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Mr. Obama, Tear Down the Private Profit Prisons

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“…men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.” –Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America In 2007, a teenager in a depressed county of Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently bereft of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALECexposed, Arizona Shenanigans, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Border Security, Campaign Finance Laws, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate donors, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Employment, Ethics, Financial Collapse, Government, Gun Control, Human Rights, Immigration, Incarceration, Income Inequality, Justice, Labor Unions, Liberals, NRA, Politics, Poverty, Progressives, Racial Issues, September 11, State Legislation, Students, superPACs, Taxes, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wisconsin Recall | Tagged barack obama, campaign finance, campaigns, CCA, citizens united, corporate greed, corrections, crime and punishment, Democrats, detention, drug policy, drugs, economics, GEO Group, healthcare, immigrants, immigration, jail, justice, law and order, laws, minorities, policy, prison, prisoner abuse, private prison industry, republicans, state legislation, students, wall street, war on drugs

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Freedom of Speech vs. Wall Street’s Interests

Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” –Henry David Thoreau You know that civil rights are in dire straits when Rage Against the Machine starts to seem eerily prescient. … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks and Finance, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Financial Bailouts, Government, Housing Crisis, Income Inequality, Occupy WallStreet, Police Brutality, Politics, Privatization, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wars | Tagged citizens united, corruption, crackdown, DHS, documents, FBI, First Amendment, free speech, freedom of assembly, Freedom of Information Act, greed, occupy wall street, plutocracy, police, police brutality, wall street

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Campaign Finance 2012, Part 2: In the Aftermath of Citizens United

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2012 by Cindy Rose

In 2010, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 was heard by the Supreme Court; at issue was whether the advertisement and showing of a political film violated the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (commonly known as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign Finance Laws, Corporate donors, Corporations, Election, Politics, superPACs | Tagged campaigns, citizens united, election, superPACs, Top campaign donors

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The GOP Needs to Move Further Right and Suppress the Vote Better: A Modest Proposal

Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 by Marc Belisle

It would appear that many of these “voters” gathered the wrong message from our pitch. As he poured my wine, Reginald observed that Romney, old boy, convinced the commoners he’d had such an illustrious career in the private sector that … Continue reading →

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Romney Must Return Sheldon Adelson’s “Limitless” Donations

Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“Follow the money.” –’Deep Throat‘, All The President’s Men Mitt Romney has a gambling problem. Las Vegas Sands casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has donated at least $36 million to Romney and his Super PACs. He has signaled that his support … Continue reading →

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Walker win victory for redistribution of wealth upward

Posted on Saturday, June 9, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Bernie Sanders was on-the-money (pun intended) with his assessment of the Walker victory in Wisconsin: There is an aggressiveness out there among the ruling class of this country, among the billionaires who are saying: “You know what? Ya, we got … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Campaign Finance Laws, Corporate Greed, Election, Koch Brothers, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Recall | Tagged bernie sanders, campaign finance laws, citizens united, corporate greed, koch brothers, scott walker, Wisconsin recall

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Wisconsin Recall – Where was OWS?

Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

The loses in Wisconsin never should have happened. I’m asking the question: Where was the Occupy movement? Did they vote? I’ve seen comments in site after site where OWS supporters trash Democrats with even more vitriol than we hear from … Continue reading →