This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
Citizens United
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Constitutional Amendment to Reign In Dark Money May Hit Senate Floor
The Senate could soon consider a Constitutional amendment giving Congress and states the power to regulate political contributions.
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Vermont Calls for Constitutional Convention to Get Money Out of Politics
On Friday, Vermont became the first state to call for a convention to amend the Constitution to reverse the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
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How Soon Will American Populism Reclaim Democracy From the Oligarchs?
We know that the rich and big corporations now dominate the political process to an extreme worthy of an oligarchy – and we know that the only counter to organized money is mobilized people.
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Justice Stevens Says Highest Court Has Taken “Giant Step in the Wrong Direction”
In his new book, Justice John Paul Stevens proposes six amendments, one of which would address the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance.
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Why the Comcast Merger With Time Warner Must Be Stopped
Comcast spent $18.8 million on lobbying last year – among the top for U.S. corporations – and operates a giant revolving door with Washington, making it an already too-powerful communications giant.
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Will McCutcheon Be Rallying Cry for Movement to "End the Rule of Money"?
The legitimacy of the U.S. government is now in question. It is up to us to use McCutcheon to energize the movement against money-corruption of the government and economy.
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Can't We Just Say the Roberts Court Is Corrupt?
John Roberts knows he was appointed to be the Supreme Court Chief Justice for one reason: to decide relevant cases on behalf of corporate interests.
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McCutcheon Took Us Back in Time – But It Might Just Birth the Next Occupy
The conservative Supreme Court thinks it can build a gilded age for the era of income inequality. They won't know what hit 'em.
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How The Supreme Court Legalized Money Laundering For Very Rich Donors
Thanks to Wednesday’s decision, wealthy donors have a broad new power to launder money to candidates — they just have to be a bit creative.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Cap on Overall Campaign Contributions
The ruling allows wealthy individuals to buy unlimited influence.