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Kochs Form “Business League,” Will Keep Political Spending in the Shadows
With ambiguous IRS rules and a deadlocked Congress, they might get away with it.
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JPMorgan Chase’s Record Highlights Doubts About Big Banks’ Devotion to Fighting Dirty Money Flows
The world's top banks work to cloak their elite client's actions in secrecy.
Transparency in Government: Let the Sun Shine In
Interview with the Sunlight Foundationu2019s Executive Director Ellen Miller on campaign finance transparency and the role of journalism is democracy.
“Racial Entitlements?” Long-Term Effort to End Voting Rights Act and Affirmative Action May Finally Pay Off
A new “color-blind” ideology threatens to undo the work of the Civil Rights Movement by revoking the Voting Rights Act.
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Citizens United 2.0? Supreme Court Could Further Open Door to Money in Politics
If the court sides with the challengers in McCutcheon v FEC, political power and influence in America would be further concentrated in the hands of just a few wealthy …
The ATM for Climate Denial: Secretive Donors Trust Funds Vast Network of Global Warming Skeptics
While the secretive Donors Trust has given millions to a variety of right-wing causes, denying climate change appears to be its top priority.
Wisconsin’s “Shameful” Gerrymander of 2012
Out of all the states re-drawing Congressional boundaries along partisan lines after the 2010 elections, Wisconsin's gerrymandering may have been the most egregious.
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The Battle for 2014 Begins on Day One in the Senate
With the filibuster intact, Republicans are really the only Party that can pass legislation in either body.
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The Latest Effort to Fix Election Results: Rig the Electoral College
The proposed changes to how electoral votes will be allocated are only the latest effort by Republicans to twist the democratic process.
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Karl Rove’s Group Promised IRS It Would Spend “Limited” Money on Elections
Crossroads GPS could ultimately be forced to reveal the identities of its donors.