15 States Have Already Taken Steps to Make the Electoral College Obsolete
“The candidate with the most votes should win.”
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After Supreme Court Refusal, It’s Up to the People to End Gerrymandering
The first step is to transfer redistricting power away from legislators to independent commissions.
Burning Man's 'Radical Inclusion' Makes Room for Weapons Lobbyists
One of Burning Man’s new lobbyists is a former Trump campaign staffer who organized efforts to defend Trump’s Muslim ban.
To Quash Green New Deal, Big Oil Pushes a Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax
Backed by top global corporate powerhouses, the plan is driven by an industry-friendly logic firmly within the bounds of the neoliberal imagination.
Trump’s FAA Is Captured by Boeing, and Only Ted Cruz is Outraged?
Boeing is providing Trump-level cooperation with the House Transportation Committee, but no subpoena has been issued.
DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against Democratic Policies
The DCCC has blacklisted vendors that work with progressive challengers, but it continues to pay those whose corporate clients work to block policies like net neutrality and Medicare for All.
Republicans Abandon Election Security
Republicans used to back election security, but now GOP leaders are taking their cue from the White House.
Op-Ed: Gillibrand’s ‘Democracy Dollars’ Could Break Big Money’s Stranglehold on U.S. Politics
But it will only work if it takes a cue from the successful Democracy Voucher Program in Seattle
Delta's Anti-Union Propaganda Came From PR Shop Busted for Posing as Journalists for ExxonMobil
The firm, FTI Consulting, has produced astroturf campaigns for some of the world’s biggest polluters including Exxon, BP, and Halliburton.
Fossil Fuel Giants Are Benefiting From Negative Effective Tax Rates
In 2018, fossil fuel-tied corporations that are driving our climate crisis disproportionately benefited from paying no federal income taxes.