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Citizens United

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Study Confirms How Citizens United Made 'Mockery' of Campaign Finance Rules

"We need to pass the Freedom to Vote Act to stop consultants from acting as coordinators between candidates and super PACs."

Brett Wilkins ·

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Democrats Have a Choice: Embrace Progressive Populism or Suffer a Trumpian Fascist Future

Neoliberalism is a wounded, dying animal. America is returning to populism, whether our politicians want it or not: the big question is will it be progressive or fascist populism?

Thom Hartmann ·

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The Poisonous 'Citizens United' Decision Gave Corporations the Power to Slash and Burn Build Back Better

Our elected representatives are there, in the minds of corporate America, to hand out subsidies and tax breaks, but if they take the smallest step toward protecting the American people from giant corporations or predatory billionaires they’re simply brushed aside like troublesome lint.

Thom Hartmann ·

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What Seattle Can Teach the Country About Fixing Our Democracy

Seattle's twin campaign finance reforms—democracy vouchers, and a ban on political spending by foreign-influenced corporations—have proven their merit.

Ron Fein ·

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Sheldon Whitehouse Asks Jan. 6 Commission to Probe Links Between Dark Money Groups and Capitol Attack

The senator said the panel "should also examine the extent of any coordination between those groups, the Trump administration, and the members of Congress who objected to the electoral count."

Brett Wilkins ·

The Battle of Long Island in the US Revolutionary War.

Independence Day and the Imperial CEO

In 2021, opposition to freedom comes not from a foreign king and his aristocratic courtiers but from our own domestic elites—the uber-rich of the New Gilded Era.

Daniel JH Greenwood ·

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Supreme Court Ruling Delivers 'Dark, Dark Day for Democracy'

"We are now on a clear path to enshrining a constitutional right to anonymous spending in our democracy, and securing an upper hand for dark-money influence in perpetuity."

Brett Wilkins ·

The Americans for Prosperity Foundation and another nonprofit argue in the case pending before the Supreme Court that California has no interest in knowing who their major donors are — which is consistent with a type of argument has been made in other campaign finance cases throughout the years involving donor disclosure. (Photo: Getty Images)

Much Depends on Supreme Court's Review of Dark Money Case

The ruling could give a boost to untraceable campaign donations.

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy ·

"That's what holds in place our rigged, corrupt economic and political systems," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in response to a new report detailing how wealthy megadonors—including Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City who was identified as the single biggest spender on federal political campaigns between 2009 and 2020—are undermining U.S. democracy. (Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Just 12 Super-Rich Donors Spent $3.4 Billion to Sway US Elections Since 2009: Study

"The time is now to get big money out of politics, and move to the public funding of elections," said Sen. Bernie Sanders in response.

Kenny Stancil ·

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters with Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (L) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) following the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 16, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Terrible Deal Between Corporate America and the GOP Is Alive and Well

Corporations can and should bankroll much of what America needs. But they won't as long as corporations keep bankrolling American politicians.

Robert Reich ·

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