The Nation: ALEC Exposed
-By John Nichols July 12, 2011- “Never has the time been so right,” Louisiana State Representative Noble Ellington told conservative legislators gathered in Washington to plan the radical remaking of…
Huffington Post: Congressional Democrats Seek Corporate Disclosure Post-Citizens United
-By Paul Blumenthal July 13, 2011- Congressional Democrats are stepping up support for transparency in corporate political spending ahead of the 2012 elections. On Wednesday Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), Sen.…
Press Release: Menendez Introduces Shareholder Protection Act in Wake of Supreme Court’s Gutting of Campaign Finance Law
July 13, 2011 WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) held a press conference today to introduce The Shareholder Protection Act, which requires a shareholder vote before corporate treasury funds…
Think Progress: Sixteen Senators Ask DOJ To Investigate Potentially Illegal State Voter Disenfranchisement Laws
-By Ian Millhiser July 9, 2011- Sixteen senators led by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) submitted a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder last week asking him to examine whether the…
Business Insider: James Murdoch Could Be Prosecuted In Phone-Hacking Scandal — News Corp Succession Plan Suddenly In Doubt
-By Henry Blodget July 9, 2011- Bombshell news out of London, as the News Corp phone-hacking scandal continues to reverberate. A member of the British Parliament, Alan Johnson, has said…
CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp.
July 11, 2011- Washington, D.C. –Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) called on the House and Senate to investigate whether journalists working for Rupert Murdoch’s News International…
Press Release: FBI And SEC Urged To Investigate Murdoch’s News Corp Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Activists Demand Full Accountability as Phone Hacking Scandal Spreads Across The Atlantic The government accountability group ProtectOurElections.org is urging the FBI and the SEC to launch parallel criminal and civil…
Think Progress: Oil Industry Forms New Astroturf Group To Manipulate 2012 Republican Primary In Iowa
-By Lee Fang June 25, 2011- As the Republican presidential candidates tour Iowa hoping to lock up the 2012 nomination, they will hear an assortment of questions on energy policy.…
Slate: Operating Instructions
The Supreme Court shows corporate America how to screw over its customers and employees without breaking the law. -By Dahlia Lithwick July 1, 2011- Depending on how you count "big…
RAW Story: FOIA request seeks details of Justice Thomas’ jet and yacht travel
-By David Edwards July 7, 2011- A non-partisan watchdog group has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in an attempt to determine whether conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence…
Zero Paid: Abhaxas Dumps Details of the Internal Florida Voting Database Online
-By Drew Wilson July 2, 2011- Election fraud and accusations of rigged voting might be as old as US election systems themselves, but some may wonder, if a hacker can…