Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20494/a_legitimate_recount_effort_in_ohio/ An effort led by Common Cause and the Alliance for Democracy is underway in Ohio to conduct a statewide recount. Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:00:01 PST Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20384/election_protection_watch/ Look here for updates on voter intimidation, turnout, exit polls from these crucial battleground states. REPORTED NOW: Election Protection News in PA, OH, FL Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:00:01 PST AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20369/you_can%27t_stop_this_democracy/ Will John Ashcroft be able to stop the democracy movement that's stirring with his powers under Help America Act? Not likely. Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:00:01 PST Laura Flanders, Air America Radio http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20333/from_the_pen_to_the_voting_booth/ Ex-felons' votes could be decisive in another close election this November. Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:00:01 PDT Dr. Ernest Drucker, Dr. Ricardo Barreras, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20323/a_country_on_the_verge_of_an_electoral_meltdown/ Voting machines have already begun to break down, accusations of systematic voter suppression and fraud are rampant, and thousands of lawyers have flocked to court to cry foul in half a dozen states. Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:00:01 PDT Andrew Gumbel, The Independent UK http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20315/authors_descend_on_ohio/ Joshuah Bearman tagged along on author Stephen Elliott's Operation Ohio with some of America's best and most famous writers. Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:00:01 PDT Joshuah Bearman, LA Weekly http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20283/gop_disrupts_the_ohio_vote/ Republicans have announced that they're dredging up some dusty old law to send thousands of recruits to polling places in Ohio on Nov. 2 to challenge the qualifications of Americans as they try to cast their votes. Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:00:01 PDT Laura Flanders, Air America Radio http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20272/this_time%2C_the_people_are_watching/ It's time to get prepared for Nov. 3 and the following weeks – the counting and manipulation could really get started after election night. Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:01 PDT Steve Cobble, Charles Shaw, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20278/on_the_spot%3A_star_power_in_ohio/ Celebrities – including Marisa Tomei, Gina Gershon and Daphne Zuniga – describe their get-out-the-vote strategies for Battleground Ohio at an L.A. fundraiser, and Elvis Costello rocks. Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:01 PDT Don Hazen, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20250/will_bush_spark_a_seismic_youthquake/ All indications point to a radical turnaround in young voter turnout in the coming election – a turnaround fueled by a force more powerful than all the electoral hurdles placed in young people's way. Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:00:01 PDT Arianna Huffington, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20213/too_close_to_call/ As we saw in 2000, and as we're seeing now, no poll can accurately predict who will win the popular vote in such a close election. Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:01 PDT Harry G. Levine, Craig Reinarman, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20191/the_strip_club_vote/ In the adult entertainment industry, discretion has always trumped politics – until the Bush administration gave them a reason to get organized. Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:00:01 PDT Rose Aguilar, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20188/the_third_debate%3A_jesus%2C_mary%2C_bob_and_joseph%21_oh_my%21/ "Kerry is three for three with 18 days left for these boys to drop it like its hot in every battleground state in the country. May the best Skull & Bones Yalie boy rise victorious." Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:00:01 PDT Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20184/excellence_in_failure_or_education_for_all/ One enforces standardized tests, the other promises a federal trust fund; one pushes shame, the other promotes equality. Contrast and compare the Bush and Kerry approaches to education in America. Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:00:01 PDT Michael Gaworecki, WireTap http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20183/democracy_in_a_trash_can/ A voter registration outfit largely funded by the Republican National Committee is being accused of destroying the registration forms of hundreds of newly registered Democratic voters in Nevada. Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:00:01 PDT Bill Berkowitz, WorkingForChange.com http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20093/state_of_disunion/ Two Americas? That's nothing. The campaigns are busy dealing with five Ohios. Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:00:01 PDT J. Caleb Mozzocco, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20039/letters_from_ohio/ Follow author Stephen Elliott's journal as he travels with Dave Eggers and a group of writers to conduct voter registration readings across Ohio college campuses. Mon, 04 Oct 2004 11:00:01 PDT Stephen Elliott, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20047/under_the_radar/ Amid debate hoopla, campaigns and supporters are making a final push for Nov. 2 – and some of it smells rather fishy. Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:00:01 PDT Don Hazen, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/20009/voter_suppression_gains_momentum/ Ohio Secretary of State keeps people on parole from being notified of their eligibility to vote. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:00:01 PDT AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/election04oh/19891/musicians_take_sides/ Musicians are taking sides in this election. Find out who supports whom. Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:00:01 PDT Jason Bracelin, Cleveland Scene