Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 24, 2009. 53-year-old Romell Broom wept and tried to help his executioners find a vein, only to leave the death chamber alive. This isn't "cruel and unusual punishment"?
Agence France Presse July 14, 2009. Another convicted murderer who was due to be executed on Tuesday -- Paul Warner Powell in Virginia -- meanwhile obtained a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court pending further review.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, AlterNet. December 16, 2008. The deities of the American banking system are now in ruins, plunged from their pedestals into the maw of taxpayer largesse.
Pam Kapoor, AlterNet. November 2, 2008. Vote Today Ohio shows that you can bring marginalized people to vote early, and really challenge the powers that be.
J. Gerald Hebert, Campaign Legal Center Blog. November 1, 2008. The envelope please ... Indiana's Todd Rokita's pursuit of ACORN wins the award for 2008's most partisan top state election official.
Advancement Project, October 20, 2008. The Advancement Project identifies cities and precincts in swing states that may face long lines, poll worker shortages and voting delays in 2008.
Staff, Brennan Center for Justice AlterNet: PEEK. October 16, 2008. If Joe registered this year, he could be purged from the rolls under a 6th Circuit Court ruling on Tuesday.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: PEEK. October 14, 2008. In 2004, right wingers in Ohio sued ACORN under racketeering laws and were forced to withdraw their suit. On Wednesday, history repeated itself.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: PEEK. October 10, 2008. Gene Fischer, a Republican Sheriff in Greene County, Ohio, is demanding new voters produce ID outside of the voting process.
Steven Freeman, AlterNet: PEEK. October 7, 2008. An independent effort led by noted academics is planning exit polls in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania to verify the official vote count.
Laura Flanders, AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2008. Fed up with waiting for officials or political parties to do the work, concerned citizens are fighting to ensure Americans' right to vote.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 1, 2008. In Columbus, organizers ferry likely Democratic voters to the polls while no comparable GOP effort is seen.
Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. September 30, 2008. Listen to what Ohio voting rights leaders say about 'Golden Week' on Live From Main Street's virtual townhall.
J. Gerald Hebert, Campaign Legal Center Blog. September 29, 2008. The ex-head of the Justice Department's Voting Section parses the GOP's recent threats to target voters who have lost homes to foreclosure.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: PEEK. September 17, 2008. Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's decision will help to monitor voting and the vote count in the battleground state's swing counties.
