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Campaign Cash: The Independent Fundraising Gold Rush Since Citizens United...

AMY GOODMAN: A pair of campaign finance watchdog groups have called on the Internal Revenue Service to investigate a new nonprofit formed by Karl Rove ahead of the midterm election. Rove and former...

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"Free Speech for People" Coalition Calls for Constitutional Amendment to...

JUAN GONZALEZ: Part of the reason for the record-high campaign spending in this year’s midterm elections is the Supreme Court’s ruling in January in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The...

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At $4 Billion, Midterm Elections Poised to Become Most Expensive...

JUAN GONZALEZ: The midterm elections next week are poised to be the most expensive non-presidential contest on record. Total spending on this year’s election could reach as much as $4 billion,...

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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Lead Massive Rally to "Restore Sanity and/or...

AMY GOODMAN: As many as 250,000 people flooded the National Mall in Washington, DC Saturday for a rally that billed itself the Million Moderate March, a gathering for people who are politically...

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EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Michael Moore on Midterm Elections, the Tea Party, and...

AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to renowned filmmaker, author, activist, Michael Moore. For the past twenty years, Michael has been one of the most politically active, provocative and successful documentary...

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Justice for Sale? Right-Wing Groups Fund Successful Campaign to Oust Iowa...

JUAN GONZALEZ: The unprecedented ouster of three Supreme Court justices in Iowa who ruled in favor of same-sex marriage is raising fresh concerns over the politicization of judicial elections and the...

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On Anniversary of Citizens United Ruling, Common Cause Calls on Justice Dept....

JUAN GONZALEZ: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The ruling lifted a 63-year-old ban prohibiting corporations,...

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"The Battle of the Budgets: New Fronts in the Afghan and Iraq Wars" By Amy...

By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Idaho ... these are the latest fronts in the battle of budgets, with the larger fight over a potential shutdown of the US government...

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"America’s Pro-Choice Majority Speaks Out." By Amy Goodman

By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan The leadership of the Catholic Church has launched what amounts to a holy war against President Barack Obama. Archbishop Timothy Dolan appealed to church members,...

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As Senate GOP Blocks DISCLOSE Act, Top Donor Sheldon Adelson Probed for...

NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to big money and the 2012 political race. For the second day in a row, Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats Tuesday to require political fundraising groups to...

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Inside Karl Rove's Secretive Effort to Defeat Obama's Re-Election With Help...

AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show with a look at one of the masterminds behind efforts to defeat President Obama this November and restore Republican control of Washington. Karl Rove, the man once...

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Koch Brothers Among U.S. Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to...

AMY GOODMAN: We’re continuing our 100-city tour, back in New York. We’ll be covering the presidential debate tomorrow night at Hofstra and expanding the debate Wednesday morning on Democracy Now!,...

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Food Fight: Debating Prop 37, California's Landmark Initiative to Label GMO Food

AMY GOODMAN: We’re at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Yes, we’re on the road in our 100-city tour. Here in the Golden State, a food fight has broken out—that is, a fight over a ballot...

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2012 In Review: A Year of Extreme Weather, Mass Shootings, Drone Wars and...

AMY GOODMAN: Today we look back at 2012. In the most expensive election in U.S. history, President Obama defeated Mitt Romney, forcing the Republicans to reconsider their policies, among others, around...

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Behind the NRA's Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion...

NERMEEN SHAIKH: We conclude today’s show with a look at the connection between the firearms industry and the National Rifle Association. Throughout its history, the NRA has portrayed itself as an...

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The Big Money Inauguration: Obama Kicks Off Second Term with Help of...

AMY GOODMAN: The Peace Ball, which was held at the Mead Center for American Theater, was not affiliated with any party, though thousands came out. The number of official balls celebrating Obama’s...

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The ATM for Climate Denial: Secretive Donors Trust Funds Vast Network of...

AARON MATÉ: While Donors Trust has given money to a variety of right-wing causes, denying climate change appears to be its top priority. An analysis by the environmentalist group Greenpeace reveals...

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Donors Trust: Little-Known Group Helps Wealthy Backers Fund Right-Wing Agenda...

AARON MATÉ: When it comes to the wealthy funders of right-wing causes, the big names are well known: billionaires like the industrialist Koch Brothers and the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, super PACs...

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Selling the White House? Obama-Linked Group Promises Top Donors Access to...

NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to a new advocacy group created by former Obama campaign officials, who say they want to convert grassroots support for the president’s re-election into a network that will...

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Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to...

NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the movement to challenge "corporate personhood," the notion that corporations have equal rights to individuals. On Tuesday, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont...

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