US Income Inequality Worsens, Widening to a New Gap
Some Voting Machines Still Have Decade-Old Vulnerabilities ; Why Japan’s Trains Work So Well ; and More Picks 9/30
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Cybersecurity Battle on Hold in Georgia as Election Nears
After a federal judge put the brakes on a case questioning the security of Georgia’s voting machines, a look back shows how Secretary of State Brian Kemp has ignored or minimized the problem.
Editors’ Picks for Feb 10
Now Even a Bush is Against Citizens United, Iran is Not Convinced on Voting Machines, New Hampshire Students Turned Away at the Voting Booth, and More Picks
Apr 21
Obama Continues to Break ‘No Boots on the Ground’ Pledge, US Spy Court Rejects Private Data Concerns, NY Board of Elections to be Audited, and More Picks
International Election Observers Are Already Sounding the Alarm
Usually, international election observers monitor new and struggling democracies, such as Ukraine. Turns out the “struggling democracy” that needs outside monitors is our own.
When Election Insanity Met Better Media
In a time of despair, the road to fixing things runs right through the media: our main source for information about what is going on — and why. Here, WhoWhatWhy looks back on our experiment in a different kind of political coverage for the 2016 election.
Western Powers Refuse New Nuclear Treaty
No Outrage Over Pentagon Spending ; The Return of Paper Ballots …and More Picks for 9/22
Trump to Repeal Obama Era Fracking Rule
US Hypocrisy on Iran; Top Criminal Justice Wins in 2017 …and More Picks 1/2
Lawmakers Say Executive Order Targeting Election Interference Falls Short
President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing sanctions for trying to interfere in elections is being criticized as too little, too late by lawmakers from both parties.
Microsoft Publicly Posts Code for Election Security Software
Oceans and Ice Are Absorbing the Brunt of Climate Change ; Organizing Skid Row ; and More Picks 9/26
Border Agents Can Now Get Classified Intelligence Information
Sources Say US Investigating TikTok on NatSec Grounds ; PA to Pass Significant Election Law ; and More Picks 11/1
America Decides 2020: Campaign Finance, Explained
The total cost of the 2020 election is expected to surpass $11 billion. Where does this money originate, and could publicly funded elections rein in spending?