secretary of State Backs Down On Weekend Voting Restrictions

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

This fight over voting on the first weekend in November appears to breaking in Democrats' direction.

Latest Citizens United Fallout: Chemical Lobby Buys Pro-GOP TV Ads In Wisconsin

Posted on: Sep 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The predictions that Citizens United ruling would unleash corporate cash in elections is coming true.

Bill Clinton Previews Nomination Speech: Attacks GOP on Debt and Voter Suppression

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Ohio's GOP Secretary of State Ignores Court Order To Expand Weekend Voting

Posted on: Sep 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The GOP's war on voting in this key swing state is getting uglier.

7 Nightmare Scenarios for Right-Wingers If Obama Wins a Second Term

Posted on: Aug 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A future that freaks out prominent conservatives, and the stuff of progressive dreams.

Federal Court Restores Ohio Early Voting On Weekend Before Election Day

Posted on: Aug 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Another big federal court ruling sides with Democrats and expanding opportunities to vote.

Texas Voter ID Law Thrown Out By Federal Court

Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama Calls For Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Citizens United In Online Chat

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama's brief endorsement seen as encouraging grassroots reformers.

Wisconsin To Allow Electronic Documents For Election Day Voter Registration

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The policy change will help students and young people register to vote.

Federal Court Rejects Texas' GOP-led Redistricting As Discriminatory

Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Federal Court Orders Ohio To Reverse Crazy Provisional Ballot Rules

Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Going Undercover at the GOP's Voter Vigilante Project to Disrupt the Nov. Election

Posted on: Aug 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Republican True the Vote project is a well-funded scheme with training sessions for activists across the country. Will it work?

Columbus Ohio GOP Chair Opposes More Early Voting, Saying It Helps African-Americans

Posted on: Aug 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Statement is indicative of larger view that 'free and fair' elections is not what's best for the GOP.

Florida Early Voting Victory, Ohio Early Voting Worries, Pennsylvania Voter ID Political Games

Posted on: Aug 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Skip the Ryan Hype: Romney’s Campaign Is In Makeover Mode

Posted on: Aug 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Exaggerated claims of a 'Ryan Effect' mask a campaign in crisis.

Shocker: PA Judge Upholds Voter Disenfranchisement Law, Setting Up Chaos Like 2004 in Ohio

Posted on: Aug 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Unless stopped by future litigation, look for long lines and delays on Election Day.

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Upheld, Adding Uncertainly To Fall Vote

Posted on: Aug 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Why Romney's Panicked Campaign May Pander Even Harder to the Far Right

Posted on: Aug 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How far can right-wingers influence Romney on foreign policy, one of the campaign’s blank slates?

7 Scandals That Reveal the Real Mitt Romney

Posted on: Aug 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some great reporting reveals a self-serving man who is often tone-deaf to his impact on others and whose internal compass seems to spin wildly.

Four GOP House Staffers From Michigan Indicted for Election Fraud

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

$25 Billion Mortgage Lending Settlement Failing Miserably

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

GOP Voter Fraud Hucksters Latest Lie: Felons Made Franken U.S. Senator

Posted on: Aug 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A new book by discredited partisans is meant to rile GOP voter vigilantes.

Echoes of Rosa Parks? Some Local Officials Say No To New Anti-Voter Laws

Posted on: Aug 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A handful of election officials in Pennsylvania, Florida and Colorado are rebelling against new laws and rules that could create barriers to voting this fall.

Ex-Lobbyist Convicted For Corruption Is GOP's New 'Voter Fraud' Expert

Posted on: Aug 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Pennsylvania Voter ID Case Could Upend GOP War On Voters In Swing State

Posted on: Aug 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Compared to 2008, voting rights lawyers appear to have the edge in court.

Did Muslims Save Jews From Nazis? New Film 'Besa' Reveals Hidden Past

Posted on: Jul 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A new documentary traces the forgotten history of Albanian Muslims saving Jews and brings their descendants together.

GOP’s Three Biggest Fears in 2012

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Only an insecure and ideologically bankrupt political party has to game the rules to stay in power.

Tobacco Can Cure Smoking and Other New Propaganda From ALEC's Summer Conference

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/07/11671/tobacco-can-cure-smoking-and-other-highlights-alecs-annual-meeting-salt-lake

Who and What Can Possibly Save American Democracy? 4 Key Questions

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

We’re deep in the hole with Citizens United and unlimited campaign spending. How should we try to resolve this problem?

What Is the Cause of Violent and Senseless Massacres in America?

Posted on: Jul 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Beyond moralizing and hand-wringing, what can we do to change the societal forces that push Americans apart?

GOP Voter Suppression ID Laws May Affect Millions of Legal Voters

Posted on: Jul 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Brennan Center's report doubles its estimated impact from last fall as 2012 voting rights litigation heats up.

GOP's New Voter ID Laws Could Impact 10 Million Voters

Posted on: Jul 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Florida's Tea Party Governor Blows Smoke In War on Voters

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

More Fallout From Citizens United: Corporations Granted More Power to Propagandize to Americans

Posted on: Jul 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The controversial 2010 Supreme Court ruling did not just affect corporate "speech" in elections.

Not Again! How Our Voting System Is Ripe For Theft and Meltdown in 2012

Posted on: Jul 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Republican war on voters is only the start of really big problems voters face in the 2012 presidential election.

Hey Everyone, Stop Complaining About Obamacare: Here's Why We Won a Considerable Victory

Posted on: Jul 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Last week's Supreme Court decision was a historic victory for the progressive vision of more compassionate government.

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