This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Meet the Billionaires Manipulating the U.S. Presidential Election
The new documentary "Meet the Donors" exposes our broken political system and the uber-rich who are pulling the strings.
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Senate Democrats Introduce "We The People Act" to Reverse Citizens United
Besides disclosing the names of donors who contribute more than $10,000 during an election cycle, the legislation introduced last Thursday seeks to permanently ban former members of Congress from lobbying.
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This Candidate for Baltimore Mayor Is Building A Platform for Real Economic Justice
Joshua Harris, running for mayor of Baltimore on the Green Party ticket, is a seasoned political activist who says the biggest issue facing Baltimore is the unequal “distribution of capital.”
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What’s Next for Democracy Spring?
With more than 1,300 people arrested on the steps of the Capitol earlier this month, the Democracy Spring campaign pulled off one of the largest acts of civil disobedience this century.
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Protests Are Erupting In the Capital to Get Money Out of Politics
A broad and powerful movement is seizing the nation’s capital. On Monday, hundreds of patriotic Americans participating in Democracy Spring got arrested as part of a week and a half of actions to save our democracy.
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Frances Moore Lappé: Why I’m Facing Arrest to Get Money Out of Politics
To raise awareness about the corruption of our political system, thousands have pledged to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience during Democracy Spring, happening April 2-11 between Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
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Merchandised Consumer Democracy: The Cause of the Economic Cancer in the United States
A socially democratic citizens’ revolution to secure a new and just government and economy is an immediate necessity.
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10 Of The Most Harmful And Disastrous Opinions Of Antonin Scalia’s Career – With Quotes
In his decades-long appointment as a Supreme Court Justice, Scalia worked diligently against the forces of social justice – and his insane originalist philosophy had a major impact on modern conservatism.
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Purchasing A President: Nearing $1 Billion, White House Race Eclipses Anything Previous
The presidential campaign is now a super PAC-fueled arms race where almost everyone has a money bomb – half the cash raised so far came from those groups, which have no contribution limits.
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Trade Groups to Top Corporations: Resist Political Disclosure
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent $35 million on the 2014 midterm elections, "has a deep investment in secrecy," says Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability.
