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Presidential Bidding (Presidential Election 2000, Campaign Finance, Politics)

Let 1999 go down in electoral history as the year the "wealth primary"--a term coined by Jamin Raskin and John Bonifaz in law review articles to describe the period of early fundraising before th

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Palin Adviser Used Dark Money Group to Fund ‘Mystery’ Attack Ads
Lee Fang

Sarah Palin’s main political adviser used a dark-money group to finance undisclosed campaign ads last year, new documents show. 

September 26, 2013
Plutocracy Is the Problem
StudentNation

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: It is up to the American people to insist that corporations are not people, money is not speech and elections are not up for sale.

September 26, 2013
Dollars, Not Ballots
StudentNation

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Money in politics not only corrodes policy; it has a pernicious impact on how citizens view and participate in their government.

September 19, 2013
How a Koch Brothers 'Business League' Spent $236 Million to Frame the Debate
John Nichols

A previously unknown “secret bank” funds massive projects to overturn Obamacare, mangle Social Security and advance austerity.

September 12, 2013
Eliot Spitzer: Great Policy, Arrogant Politics
John Nichols

He knows how to use public posts to check and balance the money power. But Spitzer’s dismissal of public financing of campaigns makes for an unsettling comeback.

July 8, 2013
America's Most Dynamic (Yet Under-Covered) Movement: Overturning 'Citizens United'
John Nichols

Sixteen states have called for a constitutional amendment, as have 500 communities. And a lot of the reformers are Republicans.

July 5, 2013
Transactions of Congress
Eric Alterman

Eric on the underappreciated Woody Shaw, and Reed on the legacy of Dodd-Frank.

June 14, 2013
'Primal Scream' for Reform: LA's 77 Percent Vote to Overturn 'Citizens United'
John Nichols

The US’s second-largest city joins the national call for a constitutional amendment.

May 23, 2013
The Peculiar Politics of Karl Rove's 'Outrage' Over the IRS Flap
John Nichols

Karl Rove was at war with grassroots conservatives a few months ago. Now he’s defending them. Why?

May 17, 2013
Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO]
Laura Flanders

Common Cause CEO Bob Edgar died last week. As New Yorkers, among others, push forward on bills to change campaign financing, it's worth remembering his words.

April 29, 2013
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