The Supreme Court finding for Citizen's United equates the freedom to spend of a giant corporation with the free speech rights of the individual.
Too big to fail banks pay enormous bonuses after the government bailout, while the middle-class taxpayers face foreclosure and unemployment with meaningful relief.
The oil addiction of America continues unabated, saving the petroleum and automotive industry from adapting to the realities of the 21st century
"We can have democracy in this country,
or we can have great wealth
concentrated in the hands of a few,
but we can’t have both."
or we can have great wealth
concentrated in the hands of a few,
but we can’t have both."
Justice Louis D. Brandeis
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