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Americans Elect: 9 Questions with Americans Elect C.O.O. Elliot Ackerman

You’ve seen them on CNN, MSNBC, and the Colbert Report. Come November you may be hearing about American’s Elect even more. That’s because the non-profit, non-partisan organization is intent on changing presidential politics forever with an internet based nominating process … Continue reading

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Sons of Oligarchy: Mitt Romney, Sergeant at Arms.

He’s donned his colors. He has his eyes on the top spot and is making his move, but right now Mitt Romney is standing strong as the protector of the great lie, “Corporations are people my friend.” The tone deaf … Continue reading

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Jack Lew: Obama’s New Chief of Staff viewed with Limited Optimism from the Liberal Base

The White House, on Monday, announced the departure of Bill Daley as President Obama’s Chief of Staff and introduced his replacement, Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew. Daley is stepping down one full year ahead of his scheduled … Continue reading

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Richard Cordray Appointed Head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Is Obama Ready for the Trenches?

In what his opponents have called an “unprecedented power grab” President Barack Obama has used the power of the recess appointment to install former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. The CFPB is an … Continue reading

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Sons of Oligarchy: Frank Luntz Seizes the Gavel

In a few short days 2012 shall be upon us. The election year will be official and the real fight for the interests of the financially disenfranchised begins. Believe what you will about the camps, the strikes, the petitions and … Continue reading

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House Members Introduce a Bi-Partisan Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United

Last week, John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced a constitutional amendment aimed at attacking Citizens United V. FEC.  The Yarmuth-Jones amendment becomes the latest in a long list of legislation recently introduced by members of Congress targeting the … Continue reading

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Occupy the Courts! .99 Commits to the January Protests Against Citizens United.

“Occupy the Courts’ is a phrase, a concept, a suggestion that has bounced around within the uprising that has come to be called the 99% movement almost since its inception. For some it has been a response to the constant … Continue reading

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Wall Street on the Waterfront: Scenes from the Port of Oakland

The picture mail started hitting my cell at a few minutes before 6am. I recognized the number and I knew what it meant. Ben Sizemore had gone down to blockade the Port of Oakland and his pictures would be headed … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders Introduces Amendment to Repeal Citizens United

On Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) became the latest member of Congress to introduce a constitutional amendment aimed at repealing the contentious Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Committee ruling. In Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruled that political spending … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Warren vs. Scott Brown, Democracy’s Line in the Sand?

In the camps and the marches of the Occupy movement they chant “Show me what democracy looks like… This is what democracy looks like!” Its stirring, it’s empowering, and it is purely rhetorical without actual participation in the election process. … Continue reading

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