Democracy Now! June 27, 2012

June 27, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

The Supreme Court strikes down a century-old Montana law banning corporate campaign spending, in a case billed as "Citizens United II." Democracy Now! continues its conversation with Monika Bauerlein and Andy Kroll of Mother Jones magazine looking at the hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into the 2012 US presidential race. And Bill McKibben of 350.org speaks about extreme weather, the Keystone XL pipeline, and the failure of Rio+20. Plus headlines, and more.

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Campaign finance

Campaign finance refers to all funds raised in order to promote candidates, political parties, or policies in elections, referendums, initiatives, party activities, and party organizations. The funds could also detract from the opponents of the above. Campaign funds is the sub... Explore this topic

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310, is a US constitutional law case, where the United States Supreme Court held by a majority of 5 to 4 that the First Amendment prohibited the government from restricting political independent expenditures by corporati... Explore this topic

US presidential election, 2012

Die 57. Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten fand am 6. November 2012 statt. Formal sind am 6. November die Wahlmänner des Electoral College bestimmt worden, die am 17. Dezember ihre Stimmen für die Ämter des Präsidenten und des Vizepräsidenten abgaben. Gleichzeitig... Explore this topic

Political action committee

In the United States, a political action committee is a type of organization that campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives or legislation. At the federal level, an organization becomes a PAC when it receives or spends more than $1,000 for the purpose of influenc... Explore this topic

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Court, which ... Explore this topic

Politics of the United States

The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States, Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The executive branch is head... Explore this topic

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Gary Adelson is an American business magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He al... Explore this topic

Karl Rove

Karl Christian Rove is an American Republican political consultant and policy advisor. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the ... Explore this topic

John McCain

John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States election. McCain followed his father and grandfather, both four-star admirals, into the United States Navy, graduating from the U.S. Na... Explore this topic

Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012

The Mitt Romney presidential campaign of 2012 began when Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, launched his second candidacy for the presidency of the United States in a bid to win the 2012 presidential election. His candidacy was formally announced on June 2, 201... Explore this topic

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