Trump deploys paramilitary secret police to trigger urban violence as a reelection strategy

By Robert A. Vella This is what all authoritarians do.  This is what fascists especially do.  This is what Donald Continue reading →

First Evidence Surfaces of Foreign Money Pouring into U.S. Elections After Citizens United

Six years ago, President Obama warned the nation that foreign corporations could soon pour money into the U.S. election system Continue reading →

C-SPAN Book Discussion on Lawrence Lessig’s ‘Republic, Lost’ (VIDEO)

Lawrence Lessig talked about his book, Republic, Lost: The Corruption of Equality and the Steps to End It, about campaign Continue reading →

Beware: The Group “End Citizens United” is Pulling Your Chain

Are you getting daily emails from a group calling itself “End Citizens United”? We’ve been getting tons of questions about who Continue reading →

Poll: 80 percent of Americans believe money plays too great a role in political campaigns

The New York Times and CBS News released a new poll this morning that “provides one of the broadest and Continue reading →

Nearly half of young Americans lack confidence in justice system: survey

(Reuters) – Nearly half of young Americans believe the U.S. justice system has racial and ethnic biases and they strongly Continue reading →

Congress Deal to Avoid Shutdown Includes Victory for Banks

Congress will vote this week on a $1.1 trillion spending plan that would avert a U.S. government shutdown as Democrats Continue reading →

Fossil Fuel Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Republican Attorneys General

The email exchange from October 2011, obtained through an open-records request, offers a hint of the unprecedented, secretive alliance that Continue reading →