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Robert Weissman

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Dec 10, 2017
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Politics & Elections

Senate Vote on Amendment: A Historic Leap Forward for Democracy

Today’s historic vote will be remembered as an important moment in the democracy movementu2019s successful effort to win a constitutional amendment to rescue our elections.
by
Robert Weissman,
Public Citizen
September 13, 2014
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Historic US Senate Vote; Democracy for All Amendment Is Common Sense

The promise of American democracy is colliding with the unpleasant reality of an emerging American plutocracy.
by
Robert Weissman,
Public Citizen
September 9, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

The Transparently Secretive Chamber of Commerce

Well, the Big Business guys are transparent about one thing: They can’t stand the idea of the public holding them to account for their attempts to buy elections…
by
Robert Weissman,
Public Citizen
June 4, 2012
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News

Nine Strategies to End Corporate Rule

The last few years have seen a series of corporate catastrophes, for which the perpetrator companies have escaped any meaningful accountability. Big banks and giant Wall Street firms…
by
Robert Weissman,
YES! Magazine
March 20, 2012
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Op-Ed

The US Chamber of Commerce in Wonderland

It's a good rule of thumb: If the US Chamber of Commerce – the trade association for large corporations — is whipped up about something, there's probably good…
by
Robert Weissman,
Daily Kos
May 10, 2011
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News Analysis

Corporate America’s War on Political Transparency

Public Citizen President Rob Weissman, Public Citizen President, blogging at Citizen Vox, the blog of Public Citizen. It’s a modest notion. Companies that bid…
by
Robert Weissman,
Public Citizen
May 1, 2011
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Corporate and Congressional Disasters

Corporate crime and wrongdoing is an everyday fact of life in the United States and around the world. Still, the last year has been remarkable for a series…
by
Robert Weissman,
Truthout
January 23, 2011
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Here’s What’s Wrong With BP’s Trust Fund

President Barack Obama’s forceful demand that BP accept liability for the damage it caused in the Gulf was a highlight of the administration’s handling of the BP disaster.…
by
Tyson Slocum &
Robert Weissman,
Truthout
August 26, 2010
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Closing BP’s Escape Routes

BP generates enough cash to absorb its liabilities from the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. But that doesn’t mean it will. One of the benefits of…
by
Robert Weissman,
Truthout
June 28, 2010
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Round One to the Banks, More to Come

On the Wall Street reform bill, the Senate, late last Thursday, rejected probably the most important measure proposed to reduce Wall Street power, strengthen financial stability and fortify…
by
Robert Weissman,
Truthout
May 14, 2010
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