Tag Archives: money in politics

Iowans Will Protest Even Bigger Money In Politics

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Des Moines –  Tuesday, October 8th as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC, activists and organizations across a wide spectrum of issues will speak out in support of protecting the integrity of our democracy at a … Continue reading →

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Money Never Sleeps

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Dave Bradley

One thing we must realize in the wake of avoiding the major disaster named Romney is that money doesn’t sleep, nor does it take a day off. By that I mean that despite being beaten those who gave major money to … Continue reading →

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Why This Election Is So Important

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I will be brief this week. I haven’t checked with others in our group of writers, but I am guessing that most will be up to their eyeballs working the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) effort this weekend. But I … Continue reading →

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Broadcasters Political Files Now Available Online

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

In 2005 a grassroots group, Iowans For Better Local TV,  filed a Petition to Deny relicensure with the FCC against a local Sinclair Broadcasting-owned station, KGAN.  It was an enormous effort involving dozens of volunteers, countless hours of data collection,  … Continue reading →

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The Koch Brothers And The Obama Hate Machine

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Trish Nelson

current.com/shows/the-war-room/blog/ Jennifer Granholm has a show called The War Room on Current TV How far do Koch Industries’ ties extend?  Here’s the complete list of Koch-funded organizations.  This list comes from Bill Press’ new book, The Obama Hate Machine:”   … Continue reading →

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