“Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners.” WellsLooksSuccessfulPoliticianDinnerCampaignsContributionFedsChickensEndorsementsCampaign Contributions Author:Simon Hoggart
“What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent. It means that billionaires can't make unlimited campaign contributions and buy and sell politicians. It means that the U.S. government represents the needs of all the people, not just the 1 percent and their lobbyists.” PeopleNeedsLooksMeanDoeGovernmentPoliticalRevolutionPoliticianPercentVoteElectionSellsCampaignsContributionUnlimitedBillionaireLobbyistsPolitical RevolutionCampaign Contributions Author:Bernie Sanders
“What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and turn it over to someone else, in order to gain campaign contributions and win votes.” MeanLawOrderTurnsWinningPracticePoliticianGainsVotePropertyCampaignsContributionDomainCampaign ContributionsEminent Domain Author:Thomas Sowell
“The technology is available to us today to begin the transition to 100 percent renewable energy. What is keeping us from making that transition is nothing more than misinformation, a lack of knowledge by most people of what is available, and an unwillingness on the part of many of our politicians for either ideological slavishness or something more self-serving, like major campaign contributions from the oil and gas corporations or from utilities who enjoy the monopoly they have on our energy systems.” PeopleSelfTodayEnergyEnjoyTechnologyPoliticianMajorsPercentAvailableOilCampaignsCorporationsContributionGasServingTransitionMonopolyUtilityIdeologicalRenewable EnergyMisinformationSelf ServingOil And GasLack Of KnowledgeCampaign Contributions Author:Mark Ruffalo
“If we want to make progress in key areas now, we have to build a multi-stakeholder process, harnessing the appropriate energies. So not only the politicians but also business, the wider civil society, and the trade union movement all have a contribution to make, whether it is at national or at international level.” IfsWantEnergyProcessLevelsProgressMovementKeysPoliticianAreasTradeUnionsInternationalContributionAppropriateCivil SocietyTrade UnionsStakeholder Author:Mary Robinson
“Tony Blair is a very able politician; he's perhaps one of the best of his generation. He made a major contribution in many areas, but in Iraq I believe he got it wrong. He got it wrong.” BelieveMadeAbleI BelieveGenerationsPoliticianMajorsAreasIraqContributionBlair Author:Kofi Annan
“What we have now is a situation where politicians get a whole bunch of money from mainly business interests. Then once they hold that office, they spend all their time in office paying back over and over again those campaign contributions through various favors and contracts and that sort of thing.” WholeInterestSituationPoliticianOfficeVariousFavorsCampaignsBunchContributionContractsCampaign Contributions Author:Matt Taibbi