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March 17, 2010

Citizens Unite

Change Congress founder Lawrence Lessig has an article at TNR.com, titled "Citizens Unite."

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March 05, 2010

Systemic Denial

By: Lawrence Lessig

We need to admit our (democracy's) problem. We need to get beyond this stage of denial. We need to recognize that until we release our leaders from a system that forces them to ignore good sense when there is an opportunity for large campaign cash, we won't have policy that makes sense. Wall Street continues unchanged because the Congress that would change it is already shuttling to Wall Street fundraisers. Both parties are already pandering to this power, so they can find the fix to fund the next cycle of campaigns.

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February 26, 2010

A Choice You Won’t Get Anywhere Else

I hate feeling that someone is pretending to talk to me when they're really asking me for money. I hate feeling that the only reason I'm receiving an email from some organization is because they hope I'm going to click the "DONATE NOW" button. Maybe you're different. Maybe you like being asked for money. But if you're like me, read on.

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Happening Now

tvebookdotcom Sudan: Government Repression Threatens Fair Elections | Human ... http://bit.ly/bXTpCq

03-21 6:26 pm

ThePiper54 We've got the packs for the Council elections. A fair dit of paperwork, but not too daunting.

03-21 6:26 pm

zinamana Khartoum North : Sudan: Government Repression Threatens Fair Elections - ReliefWeb (press release) http://url4.eu/1trx8

03-21 5:12 pm

rinf_community Sudan: Government Repression Threatens Fair Elections http://twurl.nl/bn1age

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ajerf RT @SudanMonitor: ReliefWeb: Sudan: Government Repression Threatens Fair Elections http://bit.ly/ds6zDd #Sudan

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da52543 Sudan: Government Repression Threatens Fair Elections | Human ...: Human Rights Watch research missions to Sudan f... http://bit.ly/aBiCP9

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SudanMonitor ReliefWeb: Sudan: Government Repression Threatens Fair Elections http://bit.ly/ds6zDd #Sudan

03-21 2:47 pm

infothatmatters RT @infothatmatters: Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair http://bit.ly/bO5B98

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