Books

Americans fed-up left and right?

We’re experiencing a spike in new books about the issues we raise at Free & Equal– unfair ballot access laws for small parties and Independents, and the duopoly’s grip on American politics.
This spike points to an increasing number of Americans feeling disenfranchised by our political system.
The civil rights crises facing third parties [...]

Recent Free & Equal Event Videos

CATO Ballot Access Forum
On October 13th, Free & Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin attended a forum at the CATO Institute in Washington, DC featuring two recently published books on ballot access:
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold By James Bennett
Grand Illusion: [...]

CATO Forum on Ballot Access

This past Tuesday, Free & Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin attended a forum at the CATO Institute in Washington, DC featuring two recently published books on ballot access:
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold By James Bennett
Grand Illusion: The Myth of [...]

CATO Institute to Hold Forum on Ballot Access Books

On Tuesday, October, 13, 2009 at 12pm the CATO institute in Washington, DC will hold a book forum featuring two books about ballot access.

The Forum corresponds with the launch of George Mason University Economics Professor James Bennett’s new book Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out [...]

Ralph Nader & Ron Paul Agree: Ballot Access Laws are Rigged Against Independent & Third Party Candidates

Ralph Nader and Ron Paul, two of the most outspoken political leaders of our time, don’t agree all that often. But one thing they both understand is that the American political system is rigged against independent and third party candidates.
Restrictive ballot access laws across the nation prevent voters from having a real choice in who [...]

Nader asks McAuliffe to set the Record Straight

Former Campaign Manager Theresa Amato’s new book “Grand Illusion” details McAuliffe’s efforts to knock Nader out of the 2004 Presidential Election
In her soon-to-be-released book, Grand Illusion, The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny (The New Press 2009), lawyer Theresa Amato charges that on June 23, 2004, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe promised unspecified “resources” to [...]

Free & Equal asks: Will the Real Terry McAuliffe Please Stand Up?

Terry McAuliffe’s Record as Former DNC Chairman Contradicts Candidate McAuliffe’s Rhetoric in Virginia’s 2009 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
In her soon-to-be-released book, Grand Illusion, The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny (The New Press 2009), lawyer Theresa Amato charges that on June 23, 2004, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe promised unspecified “resources” to Ralph [...]

Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny

New Ballot Access Book Released by Theresa Amato

Free & Equal to Sponsor Book Launch in Chicago
Free & Equal Elections is sponsoring the Chicago launch of Theresa Amato’s new book Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny, out now on New Press books. The premier will be held at the Union League [...]