Election 2004

Election 2004 Memories: Stuck in the Far Right With You

Dan Brown | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Dan Brown

(Written 11/3/2004 in Amsterdam) Yesterday afternoon in Amsterdam, a few hours before I arrived by bus, a controversial journalist/filmmaker Theo Van...

New Yorkers Count Too

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


Hanna Ingber Win

I was so close to not voting. I live in New York, it doesn't really matter anyway. But then the guilt built up inside of me. What would I say when my grandchildren asked about this historic election?

Students Ask: Are Our Elections Fair?

Robert Koehler | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago


Robert Koehler

'Our class is writing this to inform everyone about previous problems in the elections and to warn people to watch for similar troubles.'

The Third Reich Rises for Prop 8 (Video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Tom Gregory

2008-10-30-prop8pull.jpg At a recent Prop 8 rally Brad Dacus, an official campaign spokesman, actually compared the right of same-sex couples to marry to the rise of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany.

Neighborhood Polling Place Displays McCain Sign, and It's Legal

Hoa Quach | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home


Hoa Quach

Presidential candidates are spending millions on a campaign, and I'm questioning if I can afford to spend 42 cents on a ballot that I'm not even sure will be counted.

Country Mouse, City Mouse - Different Breed of Kin(dred)

Alice Singleton | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago


Alice Singleton

Contrary to Mrs. Palin's shrill declarations, Joe Six-Packs and Pop Warner Moms are a lot more complicated than the potential VP's "We's Just Simple-Folk Populism" road show would lead one to believe.

When $605 Million Isn't Enough: Going Door to Door in Indiana for Barack

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home


Claire Bidwell Smith

After Bush was re-elected, we vowed to do more, to not just talk about everything. But until yesterday, walking door-to-door in a low-income neighborhood in Indiana, it seemed that's all we'd been up to.

Lawyer to AG Mukasey: Rove Threatened GOP IT Guru If He Does Not 'Take the Fall' for Election Fraud in Ohio

Brad Friedman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Brad Friedman

Mike Connell and his firm are currently employed by the John McCain campaign, as well as the RNC and other Republican and so-called "faith-based" organizations, has been reportedly threatened by Rove.

Obama Campaign Slams Charlie Black, McCain's Chief Advisor, For Terror Attack Remarks

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


***UPDATE*** The Obama campaign has slammed John McCain's chief advisor, Charlie Black, for his comments that a terrorist attack on U.S. soil would c...