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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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Activists Rally On Citizens United Fifth Anniversary
Dozens of activists from Common Cause and partner organizations rallied against big money in politics today at Lafayette Square, wedged between the Chamber of Commerce and the White House, on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.
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8 Charts That Show How Political Spending Has Exploded Since Citizens United
These 8 charts show how big money in elections has exploded since the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling.
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50 resolutions in 5 years
On the eve of the 5th anniversary of Citizens United, Del Mar, California, passes a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
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Five Ways To #GetMoneyOut of Politics
Today is the 5th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that let wealthy corporations and specials interests spend as much as they wish in elections to expand their political power.
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Will the Supreme Court Let Elected Judges Beg For Cash?
The Supreme Court on Tuesday confronted the question of whether candidates for state judgeships have a free speech right to personally solicit campaign contributions. You can read our analysis of the case here, where we explain that Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar is not about free speech, but rather judicial integrity.
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7 Bills To Defend Our Democracy
Today is the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous ruling in Citizens United, and to commemorate the occasion, lawmakers are proposing a slate of 7 bills to put our government back in the people's hands
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Pitong Bagay na Gusto Naming Marinig na Sabi ni Pangulong Obama Sa Estado ng Unyon
Ibinigay ni Pangulong Obama ang kanyang ika-7 State of the Union na talumpati ngayong gabi -- narito ang gusto naming marinig na sabihin niya.
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Williams-Yulee Is Not About Free Speech, It’s About Judicial Integrity
The Supreme Court is hearing a case tomorrow that threatens to further politicize the bench at a time of skyrocketing spending in judicial races.
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Naririnig Mo Na Ba Kami?
Sa digital age, ang mga komunidad na matagal nang naging paksa ng debate o walang boses na stereotype ay mayroon na ngayong paraan para kontrolin ang sarili nilang kwento. Ang bukas na Internet ay nagbibigay ng paraan upang maibigay ang mga tinig ng hindi naririnig na hugis, kahulugan, at direksyon.
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Voting discrimimation isn’t a thing of the past
As many recall, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 last year in Shelby County v. Holder to gut a key provision in the Voting Rights Act that for decades required states and jurisdictions with histories of discrimination to submit their proposed voting changes to a federal body for review before implementation.
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Pangarap ni Dr. King — At Atin
Habang minarkahan natin ang kaarawan ni Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ay nagmumuni-muni tayo sa kanyang mga nagawa at sa gawaing dapat gawin
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Ilabas Ang Boto – at Kanselahin ang Pera
Ito ang lumang problema ng manok-at-itlog. Ang katiwalian sa pulitika ay nagpapahina sa dami ng mga botante, na humahantong sa mas maraming katiwalian sa pulitika. Kaya alin ang nauna?
