Disturbing statistics on WI recall vote
$63.5 million: The minimum amount spent by both sides in the recall 70 percent: How much more expensive the governor’s recall election is than the state’s second-most expensive race (the…
Walker survives recall election by outspending his challenger 7-to-1
It’s another disappointing day for “free-and-fair” elections in America. In his bid to retain office, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin outspent Democratic challenger Tom Barrett 7-to-1. Despite fallacious Republican rhetoric…
WI recall vote signals dissatisfaction with Republican austerity measures
Voters in Wisconsin today go to the polls in a recall election that the nation and the world are closely watching in anticipation of what is sure to be a…
Jobless economic recovery stalled by electoral politics, party complicity
The Labor Department released its monthly jobs report today, and the picture was quickly muddled by Democratic and Republican pandering in an election year that is almost exclusively focusing on…
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Super PAC’s fund American elections
America’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United ranges from public outrage visible in the Occupy Wall Street movement to barely concealed glee among wealthy donors who seek…