Briggs Bomba, AlterNet. July 12, 2008. The best path to democracy in Africa? Strengthening institutions and pressuring them to uphold their protocols on human rights and good governance.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. July 10, 2008. The immigrants' rights movement announces an unprecedented effort to register new voters before the 2008 presidential election.
Marta Steele, OpEdNews.com. June 18, 2008. A must-see documentary for the large percentage of our population unaware that a large percentage of votes aren't counted.
Will Durst, AlterNet. April 25, 2008. Thanks to Pennsylvania, the Democratic primary circus continues. Meanwhile, McCain is free to roam the country frightening children.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 15, 2008. While Obama hits VA for not helping ex-soldiers vote, the GOP and Administration block a voting machine accuracy bill in the House.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media. April 14, 2008. Although they don't admit it to pollsters, many white Americans would not vote for a black candidate.
Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. February 28, 2008. For those of you who have been keeping up with the election, this clip contains spoilers.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Election 2008. February 3, 2008. A California voter registered as "Decline-to-State" wants to vote for a Democratic presidential candidate: hilarity ensues.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. December 27, 2007. New legislation, if passed, would spend millions to replace controversial all-electronic voting systems before the 2008 presidential election.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. December 19, 2007. Election officials in the presidential battleground state will have no one but themselves to blame because they ignored real solutions for months.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 8, 2007. As City Hall hand tallies ballots, city attorneys are heading to court to seek refunds for defective products.
Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 24, 2007. All logic points to Republican losses in 2008. But logic doesn't vote -- and logic doesn't win elections.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 27, 2007. The Republican Party plans to continue a legal tactic that targets the right to vote of likely Democrats -- often minorities.
Jacqueline Lee, Women's eNews. August 8, 2007. Nearly 87 years after women gained suffrage under the 19th Amendment, several factors are still keeping many of them from the polls.