Nation Topics - Corporate Lobbying | The Nation

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

Disguised by its billionaire backers as campaign finance reform, California’s Proposition 32 would destroy the political power of unions.

The Court’s next project: saving Wall Street from Dodd-Frank.

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

The nation’s top business lobby has built up a huge war chest for conservatives. But has it crossed the legal line?

As a former insurance flack, I know progressive infighting over Obamacare will play right into the industry's hands.

The Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, but in other recent decisions has also guaranteed that corporations will have even more power to shape public debate about the issue.

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

A web of right-wing groups bankrolled by billionaires dominates our politics. Our media shouldn’t let them remain in the shadows.

In the June 5 recall election to unseat Gov. Scott Walker and his cronies, grassroots activists are fighting millions in corporate cash.