Dollarocracy Dollarocracy
Special interests dominate Washington and undermine our democracy.
Sep 11, 2013 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt
General Electric gave $1 million to the pro-austerity group Fix the Debt last year.
NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican
NRA board member Grover Norquist adds a partisan twist to his obsessive gun rights advocacy.
Same Old ALEC Same Old ALEC
Its annual conference proved that ALEC is still cozy with the NRA—and still pushing the agenda of giant corporations and right-wing ideologues.
Aug 9, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny
As labor and civil rights groups demonstrate, watchdog groups seek federal and state inquiries.
Aug 9, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom
Just give free-market ideology a few seconds of your time and you, too, can join the 1 percent!
Jul 16, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe
As Google and other tech giants gain weight in Washington, the gap between values and political value seems to be widening.
Jul 12, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Six Months After Leaving Office, Most US Senators Already Land Corporate Boards or Lobby Gigs Six Months After Leaving Office, Most US Senators Already Land Corporate Boards or Lobby Gigs
The revolving door swings quickly for the US Senate: over half of the last retiring class have already joined a corporate board or taken a K Street–related job.
Not Just the NSA: Politicians Are Data Mining the American Electorate Not Just the NSA: Politicians Are Data Mining the American Electorate
Data drive a money-and-media election complex that is rapidly turning American democracy into an American Dollarocracy, where election campaigns are long on technical savvy but sho...
Jun 12, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina
Art Pope and his cash are responsible for the state’s recent rise in repressive politics.
Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel