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Corruption, Clientelism and Censorship in Greece’s Media Landscape
Greece's media landscape has been marked by ever-declining freedoms of speech and the press.
Governors Behaving Badly Give Their States a Unique Place in American History
As long as there has been politics and money, there has been corruption.
Senate Vote on Amendment: A Historic Leap Forward for Democracy
Today's historic vote will be remembered as an important moment in the democracy movementu2019s successful effort to win a constitutional amendment to rescue our elections.
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The Senate Just Voted to Keep Big Money in Politics; Three Reasons to Celebrate Anyway
The fact that the issue reached the Senate floor is a huge victory for the American people, who overwhelmingly say they want something done about corporate influence in elections.
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Investors Haul in Nearly Half the Tobacco Settlement Cash
Tobacco bondholders are due $2.6 billion of the $6 billion in this year's payouts to state and local governments from Big Tobacco.
Dark Money Corruption of Democracy Forces Climate Change Direct Action and Mass Mobilization
Seventeen critical years after the Kyoto Protocol signing, climate activists have come to realize that when our governments are bought and sold, policy shifts must begin in the streets.
Think Tanks as Lobbyists: US Groups Receive Millions to Push Foreign Nations’ Agendas
An expose reveals more than a dozen prominent Washington research groups have received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments in recent years while pushing US government officials.
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Seven Disturbing Quotes From the Koch Summit Speeches
Speeches from elected leaders like Mitch McConnell at a secretive donor summit hosted in June by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch betray troubling perspectives on what the relationships …
Walker Solicited Funds for Outside Group to Win Recalls
State prosecutors detail instance after instance of Walker meeting with high dollar donors and a check being received shortly afterwards by WCFG.
Protesters Gain Detroit Water Shut-Off Moratorium, Demand Investigation of Suspected Rampant Corruption
Activists successfully forced a moratorium to the water shut-offs after thousands protested and rallied in downtown Detroit. New actions are planned for late August to protest discrimination and the …