US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

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3 Aug 2017

The Latest Sneaky Attempt to Increase Corporate Political Power

The House’s appropriations bill, includes riders that would further pare back campaign finance rules that have already been decimated over the last decade, in large part through Supreme Court decisions such as Citizens United and McCutcheon v. FEC. These rulings and a Congress hell-bent on deregulating the campaign finance system has lead to increasingly expensive elections, with the money that helps candidates win often pouring in from anonymous interests. Watchdog groups and journalists call these billions from shadowy sources “dark money.”
The House’s appropriations bill, includes riders that would further pare back campaign finance rules that have already...
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campaign finance, consumer protection, elections, governance, regulations, republicans, trump agenda
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6 Dec 2016

Like Kryptonite to Campaign Finance Reform

Donald Trump who had campaigned to change Washington and rid it of its lobbyist is demonstrating that he has no intention to do so by picking Donald McGahn as his chief ethics lawyer. McGahn's background includes as counsel and ethics advisor to former Rep Tom Delay (R-TX) who was indicted for conspiring to launder corporate cash into campaign contributions for Delay’s PAC.
Donald Trump who had campaigned to change Washington and rid it of its lobbyist is demonstrating that he has no...
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corruption, donald trump, transition team, trump agenda
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29 Sep 2016

Immigrants Don’t Steal Jobs or Wages. Billionaires Do

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine appointed an interdisciplinary task force  to look at that question. It found that, on the contrary, “immigration has an overall positive impact on long-run economic growth in the United States.” Immigration, the report says, has “little to no negative  effects on overall wages and employment of native-born workers in the longer term.” Native-born teenagers who have not finished high school may work fewer hours, at least in the short term. (They won’t lose jobs.)
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine appointed an interdisciplinary task...
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donald trump, immigration
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28 Jul 2016

Hillary’s Choice: Why Tim Kaine Isn’t a ‘Safe’ Pick

The author points out that Tim Kane is not a progressive and has time and again stood with Wall Street in favor of big banks. The article also points out that the Tim Kane choice was an affront to the progressives and a signal to the establishment that she will play ball.
The author points out that Tim Kane is not a progressive and has time and again stood with Wall Street in favor of big...
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banks, hillary clinton, tim kane
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20 Jul 2016

As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters

Articles gives examples of democrats who voted for Obama being purged from the voter registration list even though the person hasn't moved or changed his registration. Reason used is infrequent voting. At least 144K of such cases in Ohio
Articles gives examples of democrats who voted for Obama being purged from the voter registration list even though the...
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cheating, elections, red states
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17 Jul 2016

Why Republicans Will Keep the House

Democrats are daring to dream. But as strong as Hillary Clinton looks against Donald Trump four months before Election Day – earlier this month, data whiz Nate Silver gave Trump only a 19 percent shot at beating the former secretary of state – 2016 is not looking like a Democratic wave year. Continue reading
Democrats are daring to dream. But as strong as Hillary Clinton looks against Donald Trump four months before Election...
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elections, gerrymandering, gop
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13 Jul 2016

‘There Is Another Kind of Violence, A Violence of Institutions’

As we've reflected on the events of the past week, one of my colleagues came across this speech made by Robert F. Kennedy at the Cleveland City Club on April 5, 1968. She encountered it on a recently published blog post and, at first, didn't realize that it was nearly 40 years old. Many of us have been remembering the events of 1968 and feeling an uncomfortable familiarity over the course of the past few days. Continue reading
As we've reflected on the events of the past week, one of my colleagues came across this speech made by Robert F....
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bobby kennedy, capitalism, corporations, oppression
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