In a startling revelation about the 2016 U.S. election, it’s been revealed that a voter-profiling company named Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of more than … Cambridge Analytica Harvested 50M Facebook Users’ DataRead more
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Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites
A bipartisan group of secretaries of state are condemning a proposal to allow armed Secret Service agents at polling stations. The proposal has already been … Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling SitesRead more
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Protesters Denounce “Election Fraud” Amid Stalled Returns
In Honduras, thousands of protesters poured into the streets Sunday to denounce alleged election fraud and to support opposition presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla. At least … Protesters Denounce “Election Fraud” Amid Stalled ReturnsRead more
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Protesters Defy Military Crackdown and Flood the Streets to Protest Alleged Vote-Rigging
the crisis in Honduras, where tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets Sunday to denounce alleged election fraud and to support opposition presidential … Protesters Defy Military Crackdown and Flood the Streets to Protest Alleged Vote-RiggingRead more
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Hand-Marked Paper Ballots
From Brad Friedman’s essay on “Democracy’s Gold Standard” (with numbering added), a set of requirements for voting systems suitable for a democracy: Last March, the … Hand-Marked Paper BallotsRead more
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Systematic Racialized Voter Suppression
This weekend, hundreds will gather in Raleigh for the North Carolina NAACP State Convention, the last one that will be presided over by Bishop William … Systematic Racialized Voter SuppressionRead more
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Our Voting System is Wide Open for Hacking
Jill Stein talking: we have sort of a general assault going on against democracy and our election system, you know, from—you know, from the very … Our Voting System is Wide Open for HackingRead more
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Defcon hackers find it’s very easy to break voting machines
When the password for a voting machine is “abcde” and can’t be changed, the integrity of our democracy might be in trouble. The Advanced Voting … Defcon hackers find it’s very easy to break voting machinesRead more
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Protesting the DNC
On Contact 006 Cheri Honkala, director of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, Galen Tyler, leader of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union.
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Facebook ‘dark ads’ will win this election
On the surface British general elections are quaint affairs: from opening your front door to a group of people wanting to speak to you about … Facebook ‘dark ads’ will win this electionRead more