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Maine Joins Call To Overturn 'Citizens United,' Rid Elections Of Unlimited Corporate Donations
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Citizens United, corporate, election spending, Maine )

Judy
- 13 days ago - mintpressnews.com
This week Maine became the 13th state to reject the influence of "wealthy special interests" in elections by calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the 2010 Citizens United decision giving corporations the same rights as people.
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Seven Questions for Seven Bills (or, Derivatives for Dummies)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, debt, economy, ethics, finance, government, investing, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society, usa, congress, cover-up )

JL
- 31 days ago - citizenvox.org
Sponsors will parade the bills as technical corrections, non-controversial, or important for the economy. Untrue, untrue, and untrue.
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CéSar CháVez's Legacy Is a Lesson in Guidance, Leadership
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: society, safety, rights, news, law, humans, interesting, americans, culture, ethics, freedoms, business, corporate, money, labor, farming )

Robert
- 48 days ago - chron.com
None of our great leaders suddenly appeared on the scene. They emerged because their families, friends, teachers, neighbors - and even foes - helped make them who they became. César Chávez is a good example.
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Will You Join Us and Bernie Sanders Against Corporate Taxdodgers? ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Bernie Sanders, 98%, tax dodgers, corporate, corruption, usa, business, money )

Nancy
- 56 days ago - other98.com
When the richest corporations in the world slash private jobs while taking in record profits, while cutting the funding for public jobs by refusing to pay their taxes, they are destroying jobs - and that hurts all of us.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! End Corporate Spending in Public Elections
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: corporate, dishonesty, business, abuse, politics, exploitation, minimum wage workers, corporate corporate election spending, labor, usa, ethics, corruption, usa )

Cal
- 58 days ago - forcechange.com
An amendment proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Ted Deutch (D-Fl.) was recently introduced to the Senate and House. Named "Democracy is for People," the amendment seeks to end unrestricted corporate spending in elections for pub
37 comments
Help Make Congress Aware of Trans-Pacific Partnership Secrecy ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: TPP, congress, americans, Trans-Pacific Partnership, cover-up, corporate, money, business, corruption )

Nancy
- 91 days ago - action.citizen.org
Six hundred official corporate advisors have access to the text while the public, press and even Congress are being kept in the dark. Help raise awareness of the dangers and secrecy of the TPP in Congress by writing your representative requesting a copy
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CISPA Is Back ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, cispa, privacy, ethics, corporate, consumers, business, money, constitution )

Nancy
- 98 days ago - cispaisback.com
CISPA would let corporations share all of your private, personal information with the government... with no restrictions.
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Video:PBS and the Poor Pentagon
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: dishonesty, corporate, lies, politics, society, marketing, news, government, finance, ethics, troops, war, military, media, lies, propaganda, americans, abuse, cover-up, economy )

JL
- 103 days ago - fair.org
The segment unfortunately presented a very narrow view of the issue, one that mimics the kind of coverage we see elsewhere in the corporate media.
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Breaking the Taboo ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: corporate, americans, film, drug war, corruption, money, Morgan Freeman, politics, world, society )

Nancy
- 124 days ago - breakingthetaboo.info
This could be a once-in-a-generation tipping-point moment -- if enough of us call for an end to this madness. Politicians say they understand that the war on drugs has failed, but claim the public isn't ready for an alternative.
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Video: Buffett Says Wealthy Avoiding Taxes Among Romney's 47%
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: business, abuse, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, finance, ethics, government, investing, investments, lies, money, society, usa, politics, debt, law, abuse, congress, corruption, economy, media, republicans, propaganda, u.s. )

JL
- 166 days ago - bloomberg.com
"They were the moochers, and they paid zero," Buffett...said..."The way they get at them is a minimum tax and it's very simple to do."
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Investigate the Kochs and Dark Money in the 2012 Elections! ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, Koch Brothers, elections, money, finance, corporate )

Nancy
- 184 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
Secretive non-profit groups obtained hundreds of millions of dollars and tried to influence the outcome of numerous races, without any disclosure of who was bankrolling these operations -- whether U.S. or global corporations or their CEOs.
40 comments
Don't Let Republicans Steal The Election ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, Romney, Ryan, americans, taxes, economy, corporate, consumers, voting machines, Ohio, business, money, elections, republicans, government, usa )

Nancy
- 203 days ago - act.credoaction.com
"The Department of Justice must launch an immediate investigation into Hart Intercivic touch screen voting machines in Ohio, and take all actions necessary to block Republicans from stealing the 2012 presidential election with voting machines tied to the
54 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! TELL CLEARCHANNEL: Stop Discouraging Low Income Communities From Voting
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: corporate, abuse, business, dishonesty, voting rights, republicans, media, lies, government, ethics, elections, usa, news, politics )

Cal
- 213 days ago - forcechange.com
Clear Channel has the power to remove billboards deemed harmful or offensive from their advertising space. These discriminatory and manipulative advertisements have no place in the midwest's most vulnerable neighborhoods.
18 comments
Create Equal Employment Opportunities For Veterans
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: money, business, consumers, corporate, economy, troops, usa, military, healthcare, housing )

Kelly
- 242 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Young veterans who served in our military since September 11th also have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, one much higher than the national average.
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