Truthout
Citizens United
|
William Rivers Pitt | The Dawn’s Early Light’
All those pretty lights in the sky, however, will do nothing to obscure the brutal truths facing America. As we celebrate the anniversary of freedom, we become more and …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Law Against Corporate Political Spending, and More
Supreme Court misses a chance to correct the mistake it made with Citizens United vs. FEC and more
|
Citizens United, Part 2? Supreme Court Overturns Montana Law Banning Corporate Spending on Elections
The Supreme Court has struck down a century-old Montana law banning corporate campaign spending.
Bernie Sanders: Thanks to Citizens United, the Top 1% Can “Buy the Government”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) said Tuesday night that the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling allows the wealthiest Americans to essentially buy democracy.
|
Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Citizens United
In a brief unsigned decision, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to have another look at its blockbuster 2010 campaign finance decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
|
Metaphor and Health Care: On the Power to Make Metaphor Into Law
The argument is that if the government can force you to buy one product, it can force you to buy any product - even broccoli.
|
Wisconsin’s Alien Seed: There Can Be No Joy in the Fact That Money Rules
Walker will get to stay in office for the rest of his term, but he didn't win the election u2014 money did.
Thomas Frank on Money in Politics
When it comes to the vast, corrupting influence of money in politics, historian Thomas Frank has sounded the alarm loudly and often.
BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson Drops ALEC
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson announced today that they are dropping their membership from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
How the 1 Percent and Transnational Corporations Hijacked Our Political System and What to Do About It
A major political realignment is the only way plutocratic control over our current elected officials in DC will change, according to Chuck Collins in his new book,