Reich writes: "With less than a month until the midterms, billionaires and corporations are dumping huge sums of money into our political system to keep Republicans in control of Congress."
Former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star)
It Is Up to Us to Make Our Voices Heard in Order to Salvage Our Democracy
14 October 18
ith less than a month until the midterms, billionaires and corporations are dumping huge sums of money into our political system to keep Republicans in control of Congress. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has just forked over more cash to boost Republican-aligned Super PACs ahead of Election Day. This year Adelson and his have wife have donated more than $50 million to support the Republican Party -- a small fraction of the the estimated $700 million windfall Adelson's casino business will receive because of the Trump-GOP tax cuts.
This week we also learned that Trump personally lobbied the prime minister of Japan on Adelson's behalf to help him secure a lucrative gambling license. It is up to us to make our voices heard in order to salvage our democracy from this corruption. But we can't overcome this avalanche of money, unless we vote.
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