I am please to welcome Ciara Torres-Spelliscy to the ELB Book Corner, writing about her new book Corporatocracy. This is the ...

Fascinating episode from Reveal that speaks to a range of issues of interest to readers of this Blog, from the NYC mayoral ...

Bruce Mehlman, at Mehlman Consulting, has put together this data showing a dramatic shift that takes place in the late ...

PBS News Plaintiffs allege “GOP legislative leaders violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution when they enacted new electoral maps.” Republicans claim the maps are a legal partisan gerrymander.

N.Y. Times Conflict with DNC Chair Ken Martin leads Randi Weingarten, leader of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and ...

NYT: In the past three months alone, a man set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Mr. Shapiro and his family were asleep inside; another man gunned down a pair of workers from the ...

Democracy is more than Elections. Checks and balances at further risk from Bloomberg: “The provision would bar federal judges from issuing a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ...

The Trump administration is ordinarily quick to appeal its losses. When courts in recent weeks blocked President Trump’s tariff plans and his takeover of National Guard troops in California, ...

AP: A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and ...

Bolts: With these voters in mind, Colorado lawmakers this spring adopted reforms that will improve access to ballots in Spanish, which should benefit tens of thousands of voters. Senate Bill 1, a ...

Politico: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was no fan of Andrew Cuomo when the two served overlapping tenures as mayor and governor. But on Friday all appeared forgiven, with Bloomberg’s $5 million ...

In response to the New York Daily News editorial that I linked to, ES&S sends along this reply: Paper ballots? Yes! By Tierra Williams, ES&S Regional Manager, New York It’s true: good old paper ...