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McCutcheon v. FEC: Why It Matters

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January 10, 2014
In its Citizens United decision, the Supreme Court granted corporations the same First Amendment rights as people, opening the door to unconstrained independent spending in U.S. elections. Now a new case before the high court ? McCutcheon v. FEC ? threatens to make wealthy Americans' massive sway over elections even more pronounced.

CWA e-Newsletter: Jan. 9, 2014

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January 9, 2014
Fast Track is the Wrong Track for Trans-Pacific Partnership; Here's How We Stop Fast Track; NAFTA at 20; Senate Moves Forward on Extending Emergency Jobless Benefits; Bargaining Update; Growing Income Inequality Means Danger Ahead for Middle-Class Workers; and more.

Here's How We Stop Fast Track

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January 9, 2014

CWA activists and allies are ready to battle the introduction of "fast track" authorization for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade deals. Under fast track legislation, members of Congress would give up their right to amend the TPP and make it better for Americans. The fast track authorization vote would take place before members of Congress even see the final 1,000-page trade deal.