Citizens United
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Dec- 2017 -30 DecemberGovernment
Russia Can’t Influence A Democracy Which Doesn’t Exist
The USA is Not a Democracy By: Todd Smekens Blog – I shouldn’t come out in the first paragraph to…
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Apr- 2014 -28 AprilGovernment
Lawrence Lessig Has a “Moonshot” Plan to Halt Our Slide Toward Plutocracy
Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think big or boldly enough…
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Feb- 2014 -21 FebruaryGovernment
The Creeping Expansion of Corporate Civil Rights
Last week, The Wire creator David Simon told Bill Moyers that the legal doctrine that spending money on political campaigns…
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Dec- 2013 -24 DecemberGovernment
Campaign Cash Rules Drown in the Bathtub
I’m speculating here, but as we approach year’s end, I assume that Grover Norquist hasn’t been visited by Ghosts of…
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8 DecemberGovernment
Fighting to Rein in Dark Money
Every news cycle seems to bring another revelation of the corrupting influence of dark money on American politics. In just…
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Oct- 2013 -14 OctoberGovernment
Citizens United: McCutcheon v FEC, The Sequel
Recommended Reading: McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission (via Moyers & Company) The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in McCutcheon…
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May- 2013 -24 MayGovernment
Six Facts Lost in IRS Scandal
Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal by Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica In the furious fallout from the…
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