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Traditional Voting Fails; Alternative Works

By Leo Gerard
November 8, 2011

Voting doesn’t work anymore. If it did, Americans would get what they want -- or at least some of it -- from Washington.

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Protecting The Right To Vote

By Keith Ellison
November 2, 2011

Last month, Dorothy Cooper, a 96-year-old African-American woman from Chattanooga, Tennessee, went to the ballot box to vote. Dorothy was born before women had the right to vote and when Jim Crow laws kept most African-Americans disenfranchised. Despite this, Dorothy has not missed a single election since 1960. more »

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Let’s Compare the Constitutional Amendments Proposed after Citizens United

By Greg Colvin
April 26, 2011

Among those who feel the only way to overcome the Citizens United decision, which opened the door to unlimited corporate spending on elections, is to amend the U.S. Constitution, the question on everyone’s mind is: “So what’s the language?” more »

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About Voting

By Dave Johnson
October 28, 2010

What Are YOU Voting For?
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VoteFromAbroad.org

By Stephanie Stewart
August 17, 2008

Over 7 Million Americans live outside the US. These overseas citizens have the right to vote in US elections. Tell your friends living abroad to go to www.VoteFromAbroad.org. All they have to do is answer some questions, print the form generated and post it to the address provided. We need every vote to assure a Democratic victory!

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Hurricane Katrina affected racial, partisan politics in Louisiana, study finds

From louisianaweekly.com
April 15th, 2008

louisianaweekly.com — The changes in voter demographics resulting from Hurricane Katrina have greatly affected the political landscape of both the metropolitan New Orleans area and the state, said University of New Orleans political scientist Edward E. Chervenak who compared and analyzed data from Louisiana's gubernatorial elections in 2003 and 2007.

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Greg Palast
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Greg Palast
Hometown: NYC, NY
Interests: air america, bush, corporate fraud, Election 2008, estate tax, palast, voting, vultures
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