Three years and the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the Citizens United case is still the most popular rallying cry for the movement to abolish corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech. All around the country, various groups…
The only people that elected officials fear more than their biggest campaign donors are their constituents. Luckily for their donors, their constituents spend most of the time arguing amongst themselves, rarely reaching enough of a consensus to represent a formidable…
The only people that elected officials fear more than their biggest campaign donors are their constituents. Luckily for their donors, their constituents spend most of the time arguing amongst themselves, rarely reaching enough of a consensus to represent a formidable…
We already dispensed with the arguments against adopting an amendment by James Marc Leas and Rob Hager the first time they offered them up. But they’re back with another piece published in CounterPunch on July 9. And once again, their…
Recent news and notes from the movement to overturn Citizens United… People for the American Way (YouTube Video) Highlights of the Senate Constitution Subcommittee Hearings on Citizens United Amendments MetroWest Daily News State Senate passes Eldridge’s Citizens…
Ezra Klein has been filling in on the Rachel Maddow Show this week, which is a good choice since he’s one of the few people on television who can out-wonk the wonk. On the show Tuesday night, he lived up…
Recent news and notes from the movement to overturn Citizens United… Public Campaign Senate Hearing: Taking Back Our Democracy We’ll be on Capitol Hill for the hearing—and hope you can join us. If not, you can watch…
Recent news and notes from the movement to overturn Citizens United… Public Campaign Senate Hearing: Taking Back Our Democracy We’ll be on Capitol Hill for the hearing—and hope you can join us. If not, you can watch…