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Where is the proof that money can buy elections?
Yesterday I was talking to my cousin Thomas, a resolute pessimist, about the upcoming election. He asked, “Is there any hope?” I’m afraid I snapped at him. (Optimists can snap, you know. We don’t bite but we snap.) His response … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, Government, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, TV commercials, voting and voting rights
Tagged 538, Adam Bonica, Citizens United, dark money, Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, Newt Gingrich
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Movements are afoot
For a while now I’ve been picking up on movements that have advanced from inchoate mutterings to full voice plans and plots. I’m liking this a lot. Aside from the already written vital legislation which got stopped, i.e., postponed, by … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, climate change, Corruption, Government, Politics, Pro choice, SCOTUS, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, The god problem
Tagged anti-abortion, Catholic Church, Clarence Thomas, congressional stock trading, dark money, DISCLOSE Act, Elizabeth Warren, John F Kowal, Ro Khanna, SCOTUS, SCOTUS term limits, Sheldon Whitehouse, The People's Constitution, Wilfred U Codrington III, windfall profit tax
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Again I ask: does Big Dark Money work?
Well, gee, apparently not if you hand all that money to Senator Rick Scott to spend on the upcoming elections. It’s so odd. Back in his previous incarnation as a health company oligarch, Scott defrauded Medicare of a ton of … Continue reading