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Citizens United
President Obama Can Expose Corporate Election Spending
All it would take is an executive order requiring companies that get federal contracts to disclose their secret political spending.
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Why Corporate Media Won’t Cover Citizens United
The big open secret about Citizens United is that the mainstream corporate media support it.
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Will California Court Let Voters Repudiate US Supreme Court on Citizens United?
It's an unusual case that asks a state judicial branch whether voters have the right to smack the federal judiciary in the face.
Could Scott Walker’s Legal Victory Expand PAC Superpowers?
A Wisconsin ruling about the governor's recall campaign could carry seeds of another “Citizens United.”
Welcome Back to Smoke-Filled, Back-Room Politics
People, not party insiders or billionaire plutocrats, should pick our presidents.
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.
You, Too, Can Buy a Congressman!
But here's a better idea: Let's just take our democracy off the market altogether.
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Capitalism and the TPP: A Kinder, Gentler Totalitarianism
Corporate strategy, as seen in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), now dominates our government and dictates all government policy.
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Why Personhood Matters
Voters do not need to be legal sophisticates to know that something is wrong when corporations have more rights than people do.
Hey Chevron, Oil and Democracy Don’t Mix
After Chevron spent more than $3 million to elect Richmond, California, municipal officials, shareholders may call a halt.