| May 7, 2014 | Economy / BusinessThe gabillionaire Koch brothers feel entitled to occupy the people’s elections, barging in with sacks full of corporate cash. So, how would the brothers feel if the people barged into their political affairs? To find out, a few citizens recently paid a visit to...
| Apr 30, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyHere we are, 150 years after President Abraham’s Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg. Now, our democracy is imperiled not by guns and bullets, but by the greed of the rich. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case struck down...
| Apr 7, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyA poll conducted late last year found that more than seven in ten voters think our election system is “biased in favor of the candidate with the most money.” While nothing about this number is surprising — except, perhaps, that it’s not even higher —...
| Apr 2, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court’s McCutcheon ruling dealt another 5-4 body blow to our democracy. To justify striking down limits that cap aggregate campaign contributions during a single election cycle, the Roberts Court ignored the way the world really works and made it far...
