Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Wall Street Spends $2.3 Million a Day to Stall Financial Reforms
This election cycle, banks and financial interests put more than $1.4 billion into efforts to elect and influence holders of national political office, according to a new report by Americans for Financial Reform.
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17 Ballot Initiatives to Watch if You Care About Inequality
Voters in many states today will have the opportunity to weigh in on a wide variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to price-gouging on drugs.
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Trickle-Up Democracy: State and Local Ballots Give Voters A Say
Measures to reduce the influence of money on politics could win approval in cities and states across the country on Nov. 8.
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The New Revolving Door: Silicon Valley Cozies Up to Washington, Outspending Wall Street 2-1
Big tech firms spent $49 million on Washington lobbyists last year, while the five largest banks shelled out $19.7 million, marking a sea change in terms of who exercises political influence on the Hill.
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Why Trump's Racism and Misogyny Represent the Global 1%
The international banking industry is racist and sexist – so why should we be surprised if that's also the kind of billionaire who seeks the U.S. presidency.
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Money In Politics Confronted: National Groups Spar over South Dakota Ballot Measure
Initiative to revamp campaign finance, ethics oversight in state becomes fault line for national debate.
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New IRS Rules on Partisan Political Activity Make Nobody Happy
After Sept. 30, political and civic activists of all ideologies may need to reassess their action plans, as the IRS substantially revises regulations governing the tax-exempt status of political speech by 501(c)(4) organizations.
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5 Years After Zuccotti Park, Occupy Movement Is Driving America's Political Change
The next time someone says the Occupy movement is dead, ask them this: “Do you really think serious activists for social and economic justice were going to spend the rest of their lives living in tents in parks?”
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Here’s Why Americans Are Mad as Hell at Wall Street and Washington
Tens of millions of Americans clearly understand that an entrenched system of corruption such as Wall Street, perpetuated through a revolving door with Washington, will leave the nation’s economy in tatters again.
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Greasing the Outstretched Palms of the Candidates
Two reports underline the suffocating influence of corporate America on politics and the tricks banks play on taxpayers.
