The Court’s Blow to Democracy?

posted by Romina

First posted: January 26, 2010 at 1:13 pm | Updated: January 26, 2010 at 1:13 pm

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26

With a single, disastrous 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has thrust politics back to the robber-baron era of the 19th century. Disingenuously waving the flag of the First Amendment, the court’s conservative majority has paved the way for corporations to use their vast treasuries to overwhelm elections and intimidate elected officials into doing their bidding. Read the rest of this entry at The New York Times

T-shirt Giveaway: State of the Union

posted by Matt

First posted: January 21, 2010 at 11:02 am | Updated: January 21, 2010 at 11:02 am

Jan
21

President Obama will give his first State of the Union address next Wednesday, January 27, at 9:00PM Eastern.

Comment below on the one topic you’d like the President to discuss and earn the chance to win a new Be Counted t-shirt! One winner will be chosen randomly.

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Latinos and the Political Earthquake in Massachusetts

posted by Matt

First posted: January 21, 2010 at 9:43 am | Updated: January 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

Jan
21

There was that horrible earthquake that devastated Haiti. Last night, Massachusetts and the United States experienced a political earthquake that could be as in many ways as profound with the election of Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley to the U.S. Senate. And today is the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, which means that the Massachusetts debacle will be magnified by media assessments of the President’s first year.

Read the rest at New America Media.

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