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What Citizens United Hath Wrought
Last year's Citizens United case was, for most court watchers, one of the worst-decided case in Supreme Court history. Worse even, some say, than Bush v Gore. That case allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy (but mostly corporations since they had the $$$$). What we have now is a huge infusion of money into politics, and … Read More
What Reich Said
Robert Riech: RANSOM PAID Anyone who characterizes the deal between the president, Democratic, and Republican leaders as a victory for the American people over partisanship understands neither economics nor politics. The deal does not raise taxes on America's wealthy and most fortunate — who are now taking home a larger share of total income and wealth, and whose tax rates … Read More
Birth Control: Free For All Women
The Obama Administration does something right: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced sweeping new guidelines for women's health care which will change everything from distribution of birth control pills to administration of breast exams — and will mean insured women will no longer pay anything out of their own pocket. Beginning Aug. 1, 2012, all private … Read More
Happy 30th Birthday, MTV
You were so cool when you were a baby. Now you're just strange and embarrassing.
It’s Not A Compromise
It's a ransom. Republicans threatened to crash the economy, on purpose, unless a series of radical demands were met. And for the most part, those demands were met. The White House fact sheet is pretty detailed and worth reviewing, but here’s the long and the short of it: According to officials in both parties, the deal would raise the debt limit in two stages. The … Read More