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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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Now What?
Election Protection, a non-partisan hotline through which volunteers troubleshoot polling place problems and provide voters with information, received twice as many inquiries and complaints on Tuesday as it had during the last mid-term election in 2010.
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Timeline of the 2014 ALEC Exodus
Over the last few months, numerous companies have left ALEC over ALEC’s denial climate change and its secretive operations. Here is a time of the recent ALEC exodus:
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See who spent the most on Election 2014
Last night's election was the most expensive midterm in our nation's history -- OpenSecrets.org compiled a list of the 25 biggest spenders.
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Election 2014’s Real Winner: Money
With $3.7 billion spent on campaigns this year, the Daily Show congratulates the 2014 election's real winner -- money.
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Democracy is on the line in Georgia, but it doesn’t need to be.
In a throwback to the days of Jim Crow, up to 40,000 Georgians who had registered to vote found themselves confused about whether their ballots would even be counted, cut out of democracy by antiquated voting laws and procedures.
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Protection des élections en Caroline du Nord
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Election Protection in Action
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Common Cause talks voting on C-SPAN
Voting should not be an endurance sport in this country. In 2012, voters in some states waited hours to make their voices heard on Election Day – particularly in neighborhoods with a high proportion of African-American and Latino voters. There are lots of reasons for the long lines – poorly-resourced polling place, broken voting machines, inadequately trained poll workers, and voter processes in dire need of modernization.
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John Oliver Brochettes ALEC
Hier soir, le comédien John Oliver a eu des mots très émouvants pour certaines législatures d'État et les projets de loi extrêmes qui en sont issus. L'intégralité de ce segment vaut le détour, en particulier la parodie par Oliver de l'American Legislative Exchange Council, le lobby obscur des entreprises qui réécrit les lois à travers notre pays.
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Rick Berman, un lobbyiste d'entreprise notoire filmé
Lorsque les grandes entreprises veulent attaquer leurs adversaires tout en gardant les mains propres, elles savent qu'elles peuvent faire appel à un homme : Rick Berman, surnommé « Dr Evil ». Pendant des décennies, Berman s'est appuyé sur des lois laxistes en matière de divulgation pour mener des campagnes de diffamation tout en gardant secrets les bailleurs de fonds qui dirigeaient ces attaques, ainsi que leurs objectifs.
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5 Threats To Our Democracy That Keep Their Costumes On After Halloween
It’s fun to dress up for Halloween – but here’s five threats to our democracy that keep up their masquerade year-round -- and they’re a lot scarier for our democracy than werewolves or vampires…
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Lower Hudson Valley’s The Journal News Editorializes against New York Proposal 1
The Journal News opposes Proposal 1.
