Corruption

Weapons, Pipelines & Wall St: Did Clinton Foundation Donations Impact Clinton State Dept. Decisions?

New questions have arisen this week over Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. On Tuesday, the Associated Press published a new investigation revealing that while Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state,

August 25, 2016
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Corruption

‘They Are Incentivized to Arrest People Because It Raises Money’ - CounterSpin interview with Donna Murch on for-profit punishment

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Janine Jackson interviewed Donna Murch about for-profit punishment for the August 12, 2016, episode of CounterSpin.

August 19, 2016
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Debate: Two Cheers for Super PACs: Money in Politics is Still Overregulated

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The product of two court decisions, Citizens United and SpeechNow.org v. FEC, Super PAC spending is on course to make 2012 the most expensive presidential election in history. These supercharged political action committees may spend and receive unlimited amounts of money from individuals, corporations, and unions to advocate for political candidates, as long as they are independent of the candidates' campaigns. How have Super PACs changed the political landscape? Are they good for democracy?

August 16, 2016
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Did Companies & Countries Buy State Dept. Access by Donating to Clinton Foundation?

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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Grimaldi of The Wall Street Journal, who has covered the Clinton Foundation for years, looks at the relationship between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department during Hillary

August 12, 2016
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First Evidence Surfaces of Foreign Money Pouring into U.S. Elections After Citizens United

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Six years ago, President Obama warned the nation that foreign corporations could soon pour money into the U.S. election system thanks to the Supreme Court Citizens United decision. Now, direct evidence has

August 4, 2016
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The Anti-Sanders Emails That Led Wasserman Schultz to Resign as DNC Chair

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On July 22, Wikileaks released nearly 20,000 e-mails among DNC staffers, a number of which suggest bias against the Sanders campaign during the Democratic primary. Some e-mails show high-level DNC members trying to undermine the Sanders campaign, and others reveal the attitude of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz toward Sanders and his campaign manager, Jeff Weaver.

July 25, 2016
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