Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Sen. Bernie Sanders said during his primetime appearance at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night that overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision should be 'at the very top' of the party's list of priorities, particularly given the outsized role that billionaires and dark-money groups have played in recent elections.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee's super PAC, which is funded by Republican billionaires, has spent big on Democratic primary contests this year in an effort to oust lawmakers who have backed a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Two members of the progressive 'Squad'—Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush —recently lost primary contests to AIPAC-backed Democrats.
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