Tag Archives: money in politics

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, campaign finance reform, 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, Move to Amend, Quilted Northern, RootStrike, Saving American Democracy Amendment, Supreme Court, toilet paper | 22 Comments

Dylan Ratigan’s epic meltdown on the state of American politics

By Mark | August 9, 2011

They’re calling this Dylan Ratigan’s “Network” moment, so I thought that I’d present the two scenes together and let you decide how appropriate the comparison is. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [note: Ratigan is good for at least one quality rant a year.]

Posted in Media, Politics, Rants | Also tagged corporate takeover of politics, Dylan Ratigan, get the money out of Washington, Howard Beale, mad as hell, Network, threats to Democracy | 21 Comments

Russ Feingold announces the launch of Progressives United

By Mark | February 19, 2011

One of the best Senators our country has ever known, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, has just announced the launch of a new organization dedicated to the lessening of corporate influence in American politics. It’s called Progressives United, and following you’ll see Feingold’s video announcing the organization, as well as his appearance on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged campaign finance reform, cheese curds, collective bargaining, Corporate Crime, corporate money, corporate speech, get the money out of Washington, Michele Bauchmann, Progressives United, public employee unions, Rachel Maddow, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, union busting, unions, Wisconsin | 5 Comments

Happy anniversary Citizens United, here’s our country on a silver platter

By Mark | January 23, 2011

It’s been exactly a year since our Supreme Court, in a controversial 5-4 decision, ruled that corporate spending on political campaigns needed to be protected as though it were the free speech of an American citizen. The decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case has, among other things, made it unconstitutional to […]

Posted in Politics | Also tagged 12 Months After: The Effects of Citizens United on Elections and the Integrity of the Legislative Process, buying elections, campaign funding, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Corporate Crime, corporate media, corporate money, corporate takeover of politics, Free Speech, get the money out of Washington, money as free speech, Prince William, Public Citizen, Supreme Court | 8 Comments

Bill Moyers on plutocracy

By Mark | November 8, 2010

Bill Moyers spoke at Boston University a week or so ago, on the occasion of the the first Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture. Here’s video, for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. Watch this video on YouTube You can find a full transcript at TruthOut.org, but here’s my favorite part. …Yet the isolation continues […]