Via Washington Post: “Bernie Sanders has gotten further in the 2016 presidential than a 74-year old self-professed Democratic Socialist might reasonably expect. He’s ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, nearly bested her in fundraising over the past three months…
Read MoreVia POLITICO: “It’s deadline day for presidential campaigns to release their latest fundraising and spending reports, disclosures that could reorder the free-for-all Republican primary. The reports, chronicling the financial position of presidential campaigns from July 1 to Sept. 30, unmask…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune: “Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth raised more campaign cash during the third quarter of the year than the Republican she is targeting in 2016, Sen. Mark Kirk, according to figures released Wednesday by their campaigns. Duckworth raised…
Read MoreVia Media Matters: “In an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, oil industry billionaire Charles Koch made two false or highly implausible claims that were not addressed by CBS’ Anthony Mason: that all of his political spending is “reported” and that…
Read MoreVia LA Times: “Targeting California’s recent record-low voter turnout, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a measure that would eventually allow Californians to be automatically registered to vote when they go the DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license….
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times: “Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s hand-picked former schools CEO, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday, admitting her role in a brazen alleged kickback scheme. Byrd-Bennett’s arrival at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse was her first public appearance in…
Read MoreVia New York Times: “They are overwhelmingly white, rich, older and male, in a nation that is being remade by the young, by women, and by black and brown voters. Across a sprawling country, they reside in an archipelago of…
Read MoreThis free educational event will be held on Sunday, November 8th from 5:30-7:30pm at the Southside Hub for Production (1448 E 57th Street Chicago). Discussion topics include: Who is giving that money to the candidates and super pacs? What…
Read MoreVia Washington Post: “Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig raised more than $1 million in one month for his insurgent presidential campaign, a haul that he is using to bolster his argument that he should be included in the Democratic debates. Lessig collected…
Read MoreVia NY Times: “A year later, Mr. Trump has mastered Twitter in a way no candidate for president ever has, unleashing and redefining its power as a tool of political promotion, distraction, score-settling and attack — and turning a 140-character…
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