Inserted in the center of Greg Palast’s just-released book, “Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps,” is the inimitable Ted Rall’s cartoon-take on the GOP effort to steal elections. Rall’s section of political toons is called “Tales From the Crypt of Democracy.” Truthout was selected to post a sampling of Rall’s work, which follows.
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