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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
- 13 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
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Robert
- 17 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
Business  (tags: Koch Media, world, government, conflict, corruption, news, politics, violence, terrorism, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, media, propaganda, lies, dishonesty, corruption, candidates, abuse, americans, politics, congress, economy, republican )

Chris
- 23 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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In Wisconsin, Voters Reject ALEC/Walker Education Agenda
Business  (tags: elections, ethics, propaganda, politics, government, usa, abuse, business, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, investments, investors, lies, marketing, money, news )

JL
- 39 days ago - prwatch.org
The reelection of Evers is viewed by many as a rejection of an extreme education agenda backed by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
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Take Action:Don't Frack Our Elections
Business  (tags: corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, abuse, americans, elections, ethics, government, usa, propaganda, lies, media, oil, corporate, business, economy, finance, investing, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society, usa )

JL
- 43 days ago - action.citizen.org
Tell Multinational Gas Giant EQT to Keep Its Corporate Money Out of Our Democracy As corporate polluters inject millions of gallons of toxin-laced water into the ground as part of the "fracking" process, the oil and gas industry injects millions of dolla
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Video:SUNLIGHT'S POLITICAL MONEY WEATHER REPORT 2013   video
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JL
- 45 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:Pass the California DISCLOSE Act Now!
Business  (tags: corruption, cover-up, ethics, dishonesty, elections, government, propaganda, media, usa, politics, abuse, americans, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, finance, investments, investing, marketing, money, lies, society )

JL
- 51 days ago - signon.org
California can strike a blow against Citizens United by passing the California DISCLOSE Act, a bill that would shine a bright light on the shadowy interests who depend on secrecy to influence elections.
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Take Action:Demand That Chevron Keep Its Corporate Profits Out of the People's Politics.
Business  (tags: abuse, congress, candidates, propaganda, republicans, politics, media, dishonesty, elections, ethics, abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, finance, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, oil, so )

JL
- 71 days ago - action.citizen.org
The oil giant contributed $2.5 million to a super PAC affiliated with GOP House Speaker John Boehner, which was devoted solely to running negative ads against Democratic candidates for Congress.
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Take Action: Sign the Petition to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
Business  (tags: dishonesty, ethics, elections, media, propaganda, usa, politics, corporate, business, abuse, americans, dishonesty, cover-up, corruption, finance, government, investments, investing, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, society )

JL
- 74 days ago - action.citizen.org
Urge Schultz to Be a Leader in Getting Corporate Money Out of Our Elections "There are moments in our lives when we have an opportunity to ignite tremendous positive change not just in the lives of the customers and communities we serve every day, but in
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CREW and Former Cong. Candidate Dr. David Gill Sue IRS Over Tax Loophole for Dark Money Groups
Business  (tags: congress, corruption, candidates, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, lies, media, propaganda, republicans, u.s., politics, government, cover-up, abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, finance, investments )

JL
- 85 days ago - citizensforethics.org
Although the law says 501(c)(4) groups must operate "exclusively" for social welfare purposes, an IRS regulation says the groups may operate "primarily" for such purposes.
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Take Action:Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget
Business  (tags: congress, corruption, dishonesty, elections, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, propaganda, politics, abuse, americans, usa, law, marketing, money, society, dishonesty, corporate, corruption, business, americans, finance, ethics, investing, investment )

JL
- 87 days ago - secure3.convio.net
In the last election cycle, Pentagon contractors and CEOs donated more than $24 million to influence our elections, and have given over $189 million since 1990.4
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ALEC Has Opposed "Popular Vote" Efforts Which Would Protect Against Partisan Rigging of Electoral College
Business  (tags: corruption, congress, dishonesty, candidates, elections, ethics, government, freedoms, media, propaganda, republicans, lies, usa, constitution, politics, u.s., corporate, abuse, americans, business, corruption, dishonesty, finance, investing, investments )

JL
- 101 days ago - prwatch.org
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has actively lobbied against state plans to implement a national popular vote for president, urging state legislators to preserve the Electoral College
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HOW ONE SUPPOSED NON-PROFIT SPENT MILLIONS ON CAMPAIGN ADS, BROKE THE LAW, THEN DISAPPEARED
Business  (tags: propaganda, lies, media, politics, government, dishonesty, elections, ethics, corruption, congress, cover-up, candidates, abuse, americans, usa, business, corporate, investing, investments, investors, law, lies, society )

JL
- 108 days ago - citizensforethics.org
No group better illustrates the disastrous unintended consequences of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision than the Commission on Hope, Growth, and Opportunity
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Secretive Conservative Group Appears Ready to Vanish
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, corruption, candidates, dishonesty, cover-up, elections, government, ethics, media, lies, propaganda, usa, republicans, politics, dishonesty, corruption, business, corporate, money, marketing, society, investments, investors, law, lies )

JL
- 110 days ago - billingsgazette.com
After four years spent dumping candidate attack ads on Montana elections and leading high-profile challenges to state campaign laws, a secretive conservative organization looks as if it may simply vanish.
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The 'Swiss Bank Accounts' of the 2012 Elections: How Secret Donors Are Corrupting Democracy
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JL
- 111 days ago - prwatch.org
"Dark money" -- election spending where we don't know the source of the funds -- played a bigger role in 2012 than in any other presidential election since Richard Nixon's.
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