Robert ReichYour regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
Lyle Solla-Yates@rbreich That’s really saying something these days
Galad@rbreich Citizens United has been more disastrous than Plessy v. Ferguson or Bush v. Gore.
EpiphanicSynchronicity@rbreich And since then they’ve doubled down on the legalization of corruption and bribery.
PeachMcD@rbreich
worse than that: #CorporatePersonhood is blasphemous by any Trinitarian definition, so our socioeconomic structure is a house built on sand
worse than that: #CorporatePersonhood is blasphemous by any Trinitarian definition, so our socioeconomic structure is a house built on sand
CartyBostonRemember when Obama called out Roberts on Citizens United during the State of the Union? (you may have been there).
He did not like it.
sOlOw-NH...it was profitable...for SCOTUS Justices...
Gordon J Holtslander@rbreich Canada’s supreme court, 2004: “The majority concluded that the objective of the spending limits is electoral fairness. The law has an effect in creating "a level playing field for those who wish to engage in the electoral discourse, enabling voters to be better informed" Social Media has made this irrelevant. It costs almost nothing & far more effective than mainstream media? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_v_Canada_(AG)
@rbreich Many Canadian’s have made the choice to be better angered on social media, as the capabilities and relevance of mainstream media declines
Stephen Fletcher@happy_futures @rbreich In Canada the old standby of local print media is dying. It’s mainly foreign owned by Postmedia, with its high debt seek profitability and low journalistic standards. Online news has been hollowed out by Google & Meta and how they respond to Canada’s demand they compensate journalists https://ontherecordnews.ca/thousands-of-jobs-lost-and-counting-the-decline-of-journalism-in-canada/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67755133
Judy Blue Eyes@rbreich Absolutely one of the worst things that has happened in this country in my life time. Overturn Citizens United!
@rbreich Is Citizens United only part of the problem? Is the system broke (or partially so)? If so, what can be done to fix it? What will enable better democratic processes, better representation, fuller participation and better access? Should lies, mis- and disinformation be further controlled? Who has the most to gain from retaining the status quo?