Trying to Stop the Election Attacks: Scrutineers, Part VI
Reading Time: 19 minutes Cyber criminals may be looking to spread false election results. Here’s how you can help.
Georgia Elections Chief Accused of Voter Intimidation
Reading Time: 3 minutes GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger vowed to charge 1,000 voters with voting twice during Georgia’s primary election. Critics say this reeks of voter intimidation.
Mimi Kennedy Takes On the ‘Surrender Rule’: Scrutineers, Part III
Reading Time: 17 minutes In a year when 50 percent of voters or more are expected to vote by mail in the general election, “the surrender rule” could require millions to vote by provisional ballots. Emily Levy interviews election protection activist Mimi Kennedy about what happens when voters who are listed as having been sent a mail ballot show up to the polls to vote in person. The answer could be suppression.
No One Wants Schools Shut Down.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Reopening could set the US back months in the fight against COVID-19. How can parents, teachers, and students be supported while schools stay closed?
Public’s Voice Needed, Even in a Pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Trump White House should not take advantage of a pandemic to ram regulations through without public input.
Are We All Cult Members Now?
Reading Time: 19 minutes One of the leading experts on cults gives a new perspective on today’s politics — and some of its frightening implications.
An Empire Built on Beer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is your neighbor making you mad? Don’t worry, have a beer together like these ancient Peruvians did, and everything will be fine again.
Florida Seeks to Make Sharing Footage of Mass Shootings Illegal
Reading Time: 3 minutes Florida lawmakers want to protect the families of mass shooting victims at the expense of free press.
How America Fell Out of Love With Machine Guns
Reading Time: 5 minutes If you think the current brouhaha over gun violence is somehow unprecedented in American history, read on.
Unasked and Unanswered Questions for Michael Cohen
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting answers to these questions will reveal much more about our president and about money and power in America.