Via The Fiscal Times The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision and subsequent court rulings deregulating political spending have greatly increased the influence of corporate special interests. Today, corporations are among the leading underwriters of Washington politics and a dominant…
Read MoreVia boston.com When facing public disinterest, the cold shoulder from the news media, legions of incumbent politicians, a series of unfavorable Supreme Court decisions and more than $6 billion in entrenched interests; walking 150 miles through northern New Hampshire in…
Read MoreVia Huffington Post Our democracy is built on the core principle of a government of the people, by the people and for the people, where all of us get an equal say over who gets elected and the government decisions…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois Chicago’s five mayoral candidates have received much of their financial support from large donors, shows a new campaign finance analysis released ahead of Tuesday’s municipal election by the Illinois PIRG Education Fund. The report’s findings are based on campaign finance data dating back to 2011 through December…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times The five candidates running for Chicago mayor don’t agree on much, but they do see eye-to-eye on this: Our political system should give more weight to average voters. Four of the candidates support a citywide advisory…
Read MoreVia Pantagraph CHICAGO (AP) — Early voting turnout in Chicago is on track to rival numbers from 2011. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners chairman Langdon Neal said Friday that more than 57,000 Chicagoans voted early for Tuesday’s election, which includes…
Read MoreVia NPR As the presidential hopefuls chase after big donors, the Center for Responsive Politics brings us a quick look in the rearview mirror: The 2014 congressional midterm elections cost $3.77 billion, the center says, making them — no surprise…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune If money talks, it will have a lot to say in the new 2nd Ward come Election Day. More than $1 million has poured into the campaign coffers of the six candidates who want to represent…
Read MoreVia Aljazeera When Chicago voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will not only decide the fate of their mayor, they will have a chance to vote on a referendum that has a chance to even the field for…
Read MoreVia Sauk Valley The turmoil has partially subsided over a Chicago Little League team whose national title was taken away by Little League International. One aspect of the story still resonates with reform-minded Illinoisans. The adults who operated the Jackie…
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