The New GOP Money Stampede
Time Magazine- September 16, 2010: In recent days, Ohio voters have probably seen a TV spot ripping Democratic "stimulus and debt" policies, courtesy of a group calling itself Crossroads GPS.…
Huffington Post: What Is Prison-Based Gerrymandering?
-By Jeff Reichert. September 3, 2010- The issue of prison-based gerrymandering has gotten a lot of ink lately around the country, so to better explain it for a wider audience,…
Agit Pop stages performance-art style protest at Target store
In response to their $150,000 donation to the anti-gay, anti-labor candidate for Minnesota governor, thousands of people have pledged to boycott Target. Agit Pop took that a step further with…
NY Times: A Welfare Check and a Voting Card
Aug 9, 2010- After years of deliberate neglect, the Justice Department is finally beginning to enforce the federal law requiring states to provide voter registration at welfare and food stamp…
HuffPo: US Chamber of Commerce Implicated in Money Laundering, Election Rigging
Election fraud attorney Bob Fitrakis is sending letters today to attorneys representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Crossroads requesting that they retain all documents, emails, accounting records and…
Washignton Post: Ex-lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti charged with campaign-finance fraud
Paul J. Magliocchetti was one of the most powerful and influential lobbyists in Washington not too long ago, known for steering campaign contributions to favored lawmakers while securing millions of…
Capitol Report: Corporate Spending Figures Heavily In 2010 Elections
More fallout from Citizens Unitied: Larry Jacobs from the Humphrey institute talks about the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and how it will impact the 2010 elections in Minnesota, particularly…
Thom Hartmann: The Good, The Bad, And The Very Very Ugly
Target contributes $150,000 to Republican candidate who promises to cut waiters' minimum wage. It's starting. But it doesn't stop there. Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer oppses gay rights, and…
Why Does Citizens United Need to be Overturned?
America's Futrure Now Conference: Curbing Money Politics, one of the featured panels at the conference; Donna Edwards, Dick Durbin and Jesse Jackson discuss the implications of the Citizens United decision,…