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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 »

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 »

Is Corporate Money in Politics Making Us Poorer Than Canada?

Canadians are now officially earning more than Americans. Did this happen while we were too busy making fun of our neighbors to the north? Let’s take a closer look: the Canadian system of governance isn’t all that different from the American... read full article »

Using Vouchers to Get the Grassroots Donating

Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) put another potential reform law on the table for congressional campaign finance. Importantly, this is the first proposal to directly combat the huge influence of Super-PACs. Alongside the Fair Elections Now Act, the DISCLOSE Act, and a... read full article »

Bill Moyers: ‘The Knife Plunged into the Heart of Democracy”

Bill Moyers is well respected, when most of his contemporaries in the media are not. Stephen Colbert sums him up perfectly as, “everything I never aspire to be: calm, thoughtful, and informative.” This week, Moyers speaks of hypocrisy demonstrated by... read full article »

Soros Starts the Anti-Super PAC Super PAC

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. So goes the logic of Jonathan Soros, the son of billionaire liberal donor George Soros, who has launched his own super PAC aimed at diminishing the influence that groups like his have on politics:... read full article »

U.S. Corporations, Politics Getting More Corrupt, Surprising Nobody

The United States is getting more corrupt. So says Transparency International, which ranks the country the 16th least-corrupt in the world in 2001. By last year, the United States fell back to 24th place. Why is corruption spreading? A recent New... read full article »

Hey Obama, Stop Crying Foul and Take a Real Stand Against Corporate Money in Politics

  President Obama raised $71 million dollars in the month of June — $35 million less than Mitt Romney’s  $106 million total raised in the same time-period.  Obama is using the disparity to rally his supporters, deriding Romney’s big-donor campaign... read full article »

Infographic: Ordinary Americans Lose Political Influence via Rising Election Spending

Everyone knows it takes lots of cash to get elected: politicians who don’t raise enough simply can’t compete. Some of the donations come from ordinary Americans, but as election spending increases, we’re rapidly being priced out. Over the last two... read full article »

Mike Huckabee on Corporate Money in Politics: ‘I Think It’s Sad’

This weekend, the New York Times magazine ran an interview with former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Huckabee touched on the problem of money in politics: What about the influence of money in this campaign? Does the... read full article »

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