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Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Rove Served for Election Theft
Danse Macabre: MC Karl Rove, choreographer of election theft. Photo from AP.Facing the nation:Karl Rove deposed for election fraud By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2010 Election woes got you down? Imagine the … Continue reading
ACLU on Campaign Finance : Standing With the Corporate Hacks
Et tu, ACLU?It’s not the same as defending the Klan This decision has transformed the ACLU into a conservative political organization, working to arm the ultimate enemies of democracy with unlimited monetary and political power. By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Bob Fitrakis, Campaign Finance, Corporate Power, First Amendment, Free Speech, Harvey Wasserman, Supreme Court
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Life During Wartime : Corporations Are People Too!
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThanks to Dr. S.R. Keister /The Rag Blog
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Tagged Campaign Finance, Corporate Power, Joshua Brown, Political Cartoon, Political Satire, Supreme Court
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Health Care and Campaign Finance : The Corporate Stranglehold
“A Jail for Uncle Sam,” By Arcadio Esquivel / Cagle Cartoons / La Prensa, Panama.Buying politics in America, Inc:Supreme Court decision, Massachusetts debacle, And dimming hopes for health care reform By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
VERSE / Larry Piltz : A Poem of Judicial Atrocity
Corporate zombie. Photo by Ian MacLellan / MacLellan Images. The Sniff Test[A poem of judicial atrocity] The corporate zombie creatureraises a misshapen nostrilout of the feudal muck,smells air sweet enough to fouland emerges uncontrite,lunging onto stolid groundthe mud beneath it … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Campaign Finance, Corporate Corruption, Larry Piltz, Poetry, Political Satire, Supreme Court, Zombies
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Supremes Make it Official : Corporations Rule!
High court ruling on campaign finance:The corporation as supreme being By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 21, 2010 If you had any doubt about the corruption that has infected the very bloodstream of American politics, look … Continue reading
Campaign Finance : Will the Supremes Dance on Democracy’s Corpse?
Straight jacket? “Money Shirt” by Rob Lee / Flickr / Concurring Opinions.The Supreme Court:Set to rule on campaign finance The Court may be poised to shred a century of judicial and legislative attempts to preserve even a semblance of restraint … Continue reading
Wall Street Bailout and the Republican Right : Far from Populist Heroes!
Sandra Hines, of Detroit, who said she lost her home after 40 years, speaks at the Spirit of Detroit statue to protest the government bailout of financial institutions on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in Detroit. Photo by Rashaun Rucker / … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Campaign Finance, Economic Collapse, Republican Party, Right Wing, Wall Street, Wall Street Bailout
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The Next Bubble Is on the Way : Credit Card Debt
Why are we all complicit in our own economic servitude? by Danny Schechter / August 11, 2008 Let me try a few words out on you: “Charge It,” “Swipe It” and “Priceless.” You know exactly what I am talking about. … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Finance, Credit, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve, Personal Finance
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Jack Abramoff : The Wave of ‘Capitol Crimes’ Continues
Jack Abramoff. Art by Hai Knafo.Abramoff cooling heels; cronies still running amokBy Bill Moyers and Michael Winship / July 31, 2008 Like the largesse he spread so bountifully to members of Congress and the White House staff – countless fancy … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Finance, Congress, Criminal Justice, Lobbyists, Political Corruption
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Phil Gramm : Don’t Worry, Be Happy
But it’s actually Wall Street where they’re whining. Or, shall we say, panicking?By William Greider / July 14, 2008 Phil Gramm, the senator-banker who until recently advised John McCain’s campaign, did get it right about a “nation of whiners,” but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Campaign Finance, Economy, Wall Street
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Telecom Donations Tied to FISA Vote
Supporters of the spying bill received twice the contributions as those against it.By Mike Lillis / June 24, 2008 When scores of House Democrats joined Republicans last week to reauthorize a controversial White House spying program, many critics attributed that … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Finance, Civil Liberties, Congress, Political Corruption, Political Donations, Privacy, Surveillance, Telecoms
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