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Corporate Money In Elections -- What To Expect

The Supreme Court may decide as soon as tomorrow on the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case involving a corporate-funded anti-Hillary smear ad. It is likely the conservative-dominated activist court will overturn precedent and rule in favor of removing...

A Rich University's Mad Dash to Get Richer

Investing recklessness at Harvard is making 'the best and the brightest' look awfully silly — almost as silly as a nation that lets staggering quantities of wealth continue to concentrate. Wild chases after vast riches, last fall’s global meltdown reminded...

Failure is Their Only Option

Steve Benen asks a question about the Republican health care reform plan — or lack thereof — that I'm certain I've seen answered already. The House Republican leadership "guaranteed" that they would offer an alternative health care reform bill....

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