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Steven Rosenfeld

Steven Rosenfeld

Steven Rosenfeld is a senior writing fellow and the editor and chief correspondent of  Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. He is a national political reporter focusing on democracy issues. He has reported for nationwide public radio networks, websites, and newspapers and produced talk radio and music podcasts. He has written five books, including profiles of campaigns, voter suppression, voting rights guides, and a WWII survival story currently being made into a film. His latest book is Democracy Betrayed: How Superdelegates, Redistricting, Party Insiders, and the Electoral College Rigged the 2016 Election (Hot Books, March 2018).

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Activists are winning no-excuse mail voting and COVID-19-excuse mail voting in many states. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

2020 Voters' Calendar—The General Election Starts in August

This Voters' Calendar will stretch our civic attention span to make high-turnout elections a task that mere mortals can perform, not a superhuman feat that tests the endurance of even the most dedicated voters.

Mimi Kennedy ·

Facebook will leave up political ads containing lies if they are posted by candidates. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Social Media Is Amplifying Trump’s Rants and Disinformation More Than Ever—Can Society Protect Itself?

As 2020 approaches, a look at disinformation trends, who’s susceptible, and the Democratic Party’s countermeasures.

Steven Rosenfeld ·

Election integrity activists have criticized this approach for redefining what constitutes a paper ballot by replacing a hand-marked record with a computer-marked record. (Photo: CHUCK BURTON / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Is a Nationally Widespread New Voting System Ready for the 2020 Elections?

An independent audit in Maryland raises key questions.

Steven Rosenfeld ·

We’re used to thinking of Hitler’s Third Reich as the incomparably evil tyranny that it undoubtedly was. But Hitler didn’t take power by force. He used a set of rhetorical tropes codified in Trump’s bedside reading that persuaded enough Germans to welcome Hitler as a populist leader. (Photo: photolibrarian/Flickr/cc)

Leading Civil Rights Lawyer Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies

The author, Burt Neuborne, is one of America’s top civil liberties lawyers, and questions whether federal government can contain Trump and GOP power grabs.

Steven Rosenfeld ·

Both cases pull back the curtain on political power plays that are built on segregating the public to determine which major party is more likely to win office, and which slices of society have elected representatives with power to act on their behalf. (Photo: Phil Roeder/Flickr/cc)

The GOP Is Embracing More Ruthless Power Grabs in the Face of Huge Political Challenges

Expected Supreme Court rulings are just the tip of a bigger trend

Steven Rosenfeld ·

State Democratic parties will be renting private voting systems that they and voters have not used before. (Photo: Screenshot)

Phone and Online Voting for Democrats in the 2020 Caucuses? DNC Is at a Major Crossroads

Experts point to red flags that could undermine the nominating process

Steven Rosenfeld ·

What evidence can be presented to a polarized electorate to legitimize the results? (Photo: CHUCK BURTON / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

America Is Missing Its Chance to Fix Our Election System Before We Vote in 2020

As many legislatures adjourn, few improve their recount and audit laws

Steven Rosenfeld ·

Poll worker Mary Ellison

Why Many 2020 Swing States Will Produce Recount Headaches

Recount laws and timetables vary widely across likely 2020 swing states

Steven Rosenfeld ·

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