Free speech in the era of social media and "cheap speech"

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/opinion/twitter-first-amendment.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-1&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article

"At a minimum, new rules should bar social media companies from accepting money for political advertising by foreign governments or their agents."

The First Amendment in the era of social media and "cheap speech"

"At a minimum, new rules should bar social media companies from accepting money for political advertising by foreign governments or their agents"

New study shows how lobbying pays off for health care industry

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/upshot/the-unhealthy-politics-of-pork-how-it-increases-your-medical-costs.html?_r=0

 

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

 

Voter suppression and gerrymandering advocate nominated to federal court

http://billmoyers.com/story/north-carolina-voter-suppression-lawl-judge/

 

 

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 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

Bob Menendez and the Redefining of Public Corruption - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/menendez-mcdonnell-supreme-court/543354/

Facebook let malicious ads and fake accounts into German election

https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-allowed-questionable-ads-in-german-election-despite-warnings

 

 

Charlie Cooper

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 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

A global look at corruption as a system of governance

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/review-essay/2017-08-19/kleptocracy-america

 

The U. S. is sliding into kleptocracy. It may join Guatemala and Azerbaijan.

 

Charlie Cooper

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 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

How wealthy donors funnel money to national parties via state parties

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2017/07/wealthy-donors-fund-national-party-giving-to-states/

Do Seattle’s democracy vouchers work? New analysis says yes | The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/do-seattles-democracy-vouchers-work-new-analysis-says-yes/

Wealthy Oregonian charter-school owner pays to play in North Carolina

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article177836091.html

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Big money donors for Democrat-affiliated groups

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/politics/democrats-resistance-fundraising.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

This article talks about a upstart vs. establishment groups competing for money from wealthy liberal donors but does not illuminate policy differences.

How minority rule works in Presidential elections

http://billmoyers.com/story/america-held-hostage-minority-rule/

"The Post found that the [voter ID] laws widen the white advantage over blacks in turnout from 2.5 percent to 11.6 percent."

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Federal authority to intervene in state election laws

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/ginsburg-slaps-gorsuch/amp

 

Gill v. Whitford is a potential landmark case on gerrymandering. This article summarizes a key Constitutional dispute between wings of the high court.

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

Campaign limits are gone, and Maryland's special interests are very busy

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/investigations/bs-md-money-in-campaigns-20170929-story.html

 

Maryland’s 2018 elections may bring in a new era.

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

Supreme Court will decide gerrymandering case

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/opinion/gerrymandering-supreme-court.html

 

Republicans have rigged Wisconsin’s legislative districts so that they won 60% of the seats in the State legislature with 48% of the vote.

 

Charlie Cooper

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