As Bernie Sanders notes, we can’t have both.
Tag: Citizens United
A plan to deep-six Citizens United
Sen. Bernie Sanders is one of the only elected official in D.C. who’s really working to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s deplorable Citizens United decision. More here.
Will Colbert’s joke help us wise up?
Who would have thought a TV talk show host/satirists would prove himself to be smarter and more ethical than most of the people on the U.S. Supreme Court? Well, probably most of us. More here.
Not ‘basically insane’ — just flat-out corrupt
Everyone knows what would be the first and most important step toward campaign finance reform. The question is whether there are enough honest people in Congress to make reform a reality:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday night slammed the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision and supported legislation to overturn it.
Will the circle jerk of ’1-percenters’ be broken?
Members of outlaw motorcycle gangs used to refer to themselves as “one-percenters.” When we hear “one-percenters” these days, the reference usually is to establishment types who are obscenely wealthy and powerful. More here.
If you prick corporations, do they not bleed?
“Corporations are people, my friend,” says Mitt Romney, who looks like a middle-aged Ken doll and acts like he has an industrial coolant coursing through his veins. A people expert, no doubt. His valiant defense of the ruling class didn’t play well with some Iowans…