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Super PAC Future

The airwaves in swing states were saturated with a level of political vitriol not seen in this country since the days before the Civil War.... read full article »

Big Money and Bigger Money

Campaign finance reports were filed on Tuesday and no matter how you slice it, the 2012 election will be pricey – it’s on track to become the most expensive election in the country’s history.... read full article »

Friend Request: Washington

Social networking giant Facebook is making big news this week for its forays onto Wall Street, as it prepares to file its first initial public offering (IPO), expected to be one of the biggest to ever hit the market.... read full article »

Why Tax Reform Always Fails

The American tax law system in heinously complex. And as United Republic ally Lawrence Lessig points out in his book, Republic Lost, it’s designed to be that way. Members of Congress receive campaign funds from people who profit off different... read full article »

Super PAC Disclosures Are Too Little, Too Late

Super PACs, the organizations that can raise and spend unlimited amounts to influence elections, had a deadline of midnight yesterday to disclose their donors. But because of legal loopholes and poor oversight from the Federal Election Commission, many donors will... read full article »

Outside Ad Spending Up by 1,600%

Here’s another stat where the super PACs have certainly made their mark.... read full article »

Three Things You Need to Know About the STOCK Act

Following the revelations of congressional insider trading -- where members of Congress were basically profiting off of investments related to their votes and legislative knowledge -- captured in a 60 Minutes report, a number of lawmakers are now trying... read full article »

Colbert’s Super PAC Raises $1 Million

Comedian Stephen Colbert has been using his super PAC — Americans for a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow (ABTT) — to satirize the campaign finance system, even going as far as taking out paid television commercials aimed at impacting the Republican presidential primary... read full article »

Auction 2012: Our Bad Economy Is Bought

Today, Dylan Ratigan and the Huffington Post’s Paul Blumenthal chatted about the areas where “greedy bastard” behavior is exploiting their leverage – lobbying and campaign finance, for example – at the expense of average Americans.... read full article »

Corruption Costs You

This week, we’re excited about a new project with the Huffington Post and MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan called Auction 2012, a weeklong series that will show how Washington’s influence industry generates everyday corruption that affects you. Today, the Huffington Post writes... read full article »

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