Learning to vote all over again
After the debacle that was Primary Day, the New York Board of Election did a major outreach, teaching seniors and others to use new voting machines.
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How will the recession, health care reform and new campaign financing rules affect the outcome on November 2?
Mr. President
Photographer Christopher Morris explains his vision and process behind three short videos he made about the president, the difficulties he faces, and how those from both parties react to watching the president speak.
The global warming battle you haven’t heard of
Need to Know talks with Todd Woody, an environmental journalist in California, about a little-known initiative there that could derail the state’s global warming laws.
A political climate: The battle over Prop 23
A California ballot initiative is getting national attention as the first time U.S. voters will determine policy on global warming — and out-of-state interests are spending millions to sway the result.
Drawing the lines: Parties fight for redistricting power
Need to Know investigates the fight to redraw Congressional district lines, and interview two of the biggest figures in that battle: Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Harold Ickes.
Out-of-state money floods into California over greenhouse gas law
The fight to overturn a strong greenhouse gas measure in California is being funded by energy companies in Texas and elsewhere.
Women in the midterm elections: Do numbers equal progress?
In this extended web interview, Rebecca Traister and Melissa Harris-Perry join Alison discuss whether the record numbers of women running for Congress equal progress on women’s issues.
Just ask Peter Sagal: Political debates
Need to Know’s Peter Sagal offers some helpful suggestions to candidates facing eleventh hour political debates.
Ballot boxing: The problem with electronic voting machines
Ten years and billions of dollars after the Bush-Gore debacle, America’s voting system is still a mess. Machines can be hacked, votes can be stolen and voters’ intentions can’t be verified in a close race.
