Public wants to curb billionaire influence, but billionaires want to curb For the People Act

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Leaked recording of Koch discussion of For the People Act (H.R.1/S.1), plutocrats acknowledge that conservative voters want to curb big money in politics. They will focus on killing the bill in Congress rather than trying to convince the public.

 

Charlie Cooper with thanks to Cristi Demnowicz

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq67zwxylm4 Rhodes Center Podcast: How Precarity Puts Capitalism on Edge On this episode Mark talks with Albena Azmanova, IWM Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Human Studies in Vienna and author of ‘Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia’. In the book, Albena explains how precarity (not inequality) is the central driver of our current political, economic, and social woes. Mark and Albena explore the roots of economic precarity, the reasons it’s more dangerous and destabilizing than inequality alone, and why addressing it will require mixing tried-and-true economic policies with a radical rethinking of how our economy is structured. You can learn more about Albena Azmanova's book here: [cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-…ge/9780231195379]

The enemies list

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This is what pay-to-play looks like.

Marty Wulfe

Billionaire gives $10 million to back Ohio Senate candidate

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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel and famous author J. D. Vance share some conservative/libertarian ideas, and Thiel wants Vance to be elected U.S. Senator from Ohio. He’s contributed $10 billion to a SuperPAC toward that end. HR 1, now pending in the U.S. Senate would help stop coordinated spending between candidate campaigns and PACs.

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

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As legislature passes laws restricting access to voting, new coalition forms to oppose based on money-in-politics research

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Research showing that corporate money has flowed to Republicans who recently passed restrictive voting laws in Georgia has spurred the creation of a new coalition to reverse the new laws passed by the Georgia legislature and to support HR 1 (For the People Act) and HR 4 (John Lewis Voting Rights Act) in Congress.

 

Charlie Cooper

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The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash

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Following surprise losses in November and January, Republican legislators in Georgia are aggressively pushing legislation to restrict voting before the next election. The purpose of these bills is both to validate Trump's false claims of electoral fraud and to make it more difficult for Democratic-leaning constituencies, particularly communities of color, to cast their ballots in the next election. Republican elected officials sponsoring these bills are backed by millions in corporate donations. 

Marty Wulfe