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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
J Street Responds to Sarah Palin's Comments on Settlements
(16 comments) Jeremy Ben-Ami, Executive Director of J Street, issued the following statement in response to Sarah Palin's comments to ABC News' Barbara Walters:

Monday, November 16, 2009
Each Day 16 Americans Get Killed Due to Poor Worker Safety Laws
Culver City-Brave New Foundation launches a new worker health and safety campaign, highlighting the weak enforcement mechanisms and poor deterrents currently in place in worker safety laws. Under current worker safety laws, civil penalties are weak and rarely lead to criminal prosecutions.

Friday, November 13, 2009
Single Payer Now!
(1 comments) The real solution to the problem is a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system. This is why, Senator Sanders is pushing through legislation that would at least give states the option to go forward and move toward a single-payer system. Isn't health care a priority for ALL Americans?

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TWO WAYS TO GET YOUR GOOSE (AND HELP CHARITIES)
Flightless Goose is a full-color, hardcover story book for children. The book teaches important lessons about dealing with challenges, focusing on positive strengths, and treating others with respect and dignity. It's fun for children and educates as it entertains.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Robert Greenwald Presents World Premiere of "Rethink Afghanistan" in Washington, D.C. Documentary Phenomenon Mobilizes
(1 comments) The echo chambers in Washington have long argued that Afghanistan is the war of necessity. This reasoning excluded any opposing viewpoints and has mired us in what is now perceived as the endless war. With well over 500,000 viewers and growing, we are pleased that Rethink Afghanistan is now at center of the movement to end the war." Robert Greenwald, Director, Rethink Afghanistan

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
City Calls Arguments for New 9/11 Probe "Irrelevant"-- Admits City Did No Investigation
(7 comments) The Judge:whether or not there has been an investigation into 9/11 by NYC authorities.Steve Kitzinger,the City's lawyer,replied,"It's irrelevant",to which the packed courtroom was loudly disdainful,some openly laughing in disbelief.With order restored,the Judge again asked Kitzinger if the City had done anything to investigate 9/11.Kitzinger:"No.""The City never did anything?"the Judge, in disbelief.Kitzinger:"Nothing."

Thursday, September 3, 2009
What's In the Health Insurance Reform Bill For Seniors?
(4 comments) details from Speaker Pelosi on health reform benefits to seniors

Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Thousands of Progressive Bloggers, Activists to Gather In Steeltown for "NETROOTS NATION"- Convention
With more than 1,500 progressive bloggers and activists streaming into Pittsburgh this week, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard, Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Netroots Nation spokesperson Mary Rickles on a conference call today to set the scene and preview this year's "Netroots Nation"- convention.

Thursday, July 30, 2009
Obama's Health Care Reform Policy Is the Wrong Prescription, Say President's Former Physician and Public Health Groups
(1 comments) President Obama also stated at a recent press conference in Cleveland that single-payer is the only way to cover everyone. We agree and ask that he implement a single-payer system as not only the best way, but the only way, to meet his goals for quality, affordable health care for all Americans."

Friday, July 24, 2009
Restore Justice At Justice Coalition Calls On Attorney General Eric Holder To Dismiss Charges Against Don Siegelman
(4 comments) Prosecutorial misconduct has completely tainted Siegelman's case.His conviction must be dismissed with prejudice by the AG himself in order to correct a manifest injustice,restore integrity to the DoJ,and send a clear message that such reprehensible conduct will not be tolerated.Restore Justice At Justice calls on AG Holder to act with dispatch to remove the stain & burden of an improper conviction from the Mr. Siegelman.

Friday, July 17, 2009
Israeli Soldiers Speak Out Against New IDF Allegations
(2 comments) A wave of IDF soldiers have come forward to video their positive, eye-witness testimony,outraged by a report released by "Breaking the Silence',which alleges misconduct by IDF soldiers during Operation cast lead towards Palestinian civilians.The soldiers talk both about the challenges of facing a terrorist enemy that embedded itself with civilians for protection &about their determination to keep the army's moral code

Friday, July 17, 2009
Hamas: Israel smuggles sexual stimulants to destroy Palestinian youth
From Palestinian Watch. This accusation is one more example of the PA campaign by both Fatah & Hamas to demonize Israel based on libels by officials,who accuse Israel of trying to poison or corrupt Palestinian youth.For the last 10 years,the Palestinian Authority Fatah leaders have been disseminating the libel that Israel spreads AIDS and sexually-transmitted diseases among Palestinian youth,turns them into drug addicts.

Friday, July 10, 2009
Rep. Ross (Blue Dogs) Statement on Promoting Consumer Choice
(2 comments) The fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition was formed in 1995 with the goal of representing the center of the House of Representatives and appealing to the mainstream values of the American public.

Friday, July 3, 2009
[Invitation] The Federal Reserve's Expanded Role: Is Greater Transparency Needed?
Our special guest will be Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a longtime advocate for greater transparency in the central banking body. Sen. Sanders will open the event at 9:30 a.m. with a look at efforts in the Senate to open the Fed's books.

Friday, May 15, 2009
American Perceptions of Peace, Arab Attitudes America: A New Perspective
Commentators John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International, and James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute, join respondent Amjad Atallah and moderator Farah Stockman to discuss the results of a recent poll that reveals a deep partisan divide, with voters who supported the President overwhelmingly supporting a "get tough" policy to stop settlements and achieve a two-state solution to the conflict.

Thursday, May 14, 2009
Benefit Reading of Eve Ensler's New Play, O.P.C.
(1 comments) On Friday, May 29, 2009, Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club will house an exclusive one-night reading of Eve Ensler's new play, O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness), a wildly funny and irreverent exploration of consumption and politics that asks, "How are we to survive as a species if we insist on destroying the world we love?" Global Green USA and V-Day will benefit.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Veterans culminate week of lobby visit with strong opposition to war supplemental
(1 comments) Washington DC:Afghanistan war veteran and retired Marine Corp Rick Reyes along with other Afghanistan veterans are set to demonstrate public opposition to the $94 billion war supplemental.The action is a culmination of a week of successful activities and lobby visits.The veterans' efforts have prompted congressional offices to co-sponsor the McGovern amendment that would require the administration to provide an exit plan

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Broad Coalition Of Organizations And Individuals Launches "Restore Justice At Justice"- Campaign
(1 comments) Under the Bush administration,the DoJ was driven by ideology,and prosecutions were often used to settle scores and intimidate the opposition.The GOP,at the direction of Karl Rove,used the DOJ to target political enemies including Democratic contributors and those who were a threat to GOP electoral gains and big business interests.The Department was used as an arm of the White House to destroy these Democrats.This resulted in

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Doctors Challenge Exclusion of Single-Payer from Health Care Debate
(1 comments) Doctors and other advocates of a national single-payer system–also known as Improved Medicare for All–directly confronted Senators at the Senate Finance Committee roundtable on health reform today. The single payer advocates wanted to know why single-payer experts were being excluded from the roundtable of fifteen witnesses.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
New Orleans: As Unemployment Rises So Do Lines at Local Food Bank
(1 comments) Debra South Jones,Exec Dir commented "I started JTRA 10 years ago;I've never seen so many people.The number of first timers increases every week"-This economy has people on the toughest times,ever"-Ray Reggie,Chairman of the Board added"-"It's so sad when we run out of food & have to look at the people in line & say"Hopefully next week we'll have more food.We need help and we need it now.We need food,donations,and volunteers."

Friday, April 24, 2009
A Quarter Million Americans Demand Torture Prosecutions
(1 comments) Appointing an independent special counsel to enforce our laws would give a new basis for progress in our relations with the world, a rationale for improving our criminal code moving forward, and the necessary space for congress to properly pursue accountability and prevention of future abuses of power--David Swanson

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
CA SoS's Office to Hold Hearing to Examine Ballot-Count Errors Previously Unknown
We will conduct a public hearing to receive reports and take testimony on the "Deck Zero" anomaly in Premier Election Solutions'Global Election Management System(GEMS) version 1.18.19.The Deck Zero software error,which can delete the first group of optically scanned ballots under certain circumstances,caused 197 ballots to be inadvertently deleted from Humboldt Co's initial results in the Nov 4,2008,General Election.

Monday, March 9, 2009
State of Florida v Ellen Brodsky Trial Begins March 11th
Ellen's attorneys want to make sure that I can get a fair trial in Broward County."Being arrested is not recommended and ultimately, the experience makes us sick of our government. That is the effect that they hope for, which is to punish us for trying to be good citizens when we expect transparency and open government."

Saturday, March 7, 2009
Protest Rally in Support of Don Siegelman on 03/08/2008 in Selma

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Four Questions for Bertha Holliday, PhD
To mark Black History Month, the American Psychological Association spoke with Dr. Holliday about the psychological and behavioral aspects of racial and ethnic health disparities in the United States and what can be done, particularly in light of the election of the first African-American president.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
PA Healthcare: The Goose That Lays The Golden Egg?
(1 comments) the Family and Business Health Care Security Act - also known as the "single payer" solution - would cover all PA residents, save $15 billion over the current "multi-payer" system, and create over 100,000 medical delivery jobs... "This legislation would be the greatest jobs creation program since the late 19th century when the steel industry took off like a rocket in PA" says Exec dir. Chuck Pennacchio

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Update on FL Voting Activist Ellen Brodsky
Too many election officials in this country believe that they can violate or ignore the law,&continue to do so with impunity.This is a fundamental attack upon our country more dangerous than any external terrorist attack.The decisions made by office-holders have a direct impact upon life& health issues that can impact thousands & even millions of citizens.Election officials who engage in such conduct are domestic terrorists.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Florida LGBT Groups Form OUT
(1 comments) New federation of local organizations aims to improve communication and cooperation among existing local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied organizations across the state, and to assist community activists seeking to form new local organizations where none presently exist.

Friday, December 19, 2008
Mainstream Web Sites Flooded with Anti-Semitic Comments in Wake of Madoff Scandal
(6 comments) The arrest of a Jewish businessman whose alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme drained the finances of private investors, philanthropic foundations and banks has prompted an outpouring of anti-Semitic comments on mainstream and extremist Web sites.

Sunday, December 7, 2008
Happiness is a collective - not just individual - phenomenon
Happiness spreads through social networks like an emotional contagion, according to a study that looked at nearly 5,000 individuals over a period of 20 years. When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person's happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends' friends, and his friends' friends' friends. The effect lasts for up to a year

Friday, December 5, 2008
Vice President-Elect Biden Announces Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor
(6 comments) Jared Bernstein to be Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President.

Thursday, December 4, 2008
Letter to President Elect Obama Regarding Agriculture Secretary from 84 Food Activists
As leaders in the sustainable agriculture and rural advocacy community we supported you in record numbers during the caucus, primary and general election because of the family farm-friendly policies that you advocated during your campaign. Our nation is at a critical juncture in regard to agriculture and its impact on the environment and that our next Secretary of Agriculture must have a broad vision for our collective future

Thursday, November 27, 2008
D.A. does right! Charges to be dismissed vs. Hempstead 15
In a remarkable reversal, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office has agreed to dismiss all charges against the Hempstead 15 following a six month adjournment in what's called an "ACD" (Adjournment to Contemplate Dismissal).

Friday, November 7, 2008
Hempstead 15 to Court Monday for Hofstra Debate Action
(1 comments) Ten members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and five of their civilian supporters will be arraigned here Monday, November 10th for "Disorderly Conduct" stemming from arrests at a non-violent demonstration at Hofstra University during the final presidential debate.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS DELIVER PROGRESSIVE MANDATE
Twenty-six out of the 29 Democratic candidates who won seats previously held by Republicans in the House and Senate championed bold progressive economic positions, according to a report released today by the Campaign for America's Future. The report shows that these progressive candidates' victories represent a swing to the left of 34 votes in the House and 10 in the Senate, reflecting a clear mandate for progressive change.

Friday, October 31, 2008
Nightmare in the Congo
Sleeping on the ground - in the rain, hungry, cold and on the move in search of safe haven. That is the plight of thousands of Congolese in East Congo today, held hostage by the forces of Rwandan-backed rebel leader Laurent Nkunda. Around 250,000 people have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since a cease-fire signed in January collapsed in August.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Kucinich Continues Investigation of Bail-Out Bonuses
(9 comments) Requests Full Committee Resources to be Used

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
$125 Million Settlement in Authors Guild v. Google
(2 comments) google settles with Authors guild.

Sunday, October 19, 2008
Energy Independence and the Real Cost of Oil
(1 comments) A new report shows U.S. spends billions to defend access to global energy reserves

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Springsteen to Join Rally for Obama in Philly!
(2 comments) Bruce Springsteen is coming to Philadelphia this weekend to perform an acoustic set at a rally on the Ben Franklin Parkway in order to assist the Obama campaign's voter registration and volunteer recruitment efforts

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Riverside Co. Board of Supes may nix audit of Elections Dept. called for 2 weeks ago
The media did a great job of covering this historic decision two weeks ago. Now it may be all for naught, unless the presence of the media, along with citizens from across the county, brings the Board to the conclusion that the audit they demanded MUST be conducted!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT CONCLUSION TO THE PIMA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S PUBLIC RECORDS SUIT?
If Mr. Moffatt's information is correct, the data that we fought a year and a half's court battle over has been stolen or taken into the possession of someone with a motive to pollute the data."

Saturday, August 16, 2008
Zogby Poll: Majority Want Libertarian Bob Barr Included in Presidential Debates
(5 comments) Majority of Independents - 59% - also favor inclusion of Ralph Nader in debates this fall More than half of likely voters nationwide - 55% - want Republican- turned- Libertarian Bob Barr to participate in presidential debates this fall, while nearly half - 46% - said they think Ralph Nader should be allowed into the on-stage fray, the latest Zogby Interactive polling shows.

Friday, August 8, 2008
Support Surging Among Democratic Delegates For "Guaranteed Health Care For All" Plank
(7 comments) The first signer of the Guaranteed Health Care for All statement, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), is also expected in Pittsburgh for the platform meeting Saturday.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Clint Curtis clip from "UNCOUNTED" now on YouTube
This week,"Uncounted" features Clint Curtis. Curtis knows that there are secret software programs that can be used to fix elections.How?Because he built one.And he also believes that there are people who will use these programs to try and fix elections. Why?Because he blew the whistle on one.Lastly,Clint understands that the number one threat to our democracy is electronic voting machines.Where?All over the country.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Watch the premiere of our first LIVE show: Meet the Bloggers
Beginning July 18,Meet the Bloggers will be a daring new show broadcast LIVE over the internet each Friday at 1PM ET.And the best part is this show is all yours.You will be part of creating the show,telling us what questions we should ask our high-profile guests;what issues we should be talking about;and what actions should be taken.You can also interact with other audience members using a live blog and instant polls.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Kucinich IMpeachment Resolution Introduced In House With Reading By Clerk Today
(11 comments) Kucinich will move to refer in his quest to get hearing before Committee on the Judiciary

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Landmark election recount bill becomes law in Minnesota

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
We did it! Clint Curtis is on the ballot for FL-24!
(1 comments) Now the work begins.It will not be an easy campaign. The national party has chosen to ignore political protocol by endorsing my opposition in the primary election and has gone to great lengths to set new district records for "out of district" campaign contributions. I realize that I am facing an intense campaign but I am up for it and ready to win.

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Natl Lawyers Guild to Testify on Torture Liabiliy Before House SubComm
National Lawyers Guild President Marjorie Cohn will provide testimony at a hearing titled "From the Department of Justice to Guant�namo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules," before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Judiciary Committee. The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC.

Monday, April 7, 2008
Maryland Funds New Voting System
We have heard that America spent millions of dollars developing pens that can write in outer space, while the Russians simply brought pencils, said Robert Ferraro, co-director of SAVE our Votes. Sometimes the most high-tech solution is not necessarily the one that makes the best sense.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Blackwater Blocked!
(2 comments) From the Associated Press:"Military security contractor Blackwater Worldwide has pulled its plans to build a training facility in a remote area about 45 miles east of San Diego."It's a modern-day story of David vs. Goliath,a grassroots victory of monumental proportions.After a long battle to block the building of Blackwater's mercenary base,the people of Potrero (population: 899)are rejoicing.Blackwater is gone. Gone from CA!

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Final Ohio Youth Vote Push Hits Campuses
Since 2004 Ohio PIRG's New Voters Project has used tested methods at an unprecedented scale and rigor to register more than 8,000 18-30 year olds to vote and made thousands more Get out the Vote (GOTV) contacts via phone or face to face to encourage young people to vote.Our efforts have spanned the state, working with students at Capital U,Case Western Reserve U,Kent State U,Ohio State U,& U of Toledo.The non-partisan project

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Edwards wins SC debate

Thursday, January 17, 2008
Campaign for Election Protection kick-off Saturday, Feb. 16th 4pm
Public Interest Pictures(PIP)announces the launch of THE CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTION PROTECTION,the newest division of PIP's ongoing non-partisan mission to create MEDIA TOOLS FOR THE GRASSROOTS™.The campaign,at www.pipdocs.org,bridges the efforts of election protection groups and supports their various strategies by providing the new media tools and resources needed to reach greater audiences.

Thursday, January 10, 2008
TUTION-FREE LAW SCHOOL for Activists!
The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC-DCSL)has embarked upon an ambitious plan to raise sufficient funds to offer up to TWENTY FULL THREE-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS to top students whose records reflect deep commitment to justice.Thanks to the generosity of our friends and alumni, we are able to begin this Advocate for Justice Scholarship this fall!Spread the word about this exciting opportunity to colleagues,family, & allies.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
NJ passes groundbreaking election reform legislation
Once signed by the governor, the provisions will take effect immediately,which will require all absentee ballots in the February primary to be subject to auditing. Once the voter-verifiable paper record is implemented,all ballots will be subject to audit.he process is transparent,nonpartisan,and completely independent of software.As a result,it provides a certified outcome that citizens can trust.

Sunday, January 6, 2008
Ohio Report Faults Montana ES&S Op Scan Voting Machines
Ohio has just done Montana voters a huge favor. Last summer, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner asked an independent review team of nationally accredited academic and corporate computer and election experts to test Ohio's voting machines. Many are the same machines used in Montana to count our votes.

Friday, January 4, 2008
9/11 Rescue Workers in New Hampshire to Demand Meeting with Rudy Giuliani
(3 comments) Saturday,January 5th,Ground Zero rescue & recovery workers will visit NH to tell their story of the real Rudy Giuliani.Their visit will accompany the release of THE REAL RUDY: ABANDONED HEROES,a short, investigative documentary produced by Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films & premiering online.Ironworker John Sferazo,paramedic Marvin Bethea & janitorial worker Alex Sanchez,who have asked Rudy to meet with them in Manchester.

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Democratic base gives Kucinich third major win in nationwide poll
(4 comments) The myth is that Kucinich ranks in the bottom 2 percentile in the polls. The facts are that he is consistently scoring highest of all the Democratic pollsters in Democratic polls. See facts in this article:

Friday, December 14, 2007
VoteRescue Radio, Sunday, 2-4pm CST Blockbuster Show!
Our special guests will be NAOMI WOLF, author of "The End of America - Letter to an American Patriot", and Paddy Shaffer, Director, The Ohio Election Justice Campaign.This is a CALL-IN show;with two guests(usually one),we may be able to take a few calls toward the end of each hour.The call-in numbers are:1-888-202-1984, and in the Austin area, or if you have unlimited long distance, the number is 512-646-1984.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Kucinich Campaign's Statement on Kucinich's Exclusion from Register Debate
(1 comments) Serious Questions Raised About Des Moines Register Presidential Debate

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The OEJC Calls for Voting Systems Recall, Return, and Refund
(1 comments) Representatives from Boards of Elections (BOE) plagued by election irregularities, such as failing to preserve their 2004 ballots in violation of federal court order, are now sitting in review of the state's electronic elections systems, courtesy of a lobbyist.

Monday, November 19, 2007
Secretary of State Debra Bowen Sues ES&S Over Sale of Unauthorized Equipment to CA Counties
"ES&S ignored the law over and over and over again, and it got caught," said Bowen, the state's top elections officer. "California law is very clear on this issue. I am not going to stand on the sidelines and watch a voting system vendor come into this state, ignore the laws, and make millions of dollars from California's taxpayers in the process."

Monday, October 29, 2007
Priority Advisory: Internet tax ban ends 10-31; 2 days left to act!
We understand that Speaker Pelosi has not yet appointed the Conference Committee, but that she only has two days left in which to do so before the present Internet tax ban expires.Please be sure to make your calls early on Tues., Oct. 30th, and Weds., Oct. 31st, so that all those who use the Internet will continue to have affordable access! Thank you.

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Paul Lehto on "VoteRescue Radio" Sunday October 28th, 2-4 CST
Paul R Lehto is an Everett, Washington based business law and consumer fraud litigation attorney who has spent the bulk of his time since 2004 on issues regarding elections and democracy.

Sunday, September 30, 2007
VoteRescue Radio - Where People Count... One Vote at a Time - premieres Sunday, September 30
a new weekly two-hour radio show beginning this Sunday,9/30, from 2-4 pm (Central),streaming live on We the People Radio Network (100.1 FM in the Austin area and www.wtprn.com on the internet).Our Austin-based election reform group is dedicated to returning to totally hand-counted paper ballot elections.We plan to have a lot of fun getting out the massive amounts of news that happens every day on the election reform issue but

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
House Members Ask Senate Committee to Deny FEC Position to Partisan Hack
We implore the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to take a strong stand against the damage Hans von Spakovsky did to voting rights and electoral processes around the nation at the Justice Department, when he substituted his short term political judgment for professional, reasoned judgment of longtime attorneys who knew the law and the Constitution.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Voters' Group Declares Victory in Electronic Voting Case
A group of California voters who filed suit challenging former Secretary of State Bruce McPherson's 2006 certification of Diebold electronic voting machines for use in California announced today that they were withdrawing their court case following Secretary of State Debra Bowen's recent decision to decertify the Diebold system and to only allow limited use of that system under strict manual recount conditions.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Listen Up! Will CA finally ban failed DRE voting systems? on Voice of the Voters
(1 comments) other topics include:What are the "Seven Deadly Sins" in Riverside County? How do local grassroots efforts make a difference on the national level?What would be the benefits and challenges of unting grassroots groups nationwide and creating a database of electoral integrity information for all to access?What sort of organizing needs to be happening state by state? What new communications strategies are the most promising for..

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Listen to Bruce O'Dell and Nancy Tobi on Tonight's "Voice of the Voters"!
Bruce O'Dell, Compter Expert and Voting Activist Explains His Total Opposition to Electronic Voting Tonight on Voice of the Voters. 1360 AM, Philadelphia's Renaissance Radio, and the Internet Wednesday, July 11 -- 8PM ET or through their website(archives, podcast; recent shows). Particularly timely with the vote on HR 811 looming...

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
COALITION OF ELECTION AND COMPUTER EXPERTS ASK CONGRESS TO VOTE NO on H.R. 811,
American elections are about to be further compromised by a legislative "solution" to electronic voting machine fraud, according to a coalition of election and computer experts and citizens. This highly compromising bill about to come up for a vote in Congress is H.R. 811, "The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007".

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Groups Join on Press Conference Call to Warn That New Senate Bill Would Dismantle States Rights and Legalize Disenfranch
The Coalition for Voting Integrity, WheresThePaper.org and VotersUnite.org will hold a joint press conference call to discuss VotersUnite.org's, Theisen report, which examines the crucial failings of Senator Dianne Feinstein's S. 1487, "The Ballot Integrity Act of 2007." Tomorrow, Wednesday June 13, at 1PM ET.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
June 1, SUNY New Paltz: The Future of Democracy in the Current American Election System
Panel Discussion:-Greg Palast, BBC award-winning investigative journalist, NYT best-selling author,including his latest must read Armed Madhouse-Steve Freeman,author of Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?:Exit Polls,Election Fraud,and the Official Count-Jonathan Simon,co-founder Election Defense Alliance-Bo Lipari, founder New Yorkers for Verified Voting-Nancy Tobi,co-founder Democracy for New Hampshire

Thursday, May 3, 2007
Action Alert! Take 10 seconds to let Florida House know your concern about electronic voting
The Florida House is deciding the fate of FL's elections today through Friday.Please take 10 seconds to simply fill in your name and email address on an extraordinary action alert at this link www.CountAllVotes.com Watch the excellent 50-second video while you're there!It shows voters disappearing in a puff of smoke when they vote on DRE voting machines,and the message is,"If your vote doesn't count, YOU don't count."

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
State of Florida needs to account for $40 million in mystery HAVA funds
"Those funds were supposed to have been distributed 100% to Florida's counties to reimburse them for replacing of their outdated punch card systems. Now we find out that according to the Secretary of State in his testimony before the Elections Assistance Commission that only 20% of the funds were given out to the counties and that the Secretary of State's Office secreted away the remaining 80%."

Monday, April 30, 2007
Voice of the Voters: 3 eVoting Whistleblowers Interviewed Together
An exclusive: first time anywhere, Voice of the Voters will bring together Stephen Heller, Bruce Funk and Ion Sancho. This Wednesday, May 2, 8PM. Don't miss it!

Sunday, April 8, 2007
"Commander 'N Thief"- Explosive new documentary presents evidence of fraud in 2004 election
(2 comments) Investigative journalist Greg Palast introduces the documentary and also provides staggering information in the body of the film about the RNC's purposeful and targeted strategies for disenfranchisng millions of minority voters across the United States, including African-American soldiers serving in Iraq.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Special viewing of "Hacking Democracy" in Austin Thursday, April 5th
Filmed over three years, this expos� follows the investigations of Bev Harris (the "Erin Brokavitch" who has unearthed the hard evidence on electronic vote fraud), and a team of citizen activists and hackers as they take on the electronic voting industry. Shocking and illuminating, the amazing hack of real Diebold election equipment ultimately proves our votes can be stolen without a trace. America's democracy is at stake!

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Four Big Press Events on Election Fraud in Austin April 4th and 5th

Friday, March 30, 2007
HBO's "Hacking Democracy" Now Released on DVD
Filmed over three years this expos� follows the investigations of a team of citizen activists from Black Box Voting and the Florida Fair Elections Coalition as they take on the electronic voting industry, targeting the Diebold corporation.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Patrick Murphy Votes to Aid Wounded Veterans
8th District Congressman and Former Army Captain Votes to Improve Access to Quality Health Care and Decrease Bureaucracy for Wounded Service Members

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Transpartisan Coalition Calls for Whistleblower Hearings
Petition with strong left-right support headed to Capitol Hill

Sunday, March 4, 2007
MAJOR NEW INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
The Coalition of Voting Integrity, along with Dr. Rebecca Mercuri and Dr. Dan Lopresti,will announce the recent purchase and study plans for discarded Danaher/Shouptronic and Sequoia Advance full-face electronic voting machines from counties in TN and NC . Together,the Danaher/Shouptronic and Sequoia systems control enough PA votes to have a significant impact on the outcome of any state and national election.

Sunday, March 4, 2007
Utah Hosts March to Raise Awareness about Constitutional Rights
The declaration of independence says that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.Yet Utah's election officials and State Records Committee recently decided that all of our election records and election results data are secret and will be destroyed after 22 months "without opening".With no citizen oversight over elections & invisible e-ballots counted via secret software we have no democracy here

Monday, February 26, 2007
Tonight on CNN, FL Gov Crist and election crisis
if you are interested in raising awareness about problems with secret vote counting by computers, email CNN at ireport@cnndotcom and cnnnewsroom@cnndotcom and send a copy of your email to Crist_on_CNN@hotmail dot com. Ask them whether Wolf Blitzer is going to ask Governor Crist about the elections being challenged in Florida including his election.Also,let CNN know that they can view the complaint at clint curtisdotcom.

Monday, February 19, 2007
PDA National Conference Call on Clean, Fair and Transparent Elections
Tuesday, February 20th:Please join us for an URGENT National Conference Call on creative and coordinated action to insure voter protection for all citizens. While many voter rights' organizations have signed on to the Holt bill, PDA distinguishes itself by joining more than 30 leading non-partisan Election Integrity organizations, which are demanding more of a Senate and House where Democrats now control the majority.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Support Congresswoman Gillibrand at Breakfast February 20th, NYC
(1 comments) In one short month,Congresswoman Gillibrand has been making a name for herself by keeping her promises to her district.The press have given her accolades on her Town Hall style meetings and for her adherence to the revolutionary "Sunlight Agreement" which requires members of Congress to disclose their meetings with lobbyists.She is the first from Congress to actively divulge her public schedule and commit to open governance.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Cook County (IL) Voting Machines Printouts May Conceal Errors
Touch-screen voting machines in Cook County produce a paper record of the voter's choices. The record contains data in two forms: one is human-readable, the other is a bar code. The voter can easily verify the human-readable data, but cannot discern or verify data in the bar code. Yet the County has been considering relying on the bar code to confirm voting machine results.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Wal-Mart appeal denied
A federal court just ruled that Wal-Mart must face a class-action lawsuit affecting more than 2 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees who say Wal-Mart discriminated against them both in pay and promotions.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
A New Congress and a New Bill for Fair Elections
Today Senators Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer introduced the "Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007." Please see the attached link for more information about this critically important step toward ridding the country of practices that threaten the integrity of our election system

Monday, January 8, 2007
Real ID Act=Real Danger! on Voice of the Voters
Will Americans be carrying Radio Frequency Tracking devices in 2008? What are the dangers of the REAL ID Act? How did it get passed? How can it be stopped? What damage has been done by the Help America Vote Act and how can we repair it? Special guest Rep. Ron Paul (TX-14) will join Mary Ann this Wednesday to tackle the questions above as well as the big question: Who benefits? Who pays the price?Are we losing our liberty?

Friday, January 5, 2007
Pelosi and Reid to Bush: Don't Surge
(5 comments) Dear Mr. President: The start of the new Congress brings us opportunities to work together on the critical issues confronting our country. No issue is more important than finding an end to the war in Iraq.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006
US Subpoenas ACLU, ACLU Fights Back
(1 comments) This attempt by Bush Admin to suppress information usingthe grand jury process is truly chilling and is unprecedented in law and in our history as an organization.The subpoena serves no legitimate investigative purpose and tramples on fundamental 1st Amendment rights.We recognize this maneuver for what it is: a patent attempt to intimidate and impede the work of human rights advocates like the ACLU who seek to expose ...

Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Today on The American Activist
This week on The American Activist on KSKQ dot org, 12noon-2pm(PT) we are back to the Election Reform issue with; Jon Simon of The Election Defense Alliance,we are going to talk about a verification project that might apply here in Oregon as a check on the machine count of our vote. Ms. Muslima Lewis from the ACLU of Florida to talk to us further about the REVOTE Sarasota project and the lawsuit filed ...

Monday, December 11, 2006
Fixing Tennessee's Voting Problems -- you can help
The following is an invitation to an important meeting to be held in Nashville tomorrow evening (Tuesday, December 12) regarding the integrity of our voting process and what we must do to protect and preserve it. Tennessee was in the national news this past election day for widespread voting problems, including long lines, lost registrations, voting machine "glitches" and many other problems.

Saturday, December 9, 2006
Steve Heller on Internet Radio on Monday, December 11
For those of you who have been holding their breath for the inside skedooley in the Diebold Whistleblower Case...

Saturday, December 9, 2006
Action Alert: Impeachment Day: Sunday, December 10
Things to do to move impeachment off of the back burner. It's coming right up!

Thursday, December 7, 2006
Global Day to Stop Rape in Darfur
On December 10th, thousands of activists from more than two dozen countries will stand up for the rights of women and girls in Darfur. We hope you'll stand with us and write in white. Wear white, a global color of mourning, in solidarity with Darfuri survivors of sexual violence and write letters calling for an end to rape as a weapon of war in Darfur.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Demand Election Reform in Congress' First 100 Hours
From Democracy For America: Let's build on this momentum. Last week we circulated a petition calling on Speaker of the House-elect Nancy Pelosi to put paper ballots on the agenda in the new Congress' first 100 hours. Can you help us send her an overwhelming message?

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Event 12/14/06: Stealing the Vote at UNH
NATIONALY RECOGNIZED ELECTIONS EXPERTS NYU Professor/author MARK CRISPIN MILLER(The Bush Dyslexicon, and Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One, Too) former director of UNH's Survey Center DAVID MOORE,and Washington State Attorney PAUL LEHTO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED IN 2004 AND WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN 2006 Moore, Miller, and Lehto Join NH Sec of State Bill Gardner on election security.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Make DC Voting Rights Act Happen
"Without Further Delay." That's the headline of an editorial this morning in the Washington Post. Here's more: "The people of the District of Columbia shouldn't have to wait another minute, let alone another month, to get the full voting representation in government that is their due as Americans."

Saturday, November 25, 2006
Election Proves New Voting Method to Improve Democracy is Catching On
(1 comments) Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), an idea advanced by the New America Foundation to give voters more influence and more choices in elections, continued to gain favor in California and elsewhere as four cities strongly approved November 7 ballot measures supporting the idea.

Saturday, November 25, 2006
Screening of Eternal Vigilance in Evanston on Thursday, November 30
Free film/discussion program. Eternal Vigilance: The Fight to Save Our Election System, a new documentary in-progress directed by emmy award-winning director-producer David Earnhardt. David Earnhardt will be there for the discussion period.

Friday, November 24, 2006
More Questions Arise About Competence and Impartiality of Sarasota Voting Machine Auditors
From People for the American Way: One member of the auditing team, Bureau of Voting Systems Certification chief David Drury, previously authorized the illegal distribution of uncertified voting machines in Florida

Saturday, November 18, 2006
Jonathan Simon on KPFT Radio Sunday
Jonathan Simon will appear live (by phone) on Pokey Anderson's show The Monitor to discuss "Landslide Denied: Exit Polls vs. Vote Count 2006".

Tuesday, November 7, 2006
MoveOn Offers $250,000 Reward for Evidence Leading to Voter Fraud Conviction

Tuesday, November 7, 2006
$250,000 Reward for Evidence of Election Fraud
US Newswire carried the news today that MoveOn.org Political Action is offering a $250,000 reward for evidence that leads to a voter fraud conviction.

Friday, November 3, 2006
Special Election Night Integrity Marathon Broadcast to be Co-Anchored by Peter B. Collins and Brad Friedman
While the rest of the media will likely be focusing on the "horse race" on Election Night, Friedman and Collins' special coverage will focus on the issues of election integrity and the massive trouble expected at polling places with new, untested, electronic voting systems found to be vulnerable to both failure and tampering -which now litter the nation's electoral landscape for the first time this year.

Thursday, November 2, 2006
Seven Days to Go! Clint Curtis for Congress Campaign
(1 comments) To win, we want to beat Feeney and the machines. We want to sign voters up on VoteNow2006 at the polls. We did it very successfully in the primary. We need you now to do it again. This is the one that REALLY counts!

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Watch HBO Documentary "Hacking Democracy" Thursday, November 2
It sheds some light on what happened in the 2000 and 2004Presidential elections. During early screenings, many prominent people walked in as skeptics, and walked out believers. Typically HBO does not pick up political movies, however they believed this information needed to be released to the public.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006
ELECTION FIASCO FILM MAKES TV DEBUT ON CINEMAX
No Umbrella, which captures the chaos and frustration faced by inner city voters, was acquired by HBO Documentary Films after premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Its debut will be two days after the midterm congressional elections.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Come See "Stealing America: Vote by Vote" for free!
Evanston coffee house shows Saturday, October 28th.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Your Vote: How Safe? How Secure?
Wednesday, October 25, featuring election leaders and celebrities Bev Harris, Paul Lehto, Bruce Funk. Lila Garrett, Moderator. Come and take part in your democracy. Let's take it back!

Sunday, September 17, 2006
Clint Curtis Wins Landslide Democratic Florida Congressional Primary; Now Faces "Most Corrupt Congressman" Tom Feeney
Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In Tuesday's Democratic primary race in Florida, Clint Curtis trounced a well-funded and well known opponent in a landslide election. The final results showed Curtis winning 61-39 percent in another race where the netroots and grassroots made the difference.

Saturday, August 19, 2006
NY1 Dismisses Calls for Tasini-Clinton Debate
(1 comments) media blackball Progressive opponent to Hillary. They want to be sure she can run and lose on the Democratic 2008 Prez Ticket

Thursday, August 17, 2006
More PA Candidates Refuse to Take Stands on Issues
less and less candidates are willing to respond to non-partisan queries on where they stand on issues. Campaign consultants are apparently to blame-- telling the candidates to keep mum.

Thursday, June 1, 2006
PROGRESSIVES ANNOUNCE PRIME TIME SPEAKERS FOR “TAKE BACK AMERICA” CONFERENCE
(1 comments) Don't miss this awesome event filled with stellar progressive speakers. I recommend it highly and will be going myself. Rob Kall, editor