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US government corruption
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Publication Date
c2012
Language
English
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How serious is government corruption in the United States? America's democracy is now fundamentally corrupted / Lawrence Lessig
Political corruption played a large role in health care reform / Jonathan Weiler
Government corruption in America is on the rise / Joseph Schuman
Corporations are still prohibited from making direct contributions to political campaigns / Warren Richey, Linda Feldmann
Money did not buy votes in the 2010 midterm congressional elections / Robert Frank
Is corruption destroying the US financial system? There is rampant corruption on Wall Street /
Michael Snyder
Financial deregulation by a corrupt congress and the executive branch led to the US financial meltdown / Essential Information and the Consumer Education Foundation
President Barack Obama is continuing to empower corrupt Wall Street insiders / Glenn Greenwald
Legislative reforms will control Wall Street excesses / Barack Obama
Financial reforms are under way to make the US financial system stronger / Timothy F. Geithner
Will the Citizens United decision lead to more government corruption? Overview: The Supreme Court, the First Amendment, and government corruption /
Lela Gray
The US Supreme Court has upheld institutional government corruption / Aminu Gamawa
The Supreme Court weakened the definition of government corruption / Heather K. Gerken
The Citizens United ruling will increase corruption in the US government / David P. Hamilton
The Citizens United decision undermines US democracy by legitimizing corruption / Fred Wertheimer
The Supreme Court was correct not to restrict political speech / Glenn Greenwald
Corporate campaign spending gives corporations little influence over government / Sheldon Richman
The Citizens United decision involved issues of speech, not contributions to candidates / John Samples
What are the remedies for US government corruption? More extensive financial reform will be needed to fix Wall Street /
Rob Weissman
The financial crisis creates an opportunity for fundamental economic reform / David Korten
The DISCLOSE Act provides transparency for corporate political advertising / Chris Van Hollen, Mike Castle
The DISCLOSE Act infringes on corporate free speech / Tom Donohue
The Fair Elections Now Act can help restore public confidence in congress / Lawrence Lessig
President Barack Obama should follow FDR's example and oppose corporate interests / Johann Hari
It is unlikely that the corruption of American politics can be reversed /
Godfrey Hodgson.
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9780737756234
9780737756227
9780737756227
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