Andrew Gumbel

Andrew Gumbel is the author of Steal This Vote: Dirty Elections and the Rotten History of Democracy in America (Nation Books) and a US correspondent for The Independent of London.

Currently

  • Antitheft Devices

    November 6, 2008

    2008 will go down as a year activists were able to keep a rotten electoral system honest.

  • Election Protection is Working

    November 4, 2008

    It's clear that efforts to protect voters rights are working this time--in Virginia, Florida and Ohio.

  • Virginia: The New Florida?

    November 4, 2008

    As Virginians vote in record numbers, some key Obama strongholds were reported close to a standstill.

  • Vote Suppression Watch

    October 22, 2008

    A close look at dirty tricks in key swing states.

  • Protect This Election

    October 22, 2008

    Pieces of Karl Rove's plan to suppress the votes of students, minorities, the transient and the elderly are still in place--and could threaten any races that are remotely close.

  • Justice, Bush-Style

    October 1, 2008

    GOP loyalists have taken over the Justice Department and retooled the civil rights division as a political weapon.

2006

  • Fixing Elections

    November 9, 2006 Subscribe

    Let's stop obsessing over conspiracy and focus on the real problem: lack of reliability, transparency and accountability in our electoral system.

  • Guardian of the Ballot Box

    October 19, 2006

    Ion Sancho, an election supervisor in Florida, is dedicated to creating a fair and accurate voting system. But his passion has nearly cost him his job.

  • Letters

    August 9, 2006 Subscribe

  • The Coming Ballot Meltdown

    June 28, 2006

    Ohio is the bellwether for the nation's electoral health and the prognosis is bad. Error-ridden e-voting, draconian restrictions and widespread incompetence could cause another November breakdown.

2005

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Podcast

RadioNation with Laura Flanders, 11/10/08
This week, what it all meant. Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for progressive change we can believe in. (13mb mp3)

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» State of Change

It's 3 a.m., Hillary's on the Phone | It looks like Clinton will be the Secretary of State.
John Nichols

» Capitolism

Left Out | Would it kill Obama to have an actual progressive or two in his cabinet?
Christopher Hayes

» The Beat

Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction | Waxman gets Commerce chair, amid signs of focus on healthcare, environment, consumer protection.
John Nichols

» The Dreyfuss Report

That Iranian "Bomb"? Relax. | Obama has lots and lots of time to deal with this problem carefully and rationally.
Robert Dreyfuss

» The Notion

A Clinton Administration? | Given the Obama appointees so far, you might think Hillary had been elected.
Tom Engelhardt

» Passing Through

Should GM Survive? A Wall Street Analyst's View | Maybe they should just let it die.
Jane Hamsher

» Act Now!

Take the Joe Lieberman Pledge | In America, it's never too early to start preparing for the next election.
Peter Rothberg

» Editor's Cut

Smart Defense | Rep. Barney Frank is leading the charge to end the Pentagon's weapons spending spree. Is anybody listening?
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» And Another Thing

Election Updates --Good News and Not | Details on some ongoing stories
Katha Pollitt