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The good news is that things have gotten so bad, almost everyone agrees we need to make big changes.

MoneyOut/Voters In Day

We all know the damage done by corporate money in politics. On January 19, we have the opportunity to do something about it.

Voting

From Senate races to state and city referendums, Americans made clear they wanted to limit the corrupting power of corporate money.

Barack Obama

In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.

The Wisconsin senate candidate rejects the idea of corporate personhood.

'Citizens United' and the Corporate Court

Giving corporations the inalienable right to buy elections.

Since Citizens United, corporations and foreign entities can spend unlimited undisclosed funds on elections. Here's what it looks like.

Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election

Thanks to Citizens United, US and foreign corporations can secretly spend millions on political campaigns under the cover of trade associations.

The depressing defeat of the recall suggests that “money power” cannot be easily thwarted, even by determined “people power.”

Supreme Court

A former ACLU attorney points out that corporate spending on political campaigns is not “free speech” deserving First Amendment protection.

Blogs

More than fifty communities across the state will vote on proposals urging Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United.

March 6, 2012

Without any input from Congress or the courts, federal regulators could force publicly traded companies to disclose political donations. 

February 24, 2012

Romney’s campaign is getting a major boost from the lead organizers behind the Tea Party.

February 24, 2012

Even in an Occupy world, most Americans don’t know exactly how the 1 percent does what it does. The money media haven’t explained it, and the 1 percent likes things that way. That’s how Robert Greenwald explained why he and the Brave New Foundation created a new video series.

February 17, 2012

Legislators are telling Congress to get to work on amending the Constitution to get big money out of politics. And many of the proponents of state resolutions are also running for Congress.

February 13, 2012

The Supreme Court lit with dollar signs.

February 7, 2012

Highlights from Saturday morning’s Up With Chris Hayes: the palpable effects of Citizens United, pro–Mitt Romney Super Pac donations, a retired NYPD officer’s thoughts on the legalization of marijuana, and more.

February 6, 2012

How can Americans overturn corporate influence in government?

January 20, 2012

Citizens United exacerbated the problem of money in politics to an extent that few actually comprehend.

January 20, 2012

As we approach the second anniversary of the disastrous Citizens United decision, a court case in Montana sets up the first direct challenge to the ruling.

January 17, 2012