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The Dirty Dozen: The Top 12 Election Issues Nobody Is Talking About
After two debates, many American voters are still feeling disappointed in the lack of attention to key issues that will shape the future of this country. Here are 12 …

Affirmative Action: A Tale of Two Supreme Courts
Brazil is giving meaning to the notion that fighting discrimination is a priority, assuring that education is a universal human right.

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Citizens United Ruling Accounts for 78 Percent of Outside Campaign Spending
“This money enabled outside groups to run shadow campaigns for or against candidates of their choice,” according to the study. The spending also includes about"$4.1 million in expenditures for …

Moyers: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jamie Raskin on the Pro-Corporate Supreme Court
“We wanted to bring attention to how this court has empowered the 1% at the expense of the 99%,” says vanden Heuvel.

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Five SCOTUS Cases That Could Be Overruled In A Romney Court, And Five That Could Be Overruled Under Obama
On Monday, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report outlining many of the Supreme Court cases that could be overruled if President Obama appoints just one …

Investigative Journalist Craig Unger on the Continuing Power of Karl Rove
If you want to see the personification of how the Citizens United decision is playing out in this campaign, look no further than Karl Rove.

Administration Asks Appeals Court for Stay on Indefinite Detention Ban, Triggers Constitutional Showdown
The Justice Department sent a letter to Forrest and the 2nd Circuit late Friday night informing them that at 9 a.m. Monday the Obama administration would ask the 2nd …

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Democratic Platform Supports Amending Constitution to Reverse Citizens United
The platform approved by delegates on Tuesday attacks Republicans for applauding the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision and calls for campaign finance reforms to reverse the landmark ruling.

Race-Concious Admissions Policies Benefit Students and the Workforce, According to Social Scientists
A group of social scientists today filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court with research offering a deeper understanding of how a diverse educational environment benefits White …

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Emails From ALEC Member Russell Pearce Show Anti-Immigrant Law May Have Been Racially Motivated
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona has asked the man behind the