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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.
You can obtain “Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps” from Truthout. In the book, which is illustrated by Rall and with and introduction by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Palast warns of more than a decade of ongoing Republican efforts to mug democracy – and explains how they do it. And you’ll also get Palast’s “Why We Occupy” DVD free, which includes a Palast talk, a rant by Lee Camp, and a variety of other video segments. Make a minimum donation and support progressive writers and Truthout. You’ll get the book and DVD by clicking here.
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