Mark Maynard | campaign finance reform

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. […]

Posted in Politics | Also tagged Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Dana Milbank, deregulation, Dodd-Frank, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Gary Gensler, get the money out of Washington, hypocrisy watch, irony, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, lobbying, pathetic Republicans, regulation, Republican lies, Republicanan outrage, Richard Shelby, Senate Banking Committee, too big to fail, Wall Street bailouts | 4 Comments

Ben Cohen on Occupy, independent business networks, and defacing currency to save our Democracy

By Mark | May 19, 2012

I had the opportunity yesterday, at the BALLE conference, to hear ice cream magnate Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry’s fame, talking about the point of intersection where the local business movement, Occupy Wall Street and the campaign to “get the money out of politics” converge. Here’s video of his presentation, during which he unveils […]

Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Marketing, Uncategorized | Also tagged Affordable Care Act, BALLE, Ben and Jerry's, Ben Cohen, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, corporate takeover of politics, currency, defacing currency, dollar bills, get the money out of Washington, Grand Rapids, health care reform, ice cream, Mark's big ideas, Move to Amend, Obamacare, Occupy Wall Street, single-payer system | 15 Comments

Robert Reich and Molly Ringwald answer questions on Reddit

By Mark | May 2, 2012

I doubt that they coordinated it, but, a few days ago, at roughly the same time, both Robert Reich and Molly Ringwald were on Reddit, answering people’s random questions. Following are some of my favorite responses. I was going to specify who said what, but then it occurred to me that it might be more […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged antitrust, Bill O'Reilly, Breakfast Club, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Earned Income Tax Credit, fear of Communism, Glass-Steagall Act, health care reform, income disparity, infrastructure, Joe McCarthy, Judd Nelson, McCarthyism, Molly Ringwald, Plutocracy, Robert Reich, single-payer system, tax reform, the growing gap between rich and poor, unions, Wealth and Poverty, Works Progress Administration, WPA | 10 Comments

Tag Archives: campaign finance reform

What does Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin mean?

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

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

Ben Cohen on Occupy, independent business networks, and defacing currency to save our Democracy

Robert Reich and Molly Ringwald answer questions on Reddit

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