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Ben Ptashnik

Former Vermont State Sen. Ben Ptashnik is a fusion movement strategist, and lifelong political organizer. He currently serves as executive director of the National Election Defense Coalition, and as policy director of the Justice Action Mobilization Network, a climate justice organization.

Truthout
December 10, 2017
Latest from Ben Ptashnik
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Congress and Activists Mobilize to Fight Voter Suppression

A national alliance is forming to resist voter suppression as progressives in Congress organize a Voting Rights Caucus.
by
Ben Ptashnik &
Victoria Collier,
Truthout
July 3, 2016
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News Analysis

Was the Democratic Primary Just Manipulated, or Was It Stolen?

Victoria Collier and Ben Ptashnik examine election irregularities and what progressives can do about them.
by
Victoria Collier &
Ben Ptashnik,
Truthout
June 13, 2016
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News Analysis

Members of Congress Call for End to Mass Voter Suppression and Insecure Elections

Nine representatives are calling for secure voting technologies and laws that protect voters from being disenfranchised.
by
Victoria Collier &
Ben Ptashnik,
Truthout
April 29, 2016
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News Analysis

Without Paper Ballots, Fear of Vote Rigging Clouds 2016 Primaries

To ensure election integrity, officials should use paper ballots, counted in public and recounted or audited when necessary.
by
Ben Ptashnik,
Truthout
February 9, 2016
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News Analysis

Will the 2016 Primaries Be Electronically Rigged?

Computerized election rigging in the 2016 primaries threatens all US candidates – and free and fair elections.
by
Ben Ptashnik &
Victoria Collier,
Truthout
January 28, 2016
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News Analysis

Russia Blamed, US Taxpayers on the Hook, as Fracking Boom Collapses

The right is blaming environmentalists and Russia for the demise of the US fracking boom. But Wall Street inflated this gas bubble.
by
Ben Ptashnik,
Truthout
January 8, 2015
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News Analysis

Call This Election What It Was: A Fossil Fuel Coup

The 2014 election was an illegal seizure of power enabled by forces within government itself.
by
Ben Ptashnik,
Truthout
November 10, 2014
Truthout
News Analysis

Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates

Water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed, targeting the “most vulnerable and poorest” of the city’s population, according to UN observers.
by
Ben Ptashnik,
Truthout
November 4, 2014
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Op-Ed

Solidarity Needed for the Climate Movement

Please join this effort to bring historic masses to the streets of Manhattan, a front line city living on the edge of climate disaster.
by
Ben Ptashnik,
SpeakOut
September 19, 2014
Truthout
News Analysis

Dark Money Corruption of Democracy Forces Climate Change Direct Action and Mass Mobilization

Seventeen critical years after the Kyoto Protocol signing, climate activists have come to realize that when our governments are bought and sold, policy shifts must begin in the…
by
Victoria Collier &
Ben Ptashnik,
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September 10, 2014
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