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Southern States See Movement Toward Marijuana Reform
Some southern states have passed narrow medical marijuana laws this legislative session.

Does Eric Cantor’s Historic Defeat Signal the Ending of the Republican Party?
Colin Powell's Former Chief of Staff Larry Wilkerson argues that Eric Cantor's defeat has limited national significance.

Eric Cantor Suffers Historic GOP Primary Loss in Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Corporate Backlash
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost Virginia's Republican primary in one of the most stunning upsets in congressional history.

Larry Summers Should Keep His Mouth Shut
Larry Summers is well on his way to rehabilitating his public image as a brilliant intellectual.

Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Outside Cash
Though Democrats and Republicans are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to limit campaign spending, both parties ignore 50 percent of Americans in favor …

Public Citizen and Common Cause Call on Candidates to Reject Outside Spending and Put Voters First
Public Citizen and Common Cause today sent letters urging congressional and gubernatorial candidates across the country to take a “Peopleu2019s Pledge” to reject outside spending by non-party groups in …

A Bailout Botched by Centrists
Eisinger says, Obama went wrong in even appointing Geithner, who, as a former head of the New York Federal Reserve under President Bush, linked him politically to the status …

Elizabeth Warren: The New Populism Is a Fight for America’s Values
This is a fight over economics, over privilege, over power. But deep down, this is a fight over values.

Koch Brothers Exposed: The Chilling New Documentary Republicans Don’t Want You to See
There is a chilling new documentary about the billionaire brothers, David and Charles Koch, that some Republicans do not want you to see.

Searching for Transparency: Google’s Political Spending
Votes representing more than 60 million Google shares were in favor of greater political spending disclosure.