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The Legal Fiction That is Fixing the 2016 Plutocrat Primary

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The Legal Fiction That is Fixing the 2016 Plutocrat Primary

Common Cause is calling on Governors Jeb Bush and Scott Walker to level with Republican primary voters and obey campaign finance laws as they explore running for President. In letters sent to each on Friday we urged them to acknowledge the obvious – that they’re actively pursuing a potential candidacy – and to stop sidestepping laws that put limits on fundraising by declared candidates and those who are “testing the waters.”

5 Ways You’re A Candidate (Even When You Say You’re Not)

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5 Ways You’re A Candidate (Even When You Say You’re Not)

Presidential hopefuls are trying to pull a fast one on us by claiming that they are “non-candidates,” because campaign finance laws impose strict fundraising limitations on prospects who are “testing the waters” and on declared candidates.

A Broad Coalition Against Comcast

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A Broad Coalition Against Comcast

You have to hand it to Comcast, they really know how to organize the opposition.

2016 Presidential Hopefuls Weigh In On Money in Politics Issues

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2016 Presidential Hopefuls Weigh In On Money in Politics Issues

As the 2016 presidential campaign heats up, presidential contenders and potential candidates from both side of the aisle are talking more about the growing influence of big money in our political system, and their solutions to help solve the problem:

T-Mobile Cuts Ties With ALEC

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T-Mobile Cuts Ties With ALEC

Mobile wireless company T-Mobile is the latest to leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive corporate lobbying group.

Nice Try, ALEC

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Nice Try, ALEC

We’ve exposed them for running a tax scam and a secretive “war on democracy.” We’ve documented how their “scholarship” program works as a slush fund to cover the cost of trips to luxury resorts for state legislators and how their corporate members ghostwrite legislation. We’ve worked with allies to successfully encourage dozens of corporations to abandon them.

Menendez Indictment Exposes Faultiness of Citizens United Logic

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Menendez Indictment Exposes Faultiness of Citizens United Logic

Last night, I spoke with Thom Hartmann about how Sen. Robert Menendez's indictment for corruption exposes the faulty reasoning behind the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and how we can fix that decision's corrosive influence in our democracy.

Who’s in the tank for Comcast?

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Who’s in the tank for Comcast?

Comcast is a big, big, spender. It employs an army of lobbyists who use cash to influence everything from telecoms to ag policy (no really, last year it lobbied on the farm bill.) Their influence peddling extends up and down the ballot - from their 124 federal lobbyists, to their state-level meddling through ALEC, all the way down to city-level politics.

Reactions to ALEC’s Attempt to Silence Critics

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Reactions to ALEC’s Attempt to Silence Critics

When news broke that ALEC was making legal threats against activists exposing its record and practices, lots of people took notice.

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