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Steven Rosenfeld  covers democracy issues for AlterNet. He is a longtime print and broadcast journalist and has reported for National Public Radio, Monitor Radio, Marketplace,  TomPaine.com  and many newspapers. He has written and co-authored three books on voting rights since 2004, including Count My Vote (AlterNet Books, 2008). His next book profiles how Ben Bril, the most famous Dutch Jewish boxer, kept his family alive in WW2.

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"Democracy Betrayed": The Voting Barriers That Must Be Cleared for Progressives to Win in the Next Two Elections

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The Florida Election Recount Is About to Get Very Confusing

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America's Voting Machinery Is Hackable, Falling Apart and Privatized -- and the GOP Doesn't Care

Swing State Voting Wars Have Become Permanent -- and Our Democracy Will Pay the Price

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White Supremacists Run, Hide and Play Media Games in San Francisco

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Political Panic Is Brewing in the Republican Party After the Democratic Sweeps on Tuesday

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Trump's Attacks on the Georgia Election Are Failing Miserably -- but Show No Sign of Slowing Down

Just How Secure Are the 2020 Elections?

Clinton Smear Book Author's Past Revealed: He Was Ghostwriter for Jesse Helms

As Republicans Stall Election Reform in the U.S. Senate, Democracy Comes Under Greater Strain

Pandemic and Voting Rights

Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico

See (Literally) Why Al Franken is Gaining Votes

Complaining About Hillary's Campaign Book Is a Huge Waste of the Progressive Movement's Time

Ohio Primary Adds New Worry for Fall

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Important Lessons From George Orwell and Winston Churchill for Resisting Authoritarian Rule in Trump's America

Trump's Chaos: He Taunts the Public, Holds Programs Hostage and Forces Others to Clean Up His Mess

How To Make Sure Your Vote Counts In 2020

Mail-In Ballots, Absentee Voting Must Be Protected Now

Travels With Beto: A Progressive Live-Streaming His Campaign Is Closing in on Ted Cruz

Why Aren't Dems in Congress Raising More Hell to Oppose the Worst GOP Tax Bill Ever?

Why The DNC Nixed Smartphone Voting In Alaska Democratic Primary

We Are Now One State Closer to Having a Corporate-Dominated Constitutional Convention

In a Strange Twist, the GOP Could Lose Political Party Status in the Nation's Capital

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