Don’t miss this paragraph buried in today’s Politico story, “Dems go AWOL in class war”:

Damon Silvers, policy chief at the AFL-CIO, portrayed the economic crash of 2008 and the Citizens United case as a cruel convergence for the cause of populism. “Citizens United has opened the tap on an ocean of money,” Silvers said. “The fear of that money is a trap. It stops politicians from talking about the issues voters are talking about: jobs, outsourcing, inequality, an unfair tax system. The only way to engage in the conversation the public cares about in this time of economic crisis and popular anger is to stand up to the power of money in politics.”