Clips
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Oct04
Clips Round-up for 10/4/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
State for sale
Do read Jane Meyer's article on North Carolina conservative millionaire Art Pope and his money that helped reshape politics in the state.
An open letter to election reformers on the left -
Sep30
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Sep28
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Sep27
Clips Round-up for 9/27/11
Have you seen the documentary, Priceless, yet? It's good. You should. And you should snag a copy from Habitat Media here: http://www.habitatmedia.org/store.html. It's been racking up wins on the festival circuit.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Business executives call for end to anonymous cash -
Sep23
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Sep22
Clips Round-up for 9/22/11
The supercommittee will hold a meeting at 10 am today. Member Pat Toomey will hold a fundraiser right before: http://politicalpartytime.org/blog/2011/09/02/pat-toomey-also-solicits-d-c-donors-during-deficit-talks/.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Obstructing the right to recall -
Sep20
Clips Round-up for 9/20/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Watchdogs call for greater transparency in corporate political spending
"In a web seminar sponsored by the Business Ethics Network last week, groups concerned about the role of money in politics gathered to review strategies for increased disclosure."
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Sep19
Clips Round-up for 9/17/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
How big money finds a way in
The NYT on the rise of outside spending: "For interest groups and wealthy individuals, the shifts have meant more direct influence in elections. For American democracy, the effect may well be disastrous." -
Sep16
Clips Round-up for 9/16/11
Congress/2012
Watchdogs want more lobbying info from supercommittee members
"[A] coalition of government reform and transparency organizations are demanding that supercommittee members voluntarily disclose their committee-related contacts with lobbyists and publicly report any campaign donations within 48 hours of receiving them." Transparency is important, should be tied with a halt to fundraising. -
Sep15
Clips Round-up for 9/15/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Fix our campaigns to fix our economy