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How Right-Wing Groups Hope to Chip Away at Rules Allowing Us to Know Who Funds Campaign Ads
Corporate speech advocacy groups are trying to chip away at what's left of disclosure requirements.
Is the IRS Abandoning Its Duty to Stop “Dark Money” From Ruling the Election?
Contractors are still contributing anonymously to dark money nonprofit groups.
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Guatemalans Are Taking Their Democracy Back
Guatemalans are taking to the streets seeking government reforms and a halt to expanding mining interests.
Turkey Votes for Change, but Don’t Expect the ErdoÄŸan Power Drive to End
The international implications of this domestic uncertainty are more long term.
Scandal and Corruption: Spanish Voters Take Their Chances
The right is sounding increasingly ridiculous as it accuses the left of trying to destroy constitutional democracy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: FEC Head Says She’s Given Up Hope of Regulating 2016 Election, and More
That agency has been unable to reach a conclusion on any key vote, and more.
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Primary Season 2015: A Call to Action
As this nation enters the primary season, the most damaging thing its citizens can do is let Hillary off the hook with an automatic coronation.
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The Road to Ruin
The race for the White House delivers either Republican presidents who favor the rich or Democrats who also favor the rich, but not as much.
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Four Election Stories That Show the GOP Is Moving Even Further Right
From primaries to party leaders, Tea Partiers are becoming the predominate face of the GOP.
Our America Initiative Will Sue Commission on Presidential Debates
The Our America Initiative has just released a powerful video exposing the fraud of the privately-owned Commission on Presidential Debates.