Nation Topics - Campaign Finance | The Nation

Special interests dominate Washington and undermine our democracy.

It’s absurd to expect agency auditors to sort out confusing, outdated campaign finance laws and regulations.

Can he make New York the “progressive capital of the nation”—by empowering Republicans?

It’s because they are so beholden to their big-money contributors that they can’t fight the GOP even on issues that they know have overwhelming public support.

A former FCC commissioner points out that the agency can simply enforce a campaign finance disclosure requirement that’s already on the books.

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

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

The man renowned as an anti-tax ideologue is actually a typical K Street operator.

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

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