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How the Wealthy Are Ruining American Health Care
Corporate lobbyists and wealthy activists dictate much of American politics today – and nowhere is that clearer than in the political battle over the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, where uber-wealthy donors impair access to healthcare.
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Act Out! [44] - Corporate Fashion, Get Offline, No GMO, & Adapt Amart
This week on the front lines, the U.S. Trade Rep's office wants your opinion on something, lawmakers in California might be up for a makeover, and activists uncover the food industry's push to serve up a buffet table of low-life scum.
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Act Out! [42] - Break Free in 2016, Our Corporate Constitution & Get Yourself Some Panoramic Awareness
Get a glimpse of what's to come for the global climate movement in 2016, and Agunda Okeyo talks art and activism from the global, black female perspective.
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The Investments of the 158: Look Who's Buying American Democracy
For the country's biggest political donors, the success of their "investments" depends on whether their candidates get elected, lower their taxes further, expand loopholes and let them get even richer.
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Act Out! [39] - Fall Rising, Democracy Spring, Stuart Schuffman, and Don't Buy Shit
This week we're flushing the TPP, joining the fight against money in politics, and opting out of Black Friday.
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Two Clintons. 41 years. $3 Billion.
A new investigation reveals how Bill and Hillary Clinton methodically cultivated donors over 40 years, amassing untold sums and creating a new financial blueprint for politicians in the post-Citizens United era.
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Secret Donors Fuel Democratic Political Powerhouse
Patriot Majority USA, the Democrat-backed dark money juggernaut, failed last election cycle when Republicans widened control of the Senate – and collected half of the $30 million it raised last year from five anonymous donors.
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Can This ReFormers Caucus Actually Tackle Money In Politics?
More than 100 former senators, governors and members of Congress from both parties have joined forces and come out publicly attacking the corrosive of influence political money and calling for campaign finance reforms.
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Today This Major City May Become the First to Have Publicly-Financed Elections
The Honest Elections Seattle initiative allows citizens to spend no more than $100 in "Democracy vouchers" on any given election.
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The One Guy Who Can Fix Politics Is the One Guy Democrats Won't Let You Hear About
Lawrence Lessig is all about clean, fair, functioning government, so naturally he's viewed as public enemy number one by our dirty, rigged, dysfunctional politicians – and on Monday he dropped out of the presidential race.
