Features related to Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 20, 2013 | Connecting the Dots
Harry Reid has threatened to change Senate rules and subvert the silent filibuster used against presidential nominees.
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April 26, 2013 | On Democracy

It’s become clear that Congress rarely has the voter in mind at all, unless that voter’s a cash-laden heavy hitter with the clout to keep an incumbent on the leash. Continue reading

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February 15, 2013

Bill spotlights Congressional leaders whose connections to deep-pocketed backers raise important questions about who’s really running our government. Continue reading

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January 25, 2013

Bill talks to U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) about the Senate’s costly giveaway to the world’s largest biotechnology firm. Continue reading

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January 25, 2013 | News & Notes
The filibuster reform compromise fell far short of the measures that many progressives hoped for.
The exterior view of Amgen Inc. offices is shown in Fremont, Calif., Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Amgen Inc. reports quarterly earnings Wednesday, April 21, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
January 25, 2013 | On Democracy

The Senate’s gift to biotech firm Amgen is a brazen example of the crony capitalism that erodes our democracy. Continue reading

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January 25, 2013

U.S. Rep. Peter Welch describes “vintage crony capitalism” behind a sweetheart deal between the Senate and the world’s largest biotech company. Continue reading

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July 19, 2012

In this web-exclusive video essay, Bill Moyers calls out politicians fighting tooth and nail to hide the secret of who really owns our democracy. Continue reading

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Others are Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, and John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
July 17, 2012 | On Democracy

Thanks to their friends in the Senate, deep-pocketed campaign donors get to keep their masks on… for now. Continue reading

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
July 16, 2012 | Money & Politics
The DISCLOSE Act would make it harder to anonymously spend money on political campaigning. It was voted down along party lines.
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