Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel Is History, but Scrutiny Will Continue

Jessica Huseman / ProPublica Jan 5, 2018 The president has indicated that the Department of Homeland Security will continue the commission's work. Experts say DHS won’t get the results he wants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Gore, Kerry and Clinton Put Trump in Office

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Oct 11, 2017 We will recover only if we do what the corporate Democrats have not: Address the sham of our entire electoral system and then change it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Who’s Really in Charge of the Voting Fraud Commission?

Jessica Huseman / ProPublica Oct 8, 2017 Newly released email data show two Republican not-yet-members potentially influencing a controversial letter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How to Reform the Corrupted U.S. Electoral System

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Sep 22, 2017 Here's a blueprint for creating a system that works for the public good and for taking back power from the unelected billionaire corporatists who control our government. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Journalist Facing a Gun Captures a Viral Photo in Charlottesville

Greg Palast / Truthdig Aug 14, 2017 Zach D. Roberts records an image of four white neo-Nazis beating a black man. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Disturbing New Plan for Picking Your Senators

By David Daley / AlterNet Jul 24, 2017 The American Legislative Exchange Counsel has drafted “model legislation” that would empower gerrymandered legislatures to choose senators for us. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump’s Man With a Plan … to Suppress the Vote Nationwide

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 6, 2017 Kris Kobach, Kansas' anti-immigrant secretary of state, is the operational leader of the president's newly launched commission to investigate fraudulent voting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Numerous States Reject the Administration’s Demand for Voter Data

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 1, 2017 A request for sensitive voter information by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is causing a backlash from civil rights advocacy groups, governors and state secretaries. (Pictured, a 2014 march for voter protections.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alliance of Activists Converging in Georgia to Launch Voting Rights Project

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 27, 2017 Investigative reporter Greg Palast is part of the nationwide effort to stop ballot-purging and voter suppression, as are the Civil Rights Center, the ACLU, the NAACP, Common Cause and others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Voting Rights Activists Alarmed by Trump’s ‘Commission on Election Integrity’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2017 In an interview with Democracy Now!, journalist Ari Berman labels the newly created group "a voter suppression commission." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Twitter Says ‘No’ to Helping Build Muslim Registry

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Dec 3, 2016 The Intercept reached out to nine tech companies, including Facebook, to see where they stand on helping the Trump administration track Muslims. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Investigative Reporter Greg Palast: GOP Stole 2016 Election Using Voter Suppression, Purging Ploys

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 “It was stolen in Florida, it was stolen in Arizona, it was stolen in North Carolina, Pennsylvania. Possibly Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan,” Palast told Truthdig. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )