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Gideon Rosenblatt, Truthout: "Friday, January 21, marked the one-year anniversary of Citizens United,' a Supreme Court case that dramatically accelerates the corruptive force of money in US politics. When money flows in our economy, it's a fuel that helps businesses flourish and people make a living.. When money flows in our political system, however, it's a cancer that infects politicians and through them our institutions of democracy. With Citizens United, the cancer is now metastasizing, and as the corruption accelerates, it generates a downward political spiral that threatens the very future of our country."

http://www.truth-out.org/citizens-united-v-united-citizens-building-a-movement-drive-money-out-politics67749



Decisions, Decisions

In Stephen Pitt's latest illustration, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is seen making his decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission. As he decides, two thought bubbles depict him sitting on the laps of his colleague Justice Antonin Scalia and his wife Ginni Thomas, who received $600,000 in salary from the Conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation.

http://www.truth-out.org/decisions-decisions67763



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