The White House vs. WikiLeaks: First They Came for Assange
Are espionage charges against WikiLeaks’s founder a warning to the press?
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Is This Any Way to Vote?
The simple and quaint past way of voting is over. It’s a brave new world and the authors of the new WhoWhatWhy e-book help us understand it.
Problems with Electronic Poll Books: Scrutineers, Part IV
E-poll books are used around the US to check in voters. Because they use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, they’re vulnerable to manipulation and malfunction.
A Mysterious Pro-Trump Ad Hijacked YouTube’s Homepage
Hundreds of users complained when a Trump campaign ad automatically appeared when they went on YouTube to watch the Democratic National Convention. Sound from the Trump ad made it impossible to hear the sound from the convention. YouTube said that it resulted from a bug in the system.
A Democracy’s Ultimate Threat
How the history of CIA and KGB Cold War covert election interference led us to what we face today.
Activists Worry New Georgia Voting Machines Open to Cyberattack
Georgia’s new machines were meant to fix vulnerabilities found in those used in the 2016 and 2018 elections. But hackers have found the latest models just as easy to manipulate.
In Politics, K-Pop Fans Turn Up the Volume
Folk and rock fans drove the peace movement of the 1960s; can K-pop stans help stop Trump?
Three Types of Laws Could Reduce Gun Deaths by More Than 10%: Study
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Record Turnout for Georgia Primary Despite Tech Problems
Democratic turnout on June 9 was three times higher than in the 2016 primary, but activists worry that the computerized voting system can be hacked in November.
Touchscreen Voting Machines and the Vanishing Black Votes
After thousands of votes mysteriously vanished from touchscreen voting machines in Shelby County, TN, a battle rages over how to replace the machines.
Democracy Dies in Daylight — and Nobody Seems to Care
The media and the public take note when they see an overt example of voter suppression. But these are just the symptoms of a very ugly disease that ails democracy in the US. But nobody seems to want to invest in a cure.
Civil Rights Groups Beef Up Their Efforts to Protect the Vote
Faced with voter roll purges, closed polling places, and restrictive voter-ID laws throughout the country, hundreds of organizations are teaming up again to protect access to the ballot box.