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Quote of the Moment: ‘Campaign finance law has made a mockery of our political campaign season’

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today and spent some time denouncing the current system of campaign finance.... read full article »

Where Do You Work After Congress?

Many members of Congress don’t leave Washington after their terms in office. They’ll continue to use their experience on the Hill to their advantage – and to the advantage of the lobby shops who hire them. ... read full article »

30 Companies Spend More on Lobbying Than Taxes

Public Campaign is out with a new report that shows how thirty large U.S. corporations paid more to Congressional lobbyists than they paid in taxes from 2008-2010.... read full article »

Breaking It Down: ‘The Political One Percent of the One Percent’

Making waves all over the web recently was the Sunlight Foundation’s excellent analysis of political contributions, showing how a tiny portion (0.01 percent!) of Americans – mainly wealthy elites, who Sunlight dubs The One Percent of the One Percent –... read full article »

Quote of the Moment: ‘The Culture of Corruption…Is Worse Than I Thought’

Citing an analysis about “near-record spending of private money to shape public policy” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told a talk radio show that the lobbying system is “much more sophisticated than I remember it.”... read full article »

Getting Money Out Is Fashionable

On his show yesterday, United Republic supporter Dylan Ratigan sported the latest in Get Money Out fashion.... read full article »

$20 million for Newt?

Politico reported this week that casino magnate Sheldon Anderson was set to donate $20 million to a Super PAC – a political organization that can raise and unlimited sums – supporting Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign.... read full article »

Politicians Aren’t Just Bought by Corporations

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been using his Leadership PAC, an outside political fundraising organization, to support other politicians with cash... read full article »

The Big Picture

Acemoglu talks about how the rise of money in American politics has led to a disturbing gap between the wealthy and poor in America.... read full article »

Stat of the Moment: It’s Pricey to Be a Banker

The Center for Responsive Politics reports that the Finance/Insurance sector spent $410,567,085 on lobbying in 2010, coming in third behind the Health and Misc. Business sectors.... read full article »

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