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Greg Palast Confronts Kris Kobach About Crosscheck Voter Purging Lists

July 7, 2017

Investigative reporter Greg Palast confronts Kris Kobach, the Al Capone of vote rigging, over his role as Vice Chair of Trump's so-called Presidential Election "Integrity" Commission

June 30, 2017

Would a Berniecrat Have Won Ossoff’s Georgia Race?

Richard Eskow Campaign for America's Future

Do you have to run like a Republican to win in a district like the Georgia 6th?

June 23, 2017

Friday Nite Videos | June 23, 2017

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Mueller Team Paints Picture of Trump-Russia Investigation. Jesse Winchester | Step by Step. We May Not Have Heard the End of the Tapes. Trumpcare Protesters Block Hallway Outside McConnell's Office. Randy Bryce Announces for Paul Ryan's Seat in Congress.

Randy Bryce Announces for Paul Ryan's Seat in Congress

June 23, 2017

Randy Bryce, local community activist and life-long resident of southeastern Wisconsin launches campaign for Congress in Wisconsin's first district to take on Speaker Paul Ryan.

June 18, 2017

Too Young to Vote? The Science of Maturity

Dean Burnett The Guardian

The shock election result in Britain has been attributed to the youth vote, leading to claims that younger voters don’t/can’t understand the issues at stake. Are the concerns valid?

June 9, 2017

Friday Nite Videos | June 9, 2017

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The Case for Obstruction of Justice in Three Minutes. Watergate Lawyer: If Donald Trump Tries to Fight Subpoenas, He Will Lose. Citizen Jane: Battle for the City. William J. Barber II | Shifting the Moral Conversation. Jeremy Corbyn's Victory.

June 9, 2017

Bernie Sanders to Mark the 'Turning Point' for His Political Revolution

Adam Gabbatt The Guardian

Sanders will take his message to the People’s Summit, an event training progressives to run for office or organize campaigns ahead of the 2018 mid-terms

June 9, 2017

The Mathematicians Who Want to Save Democracy

Carrie Arnold Nature

With algorithms in hand, scientists are looking to make elections in the United States more representative.

June 4, 2017

Illinois House Passes Bipartisan Automatic Voter Registration Bill

Brennan Center for Justice

The plan could help sign up more than 1 million eligible but unregistered Illinoisans by automatically registering citizens when they interact with the DMV and other state agencies, unless they decline.

May 31, 2017

No, the ‘Resistance’ Isn’t Failing at the Voting Booth. Here’s Where It’s Winning.

Katrina vanden Heuvel The Washington Post

Clearly the populist energy generated by the Sanders campaign and the Trump resistance has electoral power. In special elections for state and local offices, progressive insurgents aren’t just coming close — they are winning and sending a message to the establishment of both parties.

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