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Super PAC Shell Games Highlight Need for New Disclosure Rules

Over a month has passed since the polls closed on Election Day 2012. Since then, the final totals have been tallied, the results certified and new members of Congress have even made their first trip to Washington D.C. to begin... read full article »

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… Corruption

It’s about that time of year again. Now that the elections are over, ex-congresspeople are in need of new forms of employment, and some congressmen and women are leaving the Hill for other jobs in Washington. One of the most... read full article »

Crossroads to Corruption: Crossing State Lines

One of the tenets of modern American conservatism is the autonomy of states’ rights. Even so, one of the largest, most infamous groups in the country is exerting moneyed influence across several state lines. Crossroads GPS is a conservative super PAC,... read full article »

Biden on Campaign Finance

  Last Thursday during the Vice Presidential debate, Joe Biden became one of the very few members of the White House to openly condemn illicit money groups in the political process, stating that:   These special new groups that can go... read full article »

Zero Accountability, 73 Cases of Corruption

As legislators, members of Congress shape the environment where both benefits and detriments to their own fiscal wellbeing can be derived. A recent investigation by the Washington Post has shown the 73 congresspeople engage in practices which leverage their power for... read full article »

Occupy the Path of Corruption

Never before has an election seen political operatives try so hard to convince voters that those with whom they disagree politically are their enemies. The addendum of course being that there is only one party or candidate which can possibly... read full article »

Campaign Finance Snapshot: Where We Stand

With just over a month before election day, the problem of the current campaign finance system is really starting to take form. The Sunlight Foundation reports that: The latest signal of just how profitable a business politics remains is available on Sunlight’s Follow... read full article »

The King of Money in Politics

Out of all of the super donors that have given heavily to the 2012 election cycle, the most outstanding peddler of influence is casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who’s name is now synonymous with the phrase “money in politics.” Adelson has spent over... read full article »

Rising Power in Silicon Valley: SOPA, PIPA and Obama

Money in politics doesn’t just affect legislators–moneyed interests can and do exert their fiscal leverage all the way  up to the highest office in the land. Buzzfeed reports that one of the most up-and-coming fundraising powers lies within the Silicon Valley... read full article »

ALEC’s Membership Dropping Like Flies

With controversial and sometimes shady dealings taking place between lobbyists and congress, big corporations are starting to pick up on the dangers of being associated with polarized lobbying bodies. The New Jersey News reports that the American Legislative Exchange Council,... read full article »

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