Mass Media Will Make Millions Thanks to the McCutcheon Decision — Here’s How

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2014 The companies that control the media stand to benefit the most from the Supreme Court's latest disastrous decision; a new theory about germs poses the most important challenge to medicine in the 21st century; meanwhile, Microsoft's new CEO has revolutionized the company. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court: McCutcheon v. FEC

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Money Equals Speech

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Donors

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Friday’s Jobs Report and the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon Debacle

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 5, 2014 What does the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon decision this week have to do with Friday's jobs report, showing 192,000 new jobs for March? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCutcheon and the Vicious Cycle of Concentrated Wealth and Political Power

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 5, 2014 If wealth and income weren’t already so concentrated in the hands of a few, the shameful McCutcheon decision by the five Republican appointees to the Supreme Court wouldn’t be as dangerous. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On Our Highest Court, a Former Lobbyist Guts Campaign Finance Reform

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 5, 2014 For a large and bipartisan majority of Americans, the increasing power of money in politics is deeply troubling. But not for the conservative majority of the United States Supreme Court, whose members appear to regard the dollar's domination of democracy as an inevitable consequence of constitutional freedom -- and anyway, not a matter of grave concern. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activist Says U.S. Using Terrorism Charges to Stifle Political Dissent

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why is the FBI harassing peace activists in the Midwest? Also: The Sunlight Foundation's plan to fight money in politics, the mystery of Canada's vanishing women, and the threat of big data. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is It Time to Jump Down the First Amendment Rabbit Hole With Clarence Thomas?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 3, 2014 It’s painful to say, but given the perverse logic of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions, Justice Clarence Thomas may be correct about the direction of federal campaign finance law. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Watch: Campaign Spending, Union Busting and the Subversion of the First Amendment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 19, 2014 Although predicting the outcome of Supreme Court cases is never a sure thing, two decisions that may be handed down any day have the clear potential to transform the meaning of the First Amendment and once again expose the court’s radically pro-corporate and anti-union agenda.Two Supreme Court decisions that may be handed down any day have the clear potential to transform the meaning of the First Amendment and once again expose the court’s radically pro-corporate and anti-union agenda. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )