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INFOGRAPHIC: Political Money Predicts the Future of Keystone
Can you predict the future? The US government has been asked to approve a controversial oil pipeline, Keystone XL, which would bring oil from Canadian tar sands to the US. Will the pipeline be approved? You don’t need to ask a... read full article »
Money in Politics Keeps Tennessee Drinkers Thirsty
There’s hardly a facet of American life that money in politics doesn’t affect. From income inequality to the ingredients in our food, the consequences of our broken system of campaign finance touch all aspects of our lives. Now Tennessee drinkers... read full article »
What the big money in political campaigns really costs America
Can you believe it? It cost America over 7 billion dollars to run our elections last year. For $7 billion we got: 1 president, 33 senators and 435 representatives. For $7 billion, we rearranged the chairs in a Congress that... read full article »
Sign Our Anti-Corruption President’s Day Card for Barack Obama
We’re sharing this image with the President via his Facebook Page, where he’s got over 35 million people watching. Let’s get together to ask our President to put an end to the corruption! You should click right here to add... read full article »
Diplomacy for Sale as Ambassadorships get Auctioned off to Big-Ticket Donors
How would you like a job as the main American liaison to major foreign powers abroad? An ambassadorship involves representing the American people to heads-of-state, government officials and business leaders. In addition, an ambassador must manage a staff of hundreds... read full article »
INFOGRAPHIC: The NRA’s political self-defense
Special interest groups spend a lot of money to influence politics. Case in point: the National Rifle Association. It has a total budget of about $300 million (with membership dues, donations from manufacturers and other interests, and grants each contributing... read full article »
Congress’ Training Schedule Shows the Influence of Money in Politics
A new report from the Huffington Post spells out something Washington insiders have known for decades–members of Congress spend just four hours a day doing the work their constituents elected them to do. The rest of their 10 hour... read full article »
Moneyed Interests Hijack Tea Party Name
A surge of populism swept the Republican party in the 2008 elections, rallying for fiscal responsibility and lower taxes, and against the moneyed interests that rule Washington. It was made up of everyday Americans, rallying under the name Tea Party.... read full article »
Double Standard on Campaign Money Laundering
Under California law, if you donate $100 or more to a political campaign the following information about you becomes a matter of public record: Your name Your address Your occupation Your employer But donate $11 million to finance ads such... read full article »
Lobbying Dollars Put Corn in Your Coke
While the exact recipe for Coca-Cola is one of the world’s most closely guarded trade secrets, it’s no mystery that the nation’s most popular soft-drink is sweetened with processed corn starch rather than actual sugar. Why exactly does most of... read full article »
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 »
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 »
Corporate Influence Controls Debate on Energy
Did you wonder why the candidates spent so much time talking about coal and fossil fuel in Tuesday night’s presidential debate? They fought over who was a bigger friend to the coal industry, discussed natural gas prices and domestic oil... 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 »
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 »
INFOGRAPHIC UPDATE: Unlimited Political Money = Christmas in Autumn
As we head into autumn, and Thanksgiving, we should remember how lucky our presidential candidates really are: Every month, their “friends” give them tens of millions of dollars in political money. Since our summer infographic, fundraising has only accelerated, giving... read full article »
To Repair Democracy, We Must Learn to Cooperate With Our Enemy’s Enemy
As the country endures yet another ‘most expensive election ever’, we would do well to remember that no matter what political ideology any candidate claims, nearly all who enter office will owe their job and their fealty to special interests.... 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 »
The FEC: A Declawed and Toothless Watchdog of Campaign Finance
Transparency in campaign finance is only as achievable as agency that enforces it. The entity that keeps a watchful eye on money in politics is the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Unfortunately, the Washington Times reports a sad truth about the... 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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