brad friedman

Happy Birthday, Brad Blog

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 29, 2014 For more than 10 years now, Brad Friedman has been doing the difficult and thankless work of covering America's horribly broken elections system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wisconsin Recount a Mess

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2011 Brad Friedman has taken an exhaustive look at Wisconsin's Supreme Court recount -- a race that held national interest before dropping off the radar -- and determined that officials are working without transparency, using flawed techniques and posting false information. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Something Fishy in Wisconsin

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2011 Election integrity journalist Brad Friedman takes issue with the results from Wisconsin and the idea that we should trust "secret, proprietary systems" and election officials. "I don't think we should have to trust anybody in an election. Our system wasn't built on trust, it was built on checks and balances." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murder, Spies & Voting Lies

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2008 Patty Sharaf's new documentary "Murder, Spies & Voting Lies," featuring election integrity journalist Brad Friedman, tells the story of Clint Curtis, a computer programmer who says a prominent Florida Republican asked him in 2000 to create software that could be used to rig the vote. Al-Jazeera's Riz Khan takes a closer look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )