Citizens United

"...by the Texas A.G. It is a violation of Citizens United...."

Jan. 13, 2020 Postmarks

Are We United?

"...Dear Editor, I don't know you. How are we united? Your bumper sticker only shows me what you have..."

Sept. 16, 2004 Postmarks

How Austin Keeps Its Homeless Citizens Fed

“You want meals that feel like a hug"

"...service organized by Foundation for the Homeless at First United Methodist Church. A line forms at the corner of..."

March 24, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

United States of Soviet Republican Empire Still Going Strong

"...Bush regime has fallen, it doesn’t mean that the United States of Soviet Republican empire has likewise collapsed. In..."

June 16, 2011 Postmarks

United for Peace

An estimated 10,000 anti-war protesters converge on the Capitol.

"...Many in the crowd were "average citizens," who waved their own homemade signs as passionately as..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Council United?

Council gets a new mayor pro tem

"...only after measuring the impact on all of our citizens," said Tovo...."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Celsius 41.11

Reactionary film claims to reveal the truth behind the lies of Fahrenheit 9/11.

"...film cold. Knoblock and his backers, the conservative group Citizens United, have managed to include everything from the contested..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Money

Campaign finance reform as true-life political thriller

"...impact. Nevertheless, since the Supreme Court handed down the Citizens United decision in 2010 (which ruled that political spending..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

Uniting to Fight Citizens United; and Unshackling Pregnant Inmates

"...Uniting to Fight Citizens United..."

June 25, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Q&A with Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sanders talks a possible presidential bid, income inequality

"...finance reform, making a potential presidential bid in a post-Citizens United environment a true test of his values...."

April 2, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bonus Bill of the Week: Corporations Can't Vote, But Can Make It Rain

Dems seek constitutional overturn for Citizens United

"...people reached its nadir with the US Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which argued that the Koch Brothers-funded astroturf..."

Jan. 13, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Tools for Lege Watching

Considering Texas' future – a few things to keep in mind

"...evidence – that the Lege will reject these follies. Citizens vs. "Citizens"..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Corporate 'citizenship' triggers amendment movement

"...edict that perverts nature itself. In a case titled Citizens United, the five decreed that – shazam! – lifeless..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...ENDORSEMENTS: Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Liberal Austin Democrats, End Citizens United, VoteVets, Central Austin Democrats, North By Northwest Democrats,..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

Postmarks

United Way Clarifies

"...Earth Share ["Coming of Age," Vol.17, No.39] implies that United Way/Capital Area functions like a monopoly, limiting nonprofits in..."

June 12, 1998 Column

John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.

"...there have been a few minor revisions to the United States since then: The “Big One” finally hit California,..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Funding Balance

Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits

"...enough so that the big donors don't overtake the citizens."..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Hightower Report

Corporate cash and the 2012 elections

"...Supreme Court two years ago. In its now infamous Citizens United decision, the court's five-man majority of laissez-faire ideologues..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

LULAC Protests Lack of Latino Manager Candidates

The League of United Latin American Citizens is not happy with the city manager pool

"...last week, the executive board of the League of United Latin American Citizens (District 7) called the omission "unacceptable,"..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

How much free speech can you buy?

"...Bizarrely, the Supreme Court decreed in its 2010 Citizens United ruling that money is a form of "free..."

Nov. 6, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Just How Super Is Your PAC?

"Outside money" hits Austin, and the reverberations begin

"...(IRS "527 organization") enabled in the aftermath of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision to allow essentially unlimited "independent"..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Ally of Newt, Dough of Cog

"...In its Citizens United decision, the Supreme Court upended our democratic elections..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

The local UW and BSA affiliates part ways over the scouts' anti-gay rules.

"...This morning (Thursday), the United Way Capital Area and the Capitol Area Council of..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Split Decision

"...laws that led to his voluntary departure from the United States in 1997. Born into a mining family in..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Hightower Report

Scoring a Point for Community; and The Kochs Are Coming!

"..."intended to promote community welfare." Those 111,507 Green Bay citizens elect the team's board of directors, and this hands-on,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Parkland

The events surrounding the assasination of JFK are witnessed through the eyes of those who were there in this made-in-Austin film.

"...for the little people, the largely unheralded workers and citizens who were just going about their lives on that..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: February 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• I don't think the United Kingdom ever got over losing the colonies. They always..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen opts for scripted comedy this time and lands many good jokes and new offenses, but the target is soft and unmissable.

"...audience’s prejudices. But a warmongering despot who beheads his citizens – who’s going to root for such a beast?..."

May 18, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ruling: 'A Raging Flashflood of Corporate Money'

"...told Dred Scott that African-Americans could not be U.S. citizens and the most intellectually dishonest since the Texas 3rd..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore wants to know where our money went.

"...place to show examples of economic fallout in the United States. We visit ordinary citizens whose homes are about..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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