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Election Systems in All 50 States Were Targeted By Russia ; Floating Cities Won’t Save Us ; and More Picks 4/11
Once you get past the shockers of the hacking scandal….it gets worse. Here’s the big picture on how Murdoch’s methods impact the world—Murdoch’s 12 mortal sins.
As the fate of Julian Assange appears to be hanging in the balance, Peter B. Collins and State Department veteran Peter van Buren remind us that this case is about much more than just what will happen to the WikiLeaks founder if he is evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Are espionage charges against WikiLeaks’s founder a warning to the press?
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After internet trolls exacerbated the Iowa caucus fiasco, election security advocates are turning their attention to states with vulnerable voting machines to see how prepared they are in case something goes wrong.
Donald Trump won Michigan by a mere 10,704 votes out of 4.8 million. Under the circumstances a recount seems reasonable. But Trump, who himself warned of likely vote fraud, now objects to an inspection of the results.
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Usually, international election observers monitor new and struggling democracies, such as Ukraine. Turns out the “struggling democracy” that needs outside monitors is our own.
Experts explain hand-marked ballots are required evidence in the face of mistrust and escalating violence among Trump supporters determined to avenge the former president’s loss.
While the media focuses on Russian interference, there are bigger threats to our upcoming midterm elections.