As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]
Tag Archives: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Bill Moyers on the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit Citizens United
Bill Moyers, if you haven’t seen it yet, shared a great essay a few days ago, on the Citizen’s United decision, which gave corporations and wealthy individuals the go-ahead to invest unlimited sums of money in hopes of influencing American elections, and the subsequent campaign being waged by those attempting to buy said elections to […]
Posted in Observations, Politics Also tagged Bill Moyers, cash as free speech, Citizens United, disclose act, First Amendment, Fourth of July, Free Speech, George III, get the money out of Washington, July 4, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Netroots Nation, Ohio, Plutocracy, privatization, secrecy, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, threats to Democracy 4 Comments
Robert Reich and Molly Ringwald answer questions on Reddit
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, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, 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