Tom Butt elected mayor and slate of progressive candidates all win city council seats after grim battle with corporate power — by Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams staff writer A slew of progressive candidates were elected in Richmond, California on Tuesday night in
— by Sen. Bernie Sanders When I read the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon decision, I had to ask myself a question: What democracy is Chief Justice John Roberts living in? Because it doesn’t look anything like ours. In McCutcheon, just like in Citizens
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have announced they will issue initial guidance regarding qualification requirements for tax-exemption as a social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. This proposed guidance
The Supreme Court’s Shelby ruling aids a Republican plan to win more elections without winning support from more voters. — by Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins Voting rights are under attack again — this time it’s the Supreme Court’s turn.
Help make the money in politics more transparent. Please sign this petition to ensure 501c4 organizations must devote their efforts “exclusively” to social welfare. That would force organizations like FreedomWorks, Crossroads, CrossroadsGPS, and yes, OFA (Organizing For America into tax-exempt categories where
We deserve a country where our elected officials are not bought and paid for by big corporations. But the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision overturned over a century of precedent and opened the floodgates for unlimited amounts of corporate money
— by Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary for President Bill Clinton The Supreme Court, which hears oral arguments today and tomorrow on same-sex marriage, has become the nation’s de facto decider of social policy. The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, whose monetary policy is
Send an email, make a phone call, or send a tweet asking your members of Congress to get behind #HJRes29 to get it promoted out of committee and passed by Congress so it can be ratified by the States! Related Posts: Citizens
As a form of Valentine to the U.S. public, Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN8], introduced H.J.Res. 29, which proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution (overturning the Citizens United ruling by) providing that rights extended by the Constitution, are rights of ”natural” persons only:
