Politicus USA: Right Wing Billionaires Shudder as PolitiFact Confirms Bernie Sanders Speaks the Truth
-By: Jason Easley July 31, 2012- Sen. Bernie Sanders has seen his statements about wealth inequality come under vicious attack from the right. Today, PolitiFact confirmed that Sen. Sanders’ statement…
Salon: Fla. Republican: We wanted to suppress black votes
Florida's disgraced former GOP chairman says the party had meetings about "keeping blacks from voting" -by Alex Seitz-Wald July 27, 2012- In the debate over new laws meant to curb…
Huffington Post: Christopher Broach, Pennsylvania Election Official, Says He Won’t Enforce New Voter ID Law
-By Nick Wing July 27, 2012- A local election official in Pennsylvania announced plans Thursday to defy the state and resist enforcing its newly enacted voter ID law, signed by…
Bernie Sanders: Overturn Citizens United
Sen. Bernie Sanders told a Senate panel that a constitutional amendment is needed to undo the Supreme Court ruling that let corporations and wealthy individuals spend unlimited sums to sway…
PoliticusUSA: Bernie Sanders Exposes the 26 Billionaires who are Buying the 2012 Election
-By Jason Easley July 24, 2012- In his new report, America For Sale: A Report on Billionaires Buying the 2012 Election, Sen. Bernie Sanders named names and called out the…
Media Matters: Two New Reports (Further) Debunk Right-Wing Media Claims That Voter ID is “Colorblind”
-By Sergio Munoz July 23, 2012- Last week, two new reports -- released by the Brennan Center of Justice at the NYU School of Law and the University of Delaware's…
RAW Story: Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS faces third FEC complaint
-By Eric W. Dolan July 25, 2012- A third complaint has been filed with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Crossroads GPS, a group co-founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove,…
Salon: Mitt’s Real Insult to the NAACP — Pushing Voter Suppression
Deriding "Obamacare" was bad, but Romney's support for voter suppression laws disrespects the group's entire legacy -By Joan Walsh July 12, 2012- I have to admit, I started out giving…
Huffington Post: Eric Holder: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Poll Taxes’
-By Ramit Plushnick-Masti and Pete Yost (AP) July 10, 2012- HOUSTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it…
USA Today: Texas’ voter ID law goes before federal court today
-By Melanie Eversley July 9, 2012- Texas' controversial voter ID law goes on trial in Washington starting today, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and other news organizations. The trial…
Democracy NOW! Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis on Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in U.S.
DemocracyNow.org - We spend the hour looking at the bloody struggle to obtain — and protect — voting rights in the U.S. with the civil rights icon, now 13-term Georgia…
The Guardian: How Citizens United helped Scott Walker win in Wisconsin
It's no coincidence he's the first governor to survive recall – after the supreme court took the cap off corporate campaign finance -By Amy Goodman June 7, 2012- The failed…
Truthout: Thumbing Their Noses at Us: Election-Based Nonprofits Flouting Their Charters (Part One)
-By Dina Rasor July 5, 2012- We interact with nonprofit organizations every day - little league, Girl Scouts, churches, League of Woman Voters, the PTA, the Rotary Club, volunteer firefighter…
Buzzflash: A Brief History Lesson on the High Court and ‘Playing Politics’
-By Steven Jonas July 5, 2012- Ah yes, now the Grand Old Tea Party is screaming about "politics" and the Supreme Court. How could Chief Justice Roberts betray them on…