How Both Parties Shut Out Anti-Corruption Candidates

Before the DNC’s dust-up with Bernie Sanders, Dems stifled another 2016 Candidate As a little known 2016 presidential candidate, Lawrence Lessig had to move mountains to score the polling numbers required to qualify him for the…

Tea Party Joins with Liberal Democrats to Oppose Secret Budget Rider

7 Dec

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Tea Party Joins with Liberal Democrats to Oppose Secret Budget Rider

In what’s become something of a yearly tradition, Congressional leaders are spending the last few weeks before the holiday recess hammering out the details for a budget deal to avert yet another…

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30 Oct

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Who’s taken money from private prisons?

Hillary Clinton recently announced that she will no longer be accepting direct political contributions from lobbyists for private prisons. According to a prepared statement, the $133,246 her campaign had already received will be donated…

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Ever Wonder Why Your Taxes Are So Damn Complicated?

15 Apr

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Ever Wonder Why Your Taxes Are So Damn Complicated?

Today, as you well know, is Tax Day. If you’re reading this, it’s likely you’ve already completed the frustratingly complex, often stressful, yearly ritual that is filing your taxes. Imagine for a…

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Here’s to Jon Stewart for Actually Covering Money in Politics Corruption

11 Feb

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Here’s to Jon Stewart for Actually Covering Money in Politics Corruption

Last night, Jon Stewart announced that this will be his final season as host of The Daily Show. Much has already been written about Stewart’s career and legacy, but we wanted to highlight something a little…

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5 Ways the Last Congress Screwed You Before Skipping Town

13 Jan

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5 Ways the Last Congress Screwed You Before Skipping Town

As we welcome a shiny new Congress to Washington, we wanted to make sure the more unsavory things our last Congress snuck in to the flurry of bills passed in December don’t…

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Meet Your New Ambassador to Argentina. He’s Never Been, and Doesn’t Speak Spanish.

8 Dec

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Meet Your New Ambassador to Argentina. He’s Never Been, and Doesn’t Speak Spanish.

After emerging victorious from the most expensive presidential election in American history, Barrack Obama had a whole lot of favors to repay. Maybe that’s why he’s promoted more campaign fundraising allies to…

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18 Nov

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New Study: Corporations That Put Money Into Politics Get Trillions From the Government

In their majority opinion for Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court wrote that corporate spending to influence elections would not “give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.” Four years…

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John Stewart: Money Wins Landslide Victory Over Ideas

11 Nov

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John Stewart: Money Wins Landslide Victory Over Ideas

Election night 2014 had its share of winners and losers, but the Daily Show was interested in one race in particular: Money vs. Ideas “Quite a success story tonight for money,” Stewart…

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How Both Parties Shut Out Anti-Corruption Candidates

Tea Party Joins with Liberal Democrats to Oppose Secret Budget Rider

Who’s taken money from private prisons?

Ever Wonder Why Your Taxes Are So Damn Complicated?

Here’s to Jon Stewart for Actually Covering Money in Politics Corruption

5 Ways the Last Congress Screwed You Before Skipping Town

Meet Your New Ambassador to Argentina. He’s Never Been, and Doesn’t Speak Spanish.

New Study: Corporations That Put Money Into Politics Get Trillions From the Government

John Stewart: Money Wins Landslide Victory Over Ideas

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