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Video:Charts: Why You're in Deep Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer
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JL
- 10 days ago - motherjones.com
Fifty years after the groundbreaking "Gideon" ruling, public defenders are overworked, underpaid--and America's poor are paying the price.
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Take Action: Tell the New Head of the SEC, Mary Jo White, to Force Corporations to Disclose Their Political Spending.
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JL
- 15 days ago - action.sumofus.org
Submit your comment to the SEC Send comments to the SEC supporting a rule change to require corporations to disclose political spending. A personal message will be the most effective, but feel free to use the one we provided.
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As Maine Goes... a Bipartisan Call to Overturn 'Citizens United' By John Nichols
Business  (tags: democrats, republicans, news, SupremeCourt, government, ethics, elections, dishonesty, congress, constitution, americans, candidates, law, culture, society, money )

Robert
- 19 days ago - thenation.com
When the Maine State House voted 111-33 this week to call for a constitutional amendment to overturn the US Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the support for this bold gesture was notably bipartisan. Twenty-five Re
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Having Spent Millions Influencing Three Branches of Government, Kochs Look to Buy Fourth Estate
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Chris
- 25 days ago - prwatch.org
Koch's Americans for Prosperity has also increasingly grown active in state and local judicial races, spending millions to influence traditionally non-partisan elections for judge. The Kochs have also funded groups like the Federalist Society,
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Public Citizen to House Subcommittee: Yes, Dodd-Frank Authorizes Breaking Up Big Banks
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JL
- 30 days ago - citizenvox.org
In January 2012, Public Citizen called on the Federal Reserve and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to break up the financial behemoth Bank of America. We relied on a relatively obscure provision in the Dodd-Frank Act, Section 121, which grants fi
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Time to Open the Books on the Political Intelligence Industry
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JL
- 39 days ago - citizenvox.org
We urge Congress to resume the legislative effort to shine a light on the activities of Wall Street consultants and lobbyists who lurk on Capitol Hill seeking valuable information they can use to cash in on the stock market.
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New Public Citizen Book, 'Reality Check,' Makes the Case for Regulations
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JL
- 39 days ago - citizenvox.org
You'd think the financial crash in 2008 would have taught us some lessons. But apparently, we haven't learned.Despite the fact that deregulation - which allowed the big banks and financial institutions to operate without oversight - contributed to the ne
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Take Action:Stop the Attacks on Our Rights at Work
Business  (tags: congress, crime, ethics, government, abuse, americans, propaganda, politics, republicans, usa, u.s., business, corporate, society, labor, law )

JL
- 41 days ago - action.cwa-union.org
Republicans in the House are trying to pass H.R. 1120, a bill that will prevent the National Labor Relations Board from enforcing labor laws.
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JP Morgan Gets An Award for London Whale Fiasco, Will Schneiderman Harpoon the Corruption?
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JL
- 43 days ago - prwatch.org
A JPMorgan Chase employee stepped onstage at a black-tie gala on Wall Street last week to accept a "best crisis management" award given by an investor relations magazine. The bank, which was recently the subject of a U.S. Senate investigative hearing
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Congressional Momentum on SEC Political Spending Push
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JL
- 44 days ago - citizenvox.org
Public Citizen applauds the 70 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) & Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), who sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today urging it to follow through on its st
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Video:SUNLIGHT'S POLITICAL MONEY WEATHER REPORT 2013   video
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JL
- 48 days ago - youtube.com
Sunlight Foundation's Political Weather Report is a series on political ad spending -- where it's happening, who's behind it, and of course, what we don't (but should) know."
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Take Action: Tell Congress: Raise the Minimum Wage
Business  (tags: corruption, dishonesty, congress, abuse, americans, government, ethics, economy, freedoms, lies, republicans, propaganda, usa, u.s., business, money, marketing, labor, law )

JL
- 56 days ago - act.credoaction.com
At just $7.25 an hour, or roughly $15,080 per year, the current federal minimum wage is leaving millions of hardworking Americans in poverty.There is not a single state in America where a worker earning the current federal minimum wage can afford an aver
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New Report Spotlights Trade Rules' Conflict With Sound Financial Regulation
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JL
- 59 days ago - citizen.typepad.com
there is growing concern that the rules of trade and investment treaties may not provide enough policy space for countries to take advantage of these necessary regulatory measures.
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The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat
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JL
- 67 days ago - motherjones.com
How did the chair of the House ethics committee end up on a corporate-backed African safari? Meet the shadowy nonprofit that throws some of DC's finest junkets.
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Take Action: Tax Wall Street Speculation
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JL
- 67 days ago - democracyforamerica.com
Air traffic controllers & pre-school teachers are being furloughed or laid off. Mental health programs, scientific research, & unemployment benefits are being slashed -- all thanks to the sequester. Meanwhile, Wall Street speculators just had their best
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