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Money & Influence 06.19.2014

Newly Released Documents Put Scott Walker in the Hot Seat

Documents unsealed Thursday by a federal appeals court in Chicago suggest that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign in the 2012 recall election worked hand-in-glove – perhaps illegally – with special interest groups.

Peeking Under the Rock That Is ALEC

A powerful new documentary from Montana PBS, “Brought To You By ALEC,” looks under the rock that is the American Legislative Exchange Council — and what we see isn’t pretty.

06.19.2014

What We're Reading This Week - 6/19/14

This week – redistricting, campaign finance, NSA surveillance, Comcast.

Media & Democracy 06.18.2014

Still A Lot To Do

Wow!—3.7 million comments for net neutrality and still counting. If the Inside the Beltway crowd thought this was not an issue all across America, they should be feeling disabused of that notion by now.

Media & Democracy 06.18.2014

The Net Neutrality State of Play

More than a million citizens have contacted the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) demanding genuine network neutrality. We know a healthy democracy demands an Open Internet.

Media & Democracy 06.18.2014

Making Rights Real

There was a revealing and “need to have” discussion about voting rights, civil rights, and media rights at the Council on Foundations conference here in Washington this week. The program, envisioned by public interest champion Charles Benton, brought home for all to understand that these rights are inextricably linked and march forward together—or not at all.

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