The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Treasury to Comerica: Take Our Money, Please!
Officials handed the bank tens of millions of dollars for a government payment card that left poor and disabled Americans vulnerable to fraud.
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Puppet States: How National Power Brokers Pull the Strings in State Elections
Since the Supreme Court loosened rules on political spending in 2010, unions and business groups have focused money on state elections, a new analysis shows.
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Even McCutcheon Supreme Court Case Won't Alter Money's Influence on Politics
If the court were to axe the current overall contribution limits posed in McCutcheon v. FEC, some predict that fewer than 500 people could fund all of electoral politics, creating a government run of, by and for those 500 people.
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Why Are Privately Employed Lobbyists Getting State-Funded Pensions?
There’s a big problem when lobbyists have been pushing austerity and benefit cuts for other government workers while they themselves enjoy solid state pensions.
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In Week of Major Supreme Court Rulings, Remember: Most of Our Justices Are Millionaires
At least five and perhaps as many as eight of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are millionaires according to recently released financial disclosures, and only two hold any consumer debt.
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Billionaires Unchained: The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American “Democracy”
There is no limit to the amount of money billionaires can give to influence the political discussion in this country.
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The Dangers Part-Time Laborers Face
A man is scalded by boiling water and citric acid at a plant. His fate points to a dark reality for temp workers.
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Revealed: State Dept's Keystone Assessment Linked to Big Oil
The State Department's environmental impact statement on the Keystone XL pipeline was written by a private consulting firm paid by the pipeline’s owner, Transcanada, with links to ExxonMobil, BP and Koch Industries.
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Revealed: Hundreds of Former SEC Employees Representing Clients Before Agency
Hundreds of former SEC officials are representing clients before the agency, sometimes helping them score significant regulatory victories - among them UBS and JPMorgan Chase.
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In Maine, Ethics Bill Would Slam Shut the Revolving Door
Legislation to make it unlawful for state officials to leave their jobs and immediately go to work for industries they regulated – the so-called “revolving door” – is one of the ethics bills to be debated in the Maine legislature this session.
