Lobbying

Municipal broadband

Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us

Broadband for all is a necessary policy. Just don’t expect it to end poverty.

Sep 6, 2018 / Julianne Tveten

Israeli Flag Silhouettes

How Israel Spies on US Citizens How Israel Spies on US Citizens

A never-shown Al Jazeera documentary on the pro-Israel lobby in the United States reveals possibly illegal Israeli spying on American citizens, and the lobby’s fear of a changing p...

Aug 31, 2018 / Alain Gresh

The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’

The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’ The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’

Adam Winkler's new history argues that the problem with Citizens United is its inability to see the distorting effects of concentrated wealth.

Jun 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Cole

Trump in Saudi Arabia

How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump

All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.

May 10, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman and William D. Hartung

Schumer DC

Why Did Chuck Schumer Hire an Ex–Goldman Sachs Lobbyist? Why Did Chuck Schumer Hire an Ex–Goldman Sachs Lobbyist?

And what role will he have in recommending minority-party regulatory nominees?

May 9, 2018 / David Dayen

Citizens United anniversary

Political Corruption Is Ruining Everything, but We Can Fix It Political Corruption Is Ruining Everything, but We Can Fix It

A bold new idea from Washington that might truly beat back routinized scandal. 

May 3, 2018 / David Dayen

Minimum wage protest

Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?

The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.

Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Speaker Paul Ryan

Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’ Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’

The cost of elections today increases the power of the privileged few while diminishing that of working Americans and, as such, harms democracy itself.

Apr 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?

Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018? Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?

Across the country, candidates are campaigning on restoring a free and open Internet.

Mar 23, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Yemen airstrike

A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen

The Young/Shaheen measure would allow continued US participation in Saudi war crimes. Support the Sanders/Lee/Murphy bill instead.

Mar 13, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

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