Tag Archives: campaign finance reform

Why can’t Michigan vote like Oregon?

By Mark | November 7, 2012

Remember how, a few months ago, I posted video of myself eating a fried pie on the street in Portland, while talking with a guy about the plotting of the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan? Well, that guy… a former Michigander by the name of Dave Miller… has asked that I share the following article, [...]

Posted in Michigan, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged ball shaving, Dave Miller, election fraud, election reform, elections, electoral college, Maytards, Nardies, Oregon, voting | 9 Comments

Ohio seems to be swinging toward the bright light of modernity… let’s hope that it continues

By Mark | October 1, 2012

No Republican in modern history has made it to the White House without winning Ohio, and, for that reason, Mitt Romney has been spending a disproportionate amount of time crisscrossing the buckeye state with relevant, of-the-moment cultural icons who can really help him connect with the masses, like super-wealthy golf course designer Jack Nicklaus, and [...]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 47%, automotive bailout, Bain Capital, Big 3, Detroit, empathy, empathy fail, Jack Nicklaus, Josh Mandel, Koch brothers, Obama, Ohio, Presidential politics, Romney, Sherrod Brown | 10 Comments

What does Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin mean?

By Mark | June 7, 2012

To all of my friends in Wisconsin who didn’t vote yesterday, I hate you. Not only are you responsible for keeping the unabashed corporate shill Scott Walker in office, but, more importantly, you’re responsible for ruining my first Netroots Nation conference. OK, maybe I’m overstating things a bit. I’m sure the conference will be just [...]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged ALEC, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporatocracy, election finance reform, get the money out of Washington, Greg Sargent, Koch brothers, labor, Milwaukee, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, recall, Reince Preibus, robocalls, Russ Feingold, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, unions, voter fraud, We Are Wisconsin, Wisconsin | 24 Comments

Koch brothers, with Citizens United behind them, announce their intention to buy election

By Mark | June 1, 2012

According to a new report in Politico, the Koch brothers, through their various front organizations, are set to funnel $400 million of their personal wealth into this year’s presidential campaign. It’s an absolutely staggering amount. To put it in context, these two men will be investing more than John McCain raised during the course of [...]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Free Speech, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2008, Ben Cohen, Bernie Sanders, Brawny paper towels, buying elections, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporate takeover of politics, corporations are not people, corporatocracy, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, John McCain, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Quilted Northern, RootStrike, Saving American Democracy Amendment, Supreme Court, toilet paper | 22 Comments

Republicans use most recent JPMorgan scandal to demonstrate folly of regulation, instead of criminal corporate behavior

By Mark | May 23, 2012

There’s a great piece in the Washington Post today about Republicans in the Senate, and how they seem determined to focus their wrath not on the individuals at JPMorgan who were recently caught engaging in risky, irresponsible stock trades, but on those federal regulators who didn’t somehow foresee these actions and stop them from happening. [...]