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Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure elections where votes are cast in private and counted in public. Because the problems with electronic (computerized) voting systems include a lack of transparency and the ability to accurately check and authenticate the vote cast, these systems can alter election results and therefore are simply antithetical to democratic principles and functioning.
Since the pivotal 2004 Presidential election, Joan has come to see the connection between a broken election system, a dysfunctional, corporate media and a total lack of campaign finance reform. This has led her to enlarge the parameters of her writing to include interviews with whistle-blowers and articulate others who give a view quite different from that presented by the mainstream media. She also turns the spotlight on activists and ordinary folks who are striving to make a difference, to clean up and improve their corner of the world. By focusing on these intrepid individuals, she gives hope and inspiration to those who might otherwise be turned off and alienated. She also interviews people in the arts in all their variations - authors, journalists, filmmakers, actors, playwrights, and artists. Why? The bottom line: without art and inspiration, we lose one of the best parts of ourselves. And we're all in this together. If Joan can keep even one of her fellow citizens going another day, she considers her job well done.
Joan has been Election Integrity Editor for OpEdNews since December, 2005. Her articles also appear at Huffington Post, RepublicMedia.TV and Scoop.co.nz.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 9:43:46 PM
Article : "At 74, Welding Latest Passion for Versatile Artist, Dede Har"
thanks for writing!
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5:11:16 AM
Article : "US Business and Government Colluding to Fill American Jobs w"
Thanks for writing
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 3:37:59 PM
Article : "Marya Hornbacher: Moving Beyond "Madness""
thank you for sharing your brother's story
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6:24:48 PM
Article : "Marya Hornbacher: Moving Beyond "Madness""
Madness: A Bipolar Life is an amazing book
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:05:53 AM
Article : "Robert Meeropol: RFC Aids Children of Progressive Activists"
thank you for your comment
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:52:56 PM
Article : "Bureau of Prisons "Disappears" Federal Prisoner Just In Time"
thank you for your kind words
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 9:48:31 PM
Article : "Election Integrity's Victoria Collier Speaks Up"
thank you, roy!
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 2:25:03 AM
Article : "Election Integrity's Victoria Collier Speaks Up"
thanks for writing
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 3:24:25 PM
Article : "Election Integrity's Victoria Collier Speaks Up"
from Kindra Muntz
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 10:25:10 PM
Article : "Batya: Portrait of a Recovering Alcoholic"
thank you for writing
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 6:21:15 AM
Article : "Investigative Journalist Who Blew Whistle on CT Cops Looks a"
i can understand your response
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 11:34:31 PM
Article : "Investigative Journalist Who Blew Whistle on CT Cops Looks a"
what horrible confirmation of Ritt's story
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 11:31:53 PM
Tweet : "Investigative Journalist Who Blew Whistle on CT Cops Looks a"
i agree
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 9:22:44 PM
Article : "Don Siegelman: Abramoff's New Book and What It Reveals About"
can't really disagree with you
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11:19:42 PM
Article : "Don Siegelman: Abramoff's New Book and What It Reveals About"
all good questions, Archie
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 5:35:28 PM
Article : "Don Siegelman: Abramoff's New Book and What It Reveals About"
thanks for writing, Michael
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 6:31:15 PM
Article : "Michael Ostrolenk: Conservative Activist Using Transpartisan"
Another interview from the Washington Whistleblower Assembly
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 5:47:53 AM
Article : "Harvey Wasserman On Ohio's Upcoming Labor Rights Referendum"
Me too!
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 6:08:58 AM
Article : "Former Federal Air Marshal On Air Safety And Lack Of Viable"
the whole failure to protect and cherish whistleblowers
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:12:03 PM
Article : "Sepp of National Taxpayers Union Joins Fight for Whistleblow"
National Whistleblower Conference
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 8:19:46 PM
Article : "Neglect at Edgefield Federal Prison Causes Inmate to Lose To"
you are quite correct; it is a system-wide problem
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 6:53:13 AM
Article : "Neglect at Edgefield Federal Prison Causes Inmate to Lose To"
more from Judy White
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 4:35:48 PM
Article : "San Francisco Lover/Caretaker Shafted by Hard-hearted HUD Re"
thanks for writing
Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 9:25:36 PM
Article : "David Sirota: The Bizarro FDR"
i'm with you on the rigging
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 2:38:30 PM
Article : "Musicians United for Safe Energy Launch Mega-Concert in San"
i think that's a misreading of what wasserman said
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 7:05:04 AM
Article : "A Motor Oil Company That's Both Green and Responsible? Check"
thank you, daniel!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 10:02:44 PM
Article : "A Motor Oil Company That's Both Green and Responsible? Check"
you didn't read carefully, ned
Monday, August 1, 2011 at 3:13:33 AM
Tweet : "Paul Krugman: The Centrist Cop-Out"
scary thought
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 5:58:00 PM
Quicklink : "Paul Krugman: The Centrist Cop-Out"
agreed
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 7:17:42 AM
Article : "Bob Fitrakis on New Evidence of 2004 Stolen Election in Ohio"
yes, but will it be in time?
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 7:16:12 AM
Article : "Bob Fitrakis on New Evidence of 2004 Stolen Election in Ohio"
you are correct on all counts
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 2:10:31 PM
Article : "The Art of Therapeutic Massage"
agreed
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 1:58:23 PM
Article : "Living with ALS [Lou Gehrig's Disease] - Meet Scott and Moll"
according to WHO
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 11:59:05 AM
Article : "Living with ALS [Lou Gehrig's Disease] - Meet Scott and Moll"
good point, jill
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:11:08 PM
Article : "Living with ALS [Lou Gehrig's Disease] - Meet Scott and Moll"
ALS - a difficult subject
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 6:39:14 AM
Article : "The Art of Therapeutic Massage"
weekly appointments? I wish!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 7:11:33 AM
Article : "Kelly Donoughe: How Odyssey of the Mind Inspired this Alum"
this creates problem-solvers
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 6:55:55 AM
Article : "Kelly Donoughe: How Odyssey of the MInd Inspired this Alum"
if I could liive my life over again
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 7:59:10 AM
Article : "Equal Exchange: Worker-Owned Fair Trade Food Company"
great!
Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 5:28:23 PM
Article : "Equal Exchange: Worker-Owned Fair Trade Food Company"
lovely and gratifying
Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 9:55:46 PM
Article : "Equal Exchange: Worker-Owned Fair Trade Food Company"
I met Daniel at the Green Festival in May
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 3:21:42 AM
Article : "Dr. Sam Miklus, Mastermind Behind Odyssey of the Mind"
there's a difference between competition and conflict
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:15:07 PM
Article : "Dr. Sam Miklus, Mastermind Behind Odyssey of the Mind"
i don't think you read the entire interview
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 8:32:12 AM
Article : "Dr. Sam Miklus, Mastermind Behind Odyssey of the Mind"
this is an extraordinary man
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:56:59 AM
Article : "What WikiLeaks Reveal about Corporatism Dominating American"
what an awful experience you had
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 9:23:04 PM
Article : "Magazine Publisher Moonlights as Urban Beekeeper"
Thanks for writing
Monday, July 4, 2011 at 7:22:35 AM
Article : "Election Integrity Advocates Take On Internet Voting In Cali"
corporation connection
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 3:16:43 PM
Quicklink : "WI Supreme Court Update: Bradley Bluntly Accuses Prosser of"
I don't disagree even slightly
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 6:00:33 AM
Article : "GreenChoice Bank - Great Alternative to Megabanks"
more from the recent Green Festival
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:47:59 PM
Article : "Diane Wilson, Accidental Activist and Eco-Outlaw"
i'm sorry i missed your column
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 1:43:17 PM
Article : "Diane Wilson, Accidental Activist and Eco-Outlaw"
thank you for writing, Philip
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 1:32:00 PM
Article : "Diane Wilson, Accidental Activist and Eco-Outlaw"
thanks for your kind words, Daniel
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:11:55 AM
Article : "Diane Wilson, Accidental Activist and Eco-Outlaw"
there's truth to what you say, Ned
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 9:42:45 PM
Article : "This Librarian Is Smashing Stereotypes, One Tattoo at a Time"
thanks for writing, daniel
Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 12:03:23 AM
Article : "Coach from Bath, Maine, on Recent World Finals of Odyssey of"
Odyssey of the Mind - a well-kept secret
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 3:55:17 PM
Article : "Todd Pollak on The Green Press Initiative"
thanks for writing, michael
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 2:52:33 PM
Article : "Bread from the Heart A Hit at Chicago Green Festival"
indeed!
Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 9:33:10 PM
Article : "Young Chicago Entrepreneur Brings Green Cleaning Products to"
He is an impressive guy
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 7:40:58 PM
Article : "Young Chicago Entrepreneur Brings Green Cleaning Products to"
Green Festival
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 5:50:15 AM
Quicklink : "Video of Arrest of People Dancing at Jefferson Memorial"
very disturbing developments
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 7:52:27 PM
Article : "Celebrating 15 Years of YES! Magazine with Co-founder and Ex"
I agree wholeheartedly
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 2:28:42 PM
Article : "Catskill Mountainkeeper Protects and Preserves Area's Long-T"
generally corporations favor corporations
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 5:12:48 PM
Article : "Hobi, Service Dog In Training"
i believe you entirely
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 6:43:26 AM
Article : "Hobi, Service Dog In Training"
a self-policing dog, yet!
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 8:16:01 AM
Article : "Is This Megadairy A Threat to Health and Livelihood of NW I"
Temple Grandin is great!
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 7:46:08 AM
Article : "A Closer Look at the Ongoing Wisconsin Recount"
right on!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 7:13:21 AM
Article : "A Closer Look at the Ongoing Wisconsin Recount"
public financing
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 9:38:27 PM
Article : "A Closer Look at the Ongoing Wisconsin Recount"
you're right about paper ballots hand counted
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 5:08:00 PM
Article : "After Plane Crash, Lynda Fishman Chose Life"
wow, Meryl Ann
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 2:54:35 PM
Quicklink : "Why one 16-year-old is sueing the US government over climate"
agreed
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 5:15:47 PM
Quicklink : "Why one 16-year-old is sueing the US government over climate"
I agree 100%
Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 4:57:16 PM
Article : "Literary Agent Shares Trade Secrets With New Writers"
This is not an infomercial
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 10:30:51 PM
Article : "Literary Agent Shares Trade Secrets With New Writers"
You won't be sorry
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 9:59:08 PM
Article : "Literary Agent Shares Trade Secrets With New Writers"
For anyone who ever wanted to write a book
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 11:22:22 PM
Article : "Mad about Corporate Tax Dodgers? Check Out PayUpNow.org!"
I was excited too!
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:50:30 AM
Article : "Mad about Corporate Tax Dodgers? Check Out PayUpNow.org"
Put your money where your mouth is
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 9:43:54 PM
Article : "From Suburbia to Organic and Sustainable on Missoula Farm"
thanks for writing
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 8:44:02 AM
Article : "From Suburbia to Organic and Sustainable on Missoula Farm"
Part of my series on sustainable farming
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 7:06:39 AM
Article : "Symphony of Science - The Music Video That's Actually Good f"
thanks for writing
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:47:50 AM
Article : "Symphony of Science - The Music Video That's Actually Good f"
sorry for the misunderstanding
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 8:33:01 AM
Article : "Symphony of Science - The Music Video That's Actually Good f"
thanks so much, meryl ann!
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 6:33:47 AM
Article : "Symphony of Science - Where Music, Science and Technology Me"
A momentary antidote to all the lousy news out there
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 8:23:09 AM
Article : "The Crazies versus the Sleepwalkers - Big Budget Showdown"
awful and awfully accurate
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 6:51:20 AM
Article : "Bob Fitrakis on Ohio Republicans' New Jim Crow Voter ID law"
the purpose
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12:54:35 PM
Article : "Argonne Lab's Head of Vulnerability Assessment Team Disses E"
thanks for weighing in, Rebecca
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 7:06:03 AM
Article : "Argonne Lab's Head of Vulnerability Assessment Team Disses E"
thanks for writing, Michael
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 7:08:37 AM
Article : "Family Farm Defenders Send 53 Tractors to Madison"
More first-hand reporting from Madison
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 7:17:28 AM
Article : "Mark Andersen, Reporting from Madison"
People Just Like Me...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 9:51:30 PM
Article : "Devora Kimelman-Block, KOL Foods and The Virtues of Grass-Fe"
sounds good!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 5:07:04 PM
Article : "Devora Kimelman-Block on KOL Foods and Grass-Fed Meat"
the best of both worlds
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 7:51:05 AM
Article : "Harvard Study: Personal Medical Bankruptcies NOT Controlled"
thanks for writing
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 6:56:19 AM
Article : "Edgefield Prison's Commitment to "Maintaining Family and Com"
much of what you say is true
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 5:49:42 PM
Article : "Edgefield Prison's Commitment to "Maintaining Family and Com"
thanks for writing
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8:30:21 AM
Article : "Mark Andersen, Reporting from Madison"
thanks for clearing this up, Mark!
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 6:43:15 AM
Article : "Mark Andersen, Reporting from Madison"
thanks for your comment, Sheila
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 10:09:26 PM
Article : "Mark Andersen, Reporting from Madison"
On the ground coverage from Madison
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:49:35 AM
Article : "Marlene Targ Brill on "Anne Shapiro and the Clothing Workers"
yikes!
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 8:33:21 AM
Article : "Chicago's Stage Left Theatre Presents "An Enemy of the Peopl"
Echoes of present whistleblowers' experience
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 11:07:40 PM
Article : "Veterinarian Nicholas Trout on "Ever By My Side, A Memoir in"
i think you and Nick are on the same page
Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 11:37:47 AM
Article : "Katrina Through the Lens of Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl D"
I agree
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