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Matt Taibbi on Citizens United Supreme Court Ruling
Keith and “Countdown” contributor Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone discuss how Montana's decision to uphold a century-old statewide ban on corporate political contributions may force the U.S. Supreme Court …
‘The Iron Lady’: The Margaret Thatcher Movie We Don’t Need (2)
The Iron Lady just opened in London where, let's hope, it generates some serious critique. The critical silence in the United States has been astounding, only made worse by …
Citizens United Backlash Grows from Cali. to NYC Urging Congress to Overturn Corporate Personhood (2)
Adding to a growing nationwide backlash against the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, California lawmakers have introduced a resolution that calls on Congress to "propose and send to …
Defying GOP and Eying Re-Election, Obama Makes Bold Recess Pick of Cordray for Consumer Bureau (2)
President Obama has defied Congress by installing former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the country’s first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, established to protect citizens against …
Afghanistan Chronicles, Part 4: Kill the Journalist, Kill the Story, Kill the Truth
It was November 19, 2001, when the bus arrived in Jalalabad, the first real city in Afghanistan after crossing the border from Pakistan at the Khyber Pass. Independent cameraman …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Even While European Economy Suffers, Germany Is Surging, and More
Transcript: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
As States Take on Citizens United, Lawrence Lessig Offers Bold Plan to Get Money Out of Politics (2)
California and New York City lawmakers are introducing measures today calling for a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United, the controversial 2010 Supreme Court ruling that characterizes political spending as …
David Cobb – ‘Citizens United’ Doesn’t Fly in Big Sky State
Also see: Montana State Supreme Court: Citizens United Not Welcome Here
Super PACs, Occupy Iowa Protests and a Surging Rick Santorum: Iowa GOP Caucus Begins 2012 Race (2)
Iowa is awash in millions of dollars of negative campaign ads funded by so-called Super PACs as voters head to their caucuses in the first real test of the …
Year of Global Uprisings, From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street: A Special Look Back at 2011 (2)
Today we look back at 2011, a year that saw the U.S. killing of Osama Bin Laden, the ouster of a dictator in Egypt and the death of one …