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New Analysis: Outside Spending in Competitive 2014 Senate Races Shatters 2012 Records
The midterm elections have seen new highs in nonparty outside spending.
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A Kansas Group’s Push to Oust Judges Reveals a Gap in Campaign Finance Rules
Kansas election overseers are grappling with a new kind of dark money.
US Chamber of Commerce Dominates Undisclosed Spending in Congressional Races
The chamber has spent almost as much as the next two dark money groups combined, Public Citizen's US chamber watch program finds.
Can Chevron Buy Richmond?
The current Battle of Richmond pits Big Oil and Wall Street against the citizens of the working-class city of Richmond, California. What's at stake is the future of our …
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In Midterm Elections Farce, Public Ignored by Both Parties
With both parties representing big money rather than competing economic visions, voters are opting out.
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AG Candidate Supports Reforming John Doe Law to Protect Politicians
Republican AG candidate Brad Schimel suggested he would work to change Wisconsin's John Doe statute to give politicians more protections than average citizens.
Chevron Greases Local Election With Gusher of Cash
Individual billionaires and millionaires have dominated the post-Citizens United campaign finance scene.
Henry A. Giroux | Beyond Orwellian Nightmares and Neoliberal Authoritarianism
Those who fight against neoliberalism must not settle for reforming a system that is as broken as it is dangerous. Any viable, transformative struggle will need a boldly, democratic …
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Why Are Teach for America and a California Billionaire Investing in a Minnesota School Board Race?
Don Samuels received from several well-heeled national organizations and various people associated with Teach for America, which has been called a “political powerhouse” for its growing influence in policy …
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Justices in Walker Criminal Probe Face Conflicts of Interest
Two of the groups under investigation have been the dominant spenders in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections in recent years.