> This is not surprising, and unfortunately, this situation is unlikely to get better any time soon given our increasingly conservative (corp friendly) federal courts.

It's not very often that the "Both Sides" argument is valid but in this case it is: Neither major US party differs significantly in their unwavering support for corporate power and laissez faire regulatory policy. They are also largely backed by the same large corporate sponsors and do not significantly differ on their use of super PAC funding and their support of unlimited political spending from corporations.