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See who spent the most on Election 2014
Last night's election was the most expensive midterm in our nation's history -- OpenSecrets.org compiled a list of the 25 biggest spenders.
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Election 2014’s Real Winner: Money
With $3.7 billion spent on campaigns this year, the Daily Show congratulates the 2014 election's real winner -- money.
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Democracy is on the line in Georgia, but it doesn’t need to be.
In a throwback to the days of Jim Crow, up to 40,000 Georgians who had registered to vote found themselves confused about whether their ballots would even be counted, cut out of democracy by antiquated voting laws and procedures.
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Wahlschutz in North Carolina
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Election Protection in Action
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Common Cause talks voting on C-SPAN
Voting should not be an endurance sport in this country. In 2012, voters in some states waited hours to make their voices heard on Election Day – particularly in neighborhoods with a high proportion of African-American and Latino voters. There are lots of reasons for the long lines – poorly-resourced polling place, broken voting machines, inadequately trained poll workers, and voter processes in dire need of modernization.
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John Oliver Skewers ALEC
Last night, comedian John Oliver had some choice words for some state legislatures and the extreme bills coming out of them. The whole segment is worth a watch, especially Oliver's send-up of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the shadowy corporate lobby rewriting bills across our nation.
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Berüchtigter Unternehmenslobbyist Rick Berman auf Band festgehalten
Wenn die Großkonzerne ihre Gegner angreifen, dabei aber ihre Hände sauber halten wollen, gibt es einen Mann, den sie anrufen können: Rick Berman, auch „Dr. Evil“ genannt. Jahrzehntelang hat sich Berman auf laxe Offenlegungsgesetze verlassen, um Hetzkampagnen zu starten, dabei aber die Geldgeber dieser Angriffe und ihre Ziele geheim zu halten.
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5 Threats To Our Democracy That Keep Their Costumes On After Halloween
It’s fun to dress up for Halloween – but here’s five threats to our democracy that keep up their masquerade year-round -- and they’re a lot scarier for our democracy than werewolves or vampires…
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Lower Hudson Valley’s The Journal News Editorializes against New York Proposal 1
The Journal News opposes Proposal 1.
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George Will’s Hit Piece on Wisconsin Undermined by Factual Inaccuracy and Non-Disclosure
Long-time columnist George F. Will has deep Midwestern roots, but his baseless, factually-challenged assault on the ongoing investigation of serious political corruption in Wisconsin suggests he’s lost touch with Midwestern values.
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North Carolina Redistricting Event Spotlights Bipartisan Support for Reform
North Carolina redistricting event features a Republican and a Democratic member of the House of Representatives.
