“Billionaires in both parties should not be able to buy elections, including primary elections,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Bernie Sanders said during his primetime appearance at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night that overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision should be “at the very top” of the party’s list of priorities, particularly given the outsized role […]
“The potential harms to our society that could result from such misinformation, including abuses of our elections, are wide-reaching and immensely damaging.” U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s posting of artificial intelligence-generated images suggesting pop star Taylor Swift had endorsed him earned him the ridicule of Swift’s fans and journalists this week, but at least one pro-democracy […]
The United Auto Workers president called Donald Trump and his running mate “two lap dogs for the billionaire class who only serve themselves.” The president of the United Auto Workers used his appearance onstage during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday to blast Republican nominee Donald Trump as a union-buster who “laughs […]
“Outside group spending this year is almost double the rate of any prior year,” noted one critic. “Not a good thing.” Empowered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling allowing unlimited independent financial contributions to support political campaigns, outside spending during the current election cycle has hit a record $1 billion, according […]