Progressive Toothpaste To Fight Corporate Political Control

By: Michael McIntee | June 17, 2011

Former US Senator Russ Feingold was the author of the nation’s last major campaign finance reform bill. Now he’s taking aim at the Supreme Court’s Citizens United case that has allowed corporations to spend unlimited money on political campaigns. One of his weapons? Progressive toothpaste. From his speech at Netroots Nation 2011 in Minneapolis, MN

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