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Nation Topics - Citizens United

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Corpus Ex Machina (Citizens United, Corporations, The Courts)

Citizens United raises the questions: why is speech the functional equivalent of money, and why are corporations considered persons?

Patricia J. Williams

Political Fever (Barack Obama, Citizens United, Political Analysis)

Since recent shock waves of populism, Obama has made some bigger promises.

William Greider

Democracy Inc. (Citizens United, Corporations, The Courts)

The Citizens United campaign finance decision makes it possible for the nation's most powerful economic interests to manipulate not just individual electoral contests but political discourse itself.

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Blogs

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

Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity

John Nichols

The Democrat is an old-school defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Republican is for raising the retirement age and ‘chained CPI.’

June 25, 2013

IRS Fallout: The Real Scandal Is Secret Money Influencing US Elections

Ari Berman

The story Washington should be talking about is how the Citizens United decision unleashed a flood of secret spending in US elections.

May 14, 2013

As Maine Goes… a Bipartisan Call to Overturn 'Citizens United'

John Nichols

Thirty Republican legislators join Democrats and independents to demand a constitutional amendment.

May 1, 2013

If Switzerland Can Crack Down on CEOs, Why Not the US?

John Nichols

Swiss voters just empowered shareholders to restrict and restrain corporate abuses. The US should follow their lead, especially when it comes to corporate influence on campaigns.

March 4, 2013

To Beat Austerity, Obama Must Campaign for Democracy

John Nichols

How committed is the president to kicking big money out of politics?

February 25, 2013

Secret Money Lobbyists Fight SEC Disclosure Rule

Lee Fang

A new proposal from the SEC to require companies to disclose political spending is drawing a harsh rebuke from big business lobbyists.

January 10, 2013

Will the SEC Force More Campaign Finance Disclosure?

George Zornick

Publicly traded companies should have to disclose their political giving, for the good of investors and the campaign finance system.