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Fifteen Things We Learned About Money in Politics in 2015
A Crossroads GPS document from the FEC finally saw the light of day after a court order, among other revelations.
Bad News for Democracy Is Great News for TV Profits
Political campaigns are spending more on ads to influence the presidential election, and network heads are cheering them on.
Who’s Spoiling Now? The Sanders Polling Anomaly
The good news for Bernie Sanders is to be found in what the pollsters actually demonstrate to be true about his electability.
Academics-for-Hire Agree Not to Disclose Fossil Fuel Funding
Leading climate sceptic who will testify at Ted Cruz senate hearing agreed to write a pro fossil fuel paper funded by oil company.
President Obama Can Expose Corporate Election Spending
All it would take is an executive order requiring companies that get federal contracts to disclose their secret political spending.
Kochs’ Freedom Partners Spent $129 Million in 2014, Invested Massively in Voter Data Lists
Freedom Partners is also vastly expanding surveillance and intelligence gathering on the Kochs' perceived opponents.
FEC: Notable Conservatives Tied to Nonprofit Scofflaw
But regulators unlikely to punish group that backed GOP candidates.
Solar Fight in Florida Heats Up With Mysterious Donor
The largest contribution to an anti consumer measure to impede access to solar energy just came from a mysterious new donor.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Spend 90 Times More on the Military Than on Head Start, and More
The FEC fails to update rules and regulate election spending.
Kochs Want to End Wisconsin’s Era of Clean Government
The state legislature will take up a trifecta of bills that will undermine the state's tradition of transparency.