Voter Blog
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Mar15
Clips round up for 3/15/2012
Great statement from the AFL-CIO executive council yesterday on Citizens United, calling for a constitutional amendment, public financing, etc. "The AFL-CIO supports the overturning of the Citizens United decision and calls for immediate action to end the dominance of our political system by corporations and the 1%. "
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Mar14
Clips round up for 3/14/2012
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NY Post: A boon for the little guy
A series of letters in response to last week's op-ed in the Post about NYC's public financing system. Writers include CCNY's Susan Lerner, Gene Russianoff at NYPIRG, and Amy Lopreset, head of the NYC Campaign Finance Board. -
Mar13
Clips Round-up for 3/13/12
Yesterday, "A coalition of more than a dozen progressive groups announced plans today for an aggressive campaign to pressure corporations and big donors to stay out of politics." Americans United for Change is offering a $25,000 reward to anyone that can provide documentation of secret corporate giving too.
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Mar12
Clips Round-up for 3/12/12
When asked whether "the ultrawealthy have an inordinate or inappropriate amount of influence on the political process," billionaire Mitt Romney supporter Ken Griffin said in an interview, "I think they actually have an insufficient influence."
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Mar09
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and Election 2012: The Year of the Billionaire?
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from January 20 through March 9, 2011.
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Mar09
Clips Round-up for 3/9/12
Hey, are you in DC? Want to hang out with all the cool kids in the open government community? Join us Sunlight Foundation, Public Campaign and a whole slew of others on Wednesday at the Press Club.
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Mar08
Supporters of Keystone Amendment Have Raked in Big Oil Cash
The U.S. Senate defeated a measure today that would have forced the Obama administration to approve Keystone XL pipeline.
Those voting in favor of the amendment have received significantly more money from oil and gas interests during their time in Congress than those opposed, according to our analysis of data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Mar08
Clips Round-up for 3/8/12
Hey! Are you on Tumblr? Public Campaign Action Fund launched its own yesterday. Check it out!
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Mar07
Congressman Sarbanes op-ed in the Huffington Post
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.), a strong supporter of the Fair Elections Now Act and a co-chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Fair Governance, wrote this op-ed in the Huffington Post detailing how billionaire-controlled Super PACs have taken over our elections:
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Mar07
3/7/12 Clips: Battling big money, super Tuesday super spending, and more!
What a night! In Ohio: Dennis Kucinich lost a primary to Marcy Kaptur (she'll face Joe the Plumber in the Fall), Mary Jo Kilroy's comeback bid failed, Jean Schmidt lost her primary, and Romney barely pulled out a win. Occupy Wall Street activist Newt Gingrich said in his speech from Atlanta last night, "Wall Street money can be beaten my Main Street Work."