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California Voters to Decide on Citizens United — Growing Movement To Help Overturn Supreme Court Ruling

Congressman Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) speaks at a Feb. 11, 2013 press conference announcing a proposed constitutional amendment that would reverse the 2010 “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision that corporations are people. (Photo/via movetoamend.org video) (MintPress) – California’s 18 million registered voters could become the largest political constituency to decide whether to support the 2010 Citizens […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - California’s 18 million registered voters could become the largest political constituency to decide whether to support the 2010 Citizens United States Supreme Court ruling. This decision will open the floodgates for billions in special interest money spent in political races. After a record $6 billion spent in the 2012 election

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States With Voter ID Laws Continue History Of Discrimination — Republicans Often Target Swing States

In this June 19, 2012 file photo, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann holds a postcard to help identify voters in need of a free state government issued card that will be issued through his office at no charge, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) (Mint Press) – Virginia’s House of Delegates passed […]

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese
In this June 19, 2012 file photo, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann holds a postcard to help identify voters in need of a free state government issued card that will be issued through his office at no charge, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

(Mint Press) - Virginia’s House of Delegates passed a voter identification bill on Wednesday — the new strict photo identification requirement will bring the state in league with other strict photo ID states, such as Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee. The legislation now heads to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R-Va.) desk, where it is likely to be

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Audits Reveal Law Enforcement Abuse Drivers License Databases Across Nation

Audits, investigations and reports reveal that states like Minnesota, Florida and Massuchusetts have routinely used databases to access what is thought to be private information about citizens. (Photo/via Flickr) (MintPress) – Minnesota residents were shocked to learn this month that law enforcement officials were illegally accessing drivers license databases to obtain knowledge on the state’s […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - Minnesota residents were shocked to learn this month that law enforcement officials were illegally accessing drivers license databases to obtain knowledge on the state’s citizens. While the case initially painted the picture of a few bad apples, a new study reveals that’s not the case. The audit, conducted by the state’s

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Washington Court: Public Should Not Be Allowed to Vote On Traffic Camera Bans

In this March 22, 2012 photo, a worker installs traffic cameras at an intersection in El Paso, Texas, above a sign directing vehicles to the border town of Sunland Park, N.M. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) (MintPress) – The public should remain powerless and not be allowed to vote on whether or not red light cameras […]

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke
In this March 22, 2012 photo, a worker installs traffic cameras at an intersection in El Paso, Texas, above a sign directing vehicles to the border town of Sunland Park, N.M. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

(MintPress) - The public should remain powerless and not be allowed to vote on whether or not red light cameras or speed cameras should be installed and used in cities across Washington state, at least according to a Feb. 19 ruling from Washington state’s second highest court. While this decision may not reflect the opinion of the people, the

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Environmental Watchdog Groups Call For BP to Pay Additional $25 Billion Ahead Of Court Hearing

In this June 12, 2010 file photo, crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala. The U.S. Justice Department and the five Gulf coast states most affected by a massive 2010 oil spill have all indicated they would like to reach a settlement on civil claims against BP PLC […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - The rosy commercials painting British Petroleum (BP) as a company looking out for the well-being of the environment aren’t working on activists calling for the oil giant to pay an additional $25 billion to restore environmental damage caused by its 2010 Gulf oil spill. BP will head to a New Orleans civil court next week where it’s

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Straight Talk On Israel

Children walking home to the Aida Camp from school, in front of the Israeli Walls in this June 2009 image. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) Zygmunt Bauman is U.K.-based University of Leeds Emeritus Professor of Sociology. His work spans five decades. He’s now age 87. His wide-ranging interests include consumerism, globalization, ethics, power, the status of workers, […]

Stephen Lendman
بواسطة Stephen Lendman

Zygmunt Bauman is U.K.-based University of Leeds Emeritus Professor of Sociology. His work spans five decades. He's now age 87. His wide-ranging interests include consumerism, globalization, ethics, power, the status of workers, intellectuals in society and nature of modern relationships. He's best known for analyzing links between modernity

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