In part two of our special series on voting in the USA, the big question: Who the hell set things up this way?
From reading tests to ID challenges, felon disenfranchisement laws and the endless purging of voter rolls, the US is almost alone among industrial world democracies in having no uniform federal voting law. WHY IS THAT?
And how is history playing out today?
Then onto the financial crisis and the state of global capitalism with DANNY SCHECHTER and FRANCES FOX PIVEN.
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This should be starting soon…
By LisaG on September 30th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
TODAY’S PANEL:
Frances Fox Piven:
Author of Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America
Professor, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Dr. Divine Pryor, NU Leadership on Urban Solutions
Doica Buffington – Youth Voter Collective
Wendy Wesier
Deputy Director of Democracy Program at Brennan Center Rep – Focusing on Voting Rights and elections
By LisaG on September 30th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
From the Star Trib:
Voter registrations in Minnesota have already surpassed the record set in 2004, and the state could have nine out of every 10 possible voters signed up in time for November’s election.
By GRITtv on September 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
If the 2000 and 2004 disenfranchised voters were the only ones allowed to vote back then they would have probably done a much better job than the so called legal voters.
By i4u2bi on September 30th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
In Lebanaon County PA:
Continuing a trend that started last year, the number of new Democrats is outpacing the number of new Republicans. Voting rolls show that 1,305 Democrats have registered since the primary, compared to 655 Republicans and 348 who are third-party or independent voters.
By Anonymous on September 30th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Please remember to check your voter registration status before election day! Do it now!
http://www.votesmart.org/voter…..ources.php
College Students, please check the rules about absentee voting etc. Check and double check the rules to make sure your vote is counted. I’m sorry I don’t have advice about how to do that, but look into it and pass the info you find out.
By dosido on September 30th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
STAY TUNED. Danny Schechter and Frances Fox Piven on the financial crisis, global capitalism, and a new New Deal. LIve!
By GRITtv on September 30th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
it’s 12:41…what’s wrong with the broadcast?
By DavidV on September 30th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
We’re just changing guests. Should be up soon with Schechter and Piven.
By GRITtv on September 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
great….thanks adam
By DavidV on September 30th, 2008 at 12:49 pm