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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All In the Family: Here's Who's Buying The 2016 Presidential Election
Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House – with most wealth coming from the fossil fuel and financial service industries, and almost all of it going toward Republicans.
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The Extremist Governor: What Scott Walker Doesn't Want You to Know
The punditocracy may declare Walker the “most electable” based on his plain vanilla demeanor and shortage of gaffes – but his record as Wisconsin governor makes him the most dangerous, extremist candidate on the GOP stage.
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Bernie Sanders Calls for "Political Revolution" Against Billionaire Class
"I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires. We need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.”
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Why Money in Politics Is Darkening the Future for Millennials
From student debt to climate change, and from fair pay to gun control, young people are seeing the issues that affect them most lose out to the interests of rich corporations and the super wealthy whose power shapes Congress.
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From Universities to Churches to Non-Profits, Big Money Is Buying Off Criticism of Big Money
Our democracy is directly threatened when the rich buy off politicians – but no less dangerous is the quieter, more insidious buy-off of institutions democracy depends on to research, investigate, expose and mobilize action against big money.
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Defeating the Billionaires: Answer Koch Money with People Power
Only by pooling resources do voters stand a chance – and in cities, towns and rural districts across America, grassroots community groups are already fighting to ensure that their voices are heard.
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12 Days of Christmas Apologies
The super-greedy refuse to apologize and make amends for their treatment of less fortunate Americans. Are visions of an Occupy II Movement dancing in their heads?
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Kansas Academic Asks Judge to Keep Koch Brothers Correspondence Sealed
Students want to expose the documents as part of their exploration of conflicts of interest – and violation of academic principles – involving the Kochs and $1.4 million in funding they have provided the University of Kansas.
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Justice On the Take: How Dark Money Is Seeping Into U.S. Courtrooms
Right-wing organizations have committed unprecedented sums of money to influence state judicial elections, including a number of key state supreme court retention races.
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The Billion Dollar A Month Club: A Runaway Transfer of Wealth to the Super-Rich
As the stock market climbs to new heights, and the regulations that once protected the majority of Americans have disappeared, is it time to admit our society is split beyond repair?
