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Why does the bank lobby and the politicians in its pocket feel so threatened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

Thanks to Citizens United, thousands of Koch Industries employees were told whom to vote for.

Enabled by the Citizens United decision, Koch Industries told thousands of employees last October how to vote—and even how to think.

The mayor's company created a “coalition” to promote its interests in the Comcast-NBC merger, proving itself an agile peddler of influence in Washington.

It is amazing that folks like Gene Sperling and William Daley, the very people who created this banking meltdown, are rewarded with ever more important positions in our government.

Unchecked by campaign finance regulation, unchallenged by a journalism sufficient to expose abuses, a nearly unbeatable force opposed progressives in 2010.

This election season, we are witnessing an assault on democracy by multinational corporations that, freed by the Citizens United ruling, are out to get the best government money can buy.

Meet ALEC, the organization proudly devoted to drafting pro-corporate laws for legislators.

There will be no change until we change Congress.

It's undeniable that pay czar Kenneth Feinberg has had an impact on compensation at bailed-out firms. But it's equally clear that the casino culture that created this mess remains untouched.