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The Undecided?
I still haven’t figured out how somebody can truly be “undecided” in this election. This cartoon sums it up well… … more →
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The Political “Scandals” of President Obama
wrote 4 days ago: It says something about the nature of our times and of politics that the one policy of Obama’s that … more →
NY pension fund's bold tactic to force campaign spending disclosure
wrote 4 months ago: Since 2010, when the U.S. Supreme Court unleashed corporate political spending in Citizens United v. … more →
SEC Announces Intent to Propose Rule on Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
wrote 4 months ago: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently indicated that by April of 2013, it plans to … more →
What's behind all the corporate secrecy over political spending?
wrote 4 months ago: Last week, the New York State Comptroller sued Qualcomm for records related to its political spendin … more →
Money Matters For NV's Winning Candidates
wrote 6 months ago: (Las Vegas, NV) – Most of the candidates who won last Tuesday’s election spent more money th … more →
Idea: How to neuter SuperPACs
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wrote 6 months ago: Sheldon Adelson, AP photo See that evil-looking guy up there? That’s Sheldon Adelson, a right- … more →
Democracy for sale? (cont.)
wrote 6 months ago: In a follow-up piece, the Times continues to follow the money in politics. Turns out, business inter … more →
Politics: Bad for business?
wrote 6 months ago: By Christopher B. Daly If business executives and the titans of finance are so good at investing, w … more →
Bipartisanism Bytes - A Digital Outcry for Transparency in Outside Political Spending
wrote 6 months ago: ProPublica’s “Free The Files” Map. (Screengrab from 10/18/12) It speaks volumes ab … more →
Is democracy for sale?
wrote 6 months ago: By Christopher B. Daly A hat-tip to NPR. As a public service, NPR has compiled a list of the individ … more →
On Election Day
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wrote 6 months ago: It’s finally here – Election Day in the United States of America. Many will go to the polls on Tuesd … more →
What All Those Political TV Ads Could Have Bought
wrote 6 months ago: I suppose the nation’s radio and television stations are quite happy with all the campaign cash that … more →
Political Ad Spending In High-Gear In Florida
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wrote 6 months ago: MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s impossible to turn on the local stations in Florida and not see a political … more →
The Undecided?
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wrote 7 months ago: I still haven’t figured out how somebody can truly be “undecided” in this election … more →
Corporate Personhood: Can a Legal Idea Corrupt Politics?
wrote 7 months ago: In 2010, the Supreme Court case Citizens United unleashed a flurry of negative comments regarding po … more →
Vote NO on deceptive, disingenuous, unfair, Orwellian Prop 32
wrote 8 months ago: This November’s general election ballots aren’t even printed, and I’m already hearing ads about Prop … more →
Transparent Opacity...
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wrote 10 months ago: So the GOP, who fought for transparency with regard to political donations, is now fighting for secr … more →
As said by....Founding Fathers and Former Presidents
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wrote 10 months ago: Interesting…isn’t it? … more →
Out of touch...
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