Steven Rosenfeld, November 1, 2008. So much for McCain's claim that "the fabric of democracy" is being torn. It's only being ruffled by Republicans in battleground states.
Scott Novakowski, Demos.org. October 7, 2008. As North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia and Missouri ask public aid recipients if they want to register to vote, thousands of new voters are added.
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.
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 28, 2008. Lavena Johnson died a horrific death at the hands of her fellow soldiers -- and then the Army called it a suicide.
Demos , Project Vote , The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, July 16, 2008. The state failed to offer more than 1 million people the chance to register to vote.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2008. Sgt. Bill said he didn't need a warrant because he worked for the federal government. Turns out, he was just some random guy.