(MintPress) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a case that further reduces already lax restrictions on campaign spending. Following the 2010 Citizens United ruling, American elections have seen a spike in campaign spending by corporations and wealthy individuals, a worrying trend for critics concerned about the state […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a case that further reduces already lax restrictions on campaign spending. Following the 2010 Citizens United ruling, American elections have seen a spike in campaign spending by corporations and wealthy individuals, a worrying trend for critics concerned about the state […]
(MintPress) – “If the federal government, the executive in particular, thought that there was a national security issue and needed to use drones in one of the states which has outlawed the drones in their airspace, then it could set up a clash,” said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]
(MintPress) – “If the federal government, the executive in particular, thought that there was a national security issue and needed to use drones in one of the states which has outlawed the drones in their airspace, then it could set up a clash,” said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]
When CBS News reported in 2011 that members of Congress weren’t prohibited from insider trading, Congress moved swiftly.President Obama signed a law banning it within six months of the broadcast. But Congress is still exempt from portions of a number of federal laws, including provisions that protect workers in the private sector but don’t apply […]
When CBS News reported in 2011 that members of Congress weren’t prohibited from insider trading, Congress moved swiftly.President Obama signed a law banning it within six months of the broadcast. But Congress is still exempt from portions of a number of federal laws, including provisions that protect workers in the private sector but don’t apply […]
When President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round of griping from campaign finance reformers. The creation this month of Organizing for Action, which will promote the president’s second-term agenda, appears to be the fourth reversal by […]
When President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round of griping from campaign finance reformers. The creation this month of Organizing for Action, which will promote the president’s second-term agenda, appears to be the fourth reversal by […]
Several media outlets reported this month on an alarming finding from a new U.S. government study: Iran’s intelligence ministry, as CNN put it, constitutes “a terror and assassination force 30,000 strong.” The claim that the intelligence ministry has a whopping 30,000 employees, first reported by a conservative website, spread to other outlets including Wired and the […]
Several media outlets reported this month on an alarming finding from a new U.S. government study: Iran’s intelligence ministry, as CNN put it, constitutes “a terror and assassination force 30,000 strong.” The claim that the intelligence ministry has a whopping 30,000 employees, first reported by a conservative website, spread to other outlets including Wired and the […]
(MintPress) – On the Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace, Pope Benedict laced his annual mass with a message regarding the detrimental impact of unregulated capitalism, calling for an end to the ever-growing gap between rich and poor throughout the globe, describing it as a threat along the same lines as terrorism. Over the last […]
(MintPress) – On the Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace, Pope Benedict laced his annual mass with a message regarding the detrimental impact of unregulated capitalism, calling for an end to the ever-growing gap between rich and poor throughout the globe, describing it as a threat along the same lines as terrorism. Over the last […]
(MintPress) – All eyes are on President Barack Obama as he approaches his second term, with conservatives cringing and liberals hoping he’ll revert to the tune of hope he sang in his 2008 presidential race. He ran on a platform in 2012 of getting the job done, seeing his plan to fruition — one he […]
(MintPress) – All eyes are on President Barack Obama as he approaches his second term, with conservatives cringing and liberals hoping he’ll revert to the tune of hope he sang in his 2008 presidential race. He ran on a platform in 2012 of getting the job done, seeing his plan to fruition — one he […]