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The Politics of the Drug War in Mexico
The starting bell rang for the Mexican presidential campaigns on March 30, and the candidates are out of the gates. As the nation faces an unprecedented crisis in levels …
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Koch Operative Steered $55 Million to Front Groups Airing Ads Against Democrats; Ads Assailed Candidates Over Abortion, 9/11, Medicare
Charles and David Koch, the billionaire owners of of Koch Industries, are known as big spenders when it comes to lobbying and influencing public policy. Now, a new document filed with the …
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Bain and Financial Industry Gave Over $565,000 to Newark Mayor Cory Booker for 2002 Campaign
Yesterday, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (D) attacked the Obama campaign for making an issue of Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital during an appearance on Meet the Press. While the …
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Former JPMorgan Lobbyist Manages the Banking Committee Expected to Investigate JPMorgan’s Trading Loss
The Senate Banking Committee is responding to outrage over the news that J.P. Morgan lost some $3 billion in customer money because of a risky trading strategy. The committee is preparing …
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Obama Hits Back at Romney’s Bain Experience: The President’s Job “Is Not Simply to Maximize Profits“
During a press conference Monday afternoon, President Obama hit back against critics — including surrogate and Newark Mayor Corey Booker — who have expressed disappointment over his campaign's effort …
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Entrapment of Cleveland 5 and NATO 3 Is Nothing New
The old trope of the bomb-throwing anarchist is back in the news, with a round-up in Ohio on May 1 and the three would-be NATO protesters arrested on Wednesday who are …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Touts Jobs Over Austerity at G8 in Maryland, and More
In today's On the News segment: Provision buried in the latest defense authorization bill would overturn ban on government propaganda against American citizens, Vermont becomes first state to ban …
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Investor Kicked Out, WellPoint Refuses Further Disclosure of Toxic Political Spending
WellPoint executives hemmed and hawed at questions pertaining to political spending at Wednesday’s annual shareholders’ meeting. Health plan members and union leaders, who represent members with WellPoint health insurance, …
Tom Morello, Troubadour for Justice
Songs of social protest — music and the quest for justice — have long been intertwined, and the troubadours of troubling times — Guthrie, Seeger, Baez, Dylan, and Springsteen …
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Meet the Group Trying to Use Citizens United to Kill Montana’s Ban on Corporate Spending in Elections
Last week, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) submitted an amicus brief “ urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand Montana’s century-old ban on corporate money in political campaigns despite …