Big Business: Undo the Damage of ‘Citizens United’ Big Business: Undo the Damage of ‘Citizens United’
A new report blasting the phenomenon of secret, unlimited political contributions has some unusual supporters.
Sep 28, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick
Rick Perry Takes AT&T’s $500,000, Then Asks Feds for ‘Light’ Regulation of Firm’s Monopoly Moves Rick Perry Takes AT&T’s $500,000, Then Asks Feds for ‘Light’ Regulation of Firm’s Monopoly Moves
AT&T gave Governor Perry huge campaign contributions and bought hundreds of copies of his book. Now, he thinks the government should go easy on AT&T’s merger request....
Sep 1, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Rick Perry: Governor for Sale Rick Perry: Governor for Sale
Perry has proclaimed Texas a model worth replicating at the national level, yet the state's woefully inept public services have created social problems that deserve swears, not swa...
Aug 23, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Russ Feingold Chooses the Role of ‘Citizen,’ Rejecting 2012 Runs for State, National Posts Russ Feingold Chooses the Role of ‘Citizen,’ Rejecting 2012 Runs for State, National Posts
Instead, of making a comeback bid for office, Russ Finegold will be organizing and campaign as a citizen with much to say about foreign policy and the need for sweeping reform of o...
Aug 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Conservative Criticism of Rick Perry’s Corporate Cronyism Conservative Criticism of Rick Perry’s Corporate Cronyism
Some conservatives have disapprovingly noted Rick Perry’s penchant for sharing government funds with campaign contributors.
Aug 19, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Boycott Campaign Contributions? That’s a Terrible Idea Boycott Campaign Contributions? That’s a Terrible Idea
The New York Times’s Joe Nocera might think otherwise, but a boycott of campaign contributions and fundraising is the last thing you want in a representative democracy.
Aug 15, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Who’s Paying the Super-Committee? Who’s Paying the Super-Committee?
The "super-committee" that will decide $1.5 trillion in cuts and potentially sweeping changes to entitlements and the tax code has raked in hundreds of millions of dollar...
Aug 12, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Downgrading Democracy Downgrading Democracy
When Congress, the president and the media run roughshod over popular will and citizen action, small-d democracy pays the price.
Aug 10, 2011 / Editorial / Ilyse Hogue
Koch Brothers Group Games Wisconsin Recalls Koch Brothers Group Games Wisconsin Recalls
Americans for Prosperity just sent misleading information about voting to thousands of Wisconsinites.
Aug 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Why Moderate Republican Donors are Drawn to Chris Christie Why Moderate Republican Donors are Drawn to Chris Christie
Chris Christie is not a moderate, but some donors seem to think he is the only candidate who could unite the mainstream and Tea Party wings of the GOP.
Jul 22, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler