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Rep. McGovern Introduces Anti-Citizens United Amendment

Rep. McGovern Introduces Anti-Citizens United Amendment

Sarah Betancourt March 8, 2013 0

This article originally appeared in Spare Change News. U.S Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced two constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, February 19. Rep. McGovern’s first amendment, HJ Res

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Egypt’s Revolution Stumbles

Egypt’s Revolution Stumbles

Mark Vorpahl December 26, 2012 0

The call for a new constitution was a key political demand of the Egyptian people when they overthrew the thirty-year dictatorship of Mubarak. Motivating this was the desire to begin dismantling the repressive bureaucratic

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Campaign finance conference takes “cross-partisan” approach

Campaign finance conference takes “cross-partisan” approach

Matt Kirkland May 15, 2012 0

This article was originally published in the DC Mic Check. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling on Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission, legislatures across the country have been passing

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The Pot Calls the Kettle Black

The Pot Calls the Kettle Black

Vargus Pike April 30, 2012 1

This article was originally published over at the Portland Occupier. Once again in America the pot is calling the kettle black. In a grandstand maneuver, our illustrious president stands tall with Elie Wiesel at

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