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What we learned from the first major FEC deadline after the insurrection
After the January 6 attack on the Capitol, about 170 companies announced they were suspending donations from their corporate PACs to the 147 Republican…
Judd Legum
Apr 17
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How the GOP uses Facebook to scam Republican donors
In the closing weeks of the 2020 presidential election, the Trump campaign faced a cash crunch. To solve it, the campaign effectively resorted to defra…
Judd Legum
Apr 15
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Top climate leaders will participate in Big Oil-sponsored "sustainability" conference
Beginning Wednesday, the political news outlet The Hill is hosting a multi-day, virtual climate conference called “The Sustainability Imperative.” The …
Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
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Emily Atkin
Apr 14
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A Zoom call will not save democracy
Over the weekend, about 100 corporate leaders gathered on a Zoom call to discuss how to respond to Republican efforts to restrict voting in nearly ever…
Judd Legum
Apr 13
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These rainbow flag-waving corporations are backing the sponsors of anti-trans legislation
Seven members of the North Carolina Senate have introduced draconian anti-trans legislation targeting children, adults, and medical professionals. An i…
Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
Apr 12
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How not to protect free speech
The free expression of ideas is a bedrock principle for any democratic society. And that is particularly true on college campuses, where many young peo…
Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
Apr 8
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Dan Patrick and the damaged Republican psyche
There is no greater proponent of Trump's false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election than Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R). Patrick de…
Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
Apr 7
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McConnell versus the First Amendment
In recent days, more corporations have spoken out against voter suppression laws. In Texas, American Airlines and Dell announced their opposition to tw…
Judd Legum
Apr 6
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Facebook pledged to suspend political donations, then quietly funneled $50,000 to GOP group…
On January 11, Facebook announced that "following last week's awful violence" it was suspending donations from its political committee "for at least th…
Judd Legum
Apr 5
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A corporate reckoning on voter suppression
In early March, Popular Information identified 22 major corporations that financially backed the sponsors of voter suppression legislation in Georgia. …
Judd Legum
Apr 1
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Texas' voter suppression bills are fueled by millions in corporate cash
Texas already has the most restrictive voting laws in the country. But with the state trending blue, Governor Greg Abbott (R) and Republicans in the Te…
Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
Mar 31
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Media crisis, border facts
Upon assuming office, Biden has made a number of changes to Trump's immigration policy. Among other actions, Biden cut off funding for the construction…
Judd Legum
Mar 30
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