Tuscon Citizen: Koch Brothers and Wall Street buy governors, as well as Supreme Court Justices
-by Pamela Powers February 22, 2011- Billionaire Brothers’ Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute from the New York Times may belong in the “duh” category, but I think it worthwhile…
Think Progress: Clarence Thomas Decided Three Cases Where AEI Filed A Brief After AEI Gave Him A $15,000 Gift
-By Ian Millhiser June 21, 2011- In 2001, a conservative, corporate-aligned think tank called the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) gave Justice Clarence Thomas the gift of a $15,000 bust of…
Truthdig: Rigging the 2012 Election
-By E.J. Dionne, Jr. June 19, 2011- An attack on the right to vote is under way across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast…
Think Progress: Justices Have Been Forced To Resign For Doing What Clarence Thomas Has Done
-By Ian Millhiser June 19, 2011- Justice Clarence Thomas is an ethics problem in a black robe. Just eight months after ThinkProgress broke the story of Thomas’ attendance at a…
NYT: Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics
-By Mike McIntire June 18, 2011- Clarence Thomas was here promoting his memoir a few years ago when he bumped into Algernon Varn, whose grandfather once ran a seafood cannery…
The Brad Blog: Election Fraud Indictments Handed Down Against GOP Aide’s of MD’s Former Governor Ehrlich
-By Brad Freidman, June 17, 2011- Via Oliver Willis: A senior aide and a consultant hired by former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) were indicted Thursday in a…
Minneapolis Star Tribune: On amendment issues, reveal corporate donors?
The state's upcoming ballot question on definition of marriage prompts finance board to reconsider keeping donor names secret. -By Eric Roper June 14, 2011- As activists prepare for what is…
Citizen Vox: Helpful Hints for our Honored Opponents
-By Bartlett Naylor June 17, 2011- We’ve noticed some floundering in the past few months by conservative lawmakers opposing the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. So,…
Roll Call: Feingold Criticizes Democrats for Forming Super PACs
-By Christina Bellantoni June 16, 2011- MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Sen. Russ Feingold on Thursday night sharply criticized Democrats for forming super PACs that can take unlimited corporate cash, flatly calling the…
Barbara With – Pesky Poll Tape
Barbara testifies before Wis. Assembly Committee about a counted poll tape that was dated March 30 for a April 5 election. Go figure
St.Louis Post-Dispatch: Nixon vetoes Missouri photo ID legislation
-By Jason Hancock June 19, 2011- Nixon vetoed a bill Friday that could have eventually required voters to provide a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot. In the closing…
OpEd News: Clarence Thomas Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief with Weiner Downfall
-By Earl Ofari Hutchinson June 16, 2011- Every Democrat from the White House down screamed loudly for New York Representative Anthony Weiner to resign, and he finally did. But it's…
LA Times: Corporate political transparency ratings
Many of America’s most powerful companies do not report how much they spend to influence elections and legislation. These companies contribute millions of dollars to powerful trade associations and to…