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Corruption in Campaign Finance Is a Racial Justice Issue
Most big political donors are white men, drowning out the voices of the country’s increasingly diverse electorate.
![Attendees hold signs as they listen to speakers during a rally calling for an end to corporate money in politics and to mark the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, at Lafayette Square near the White House, January 21, 2015, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0121-citizens-united-400x300.jpg)
The Wealthy Have Transformed Campaign Finance a Decade After “Citizens United”
In the decade since their creation, super PACs have spent almost $3 billion on federal elections.
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Trump Judicial Adviser’s Dark Money Network Hides Supreme Court Spending
The Judicial Crisis Network has spent millions of dollars to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court picks.
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19 Things We Learned About Money in Politics in 2019
The year in campaign finance had highs and lows (mostly lows).
![Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the Water's Edge Nature Center on December 2, 2019, in Algona, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/GettyImages-1191546559-400x300.jpg)
Here Are the Corporate Elites Hosting Biden’s Manhattan Fundraisers
More than a dozen high-powered lawyers and executives will help “Middle-Class Joe” raise campaign cash in early January.
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Leadership PACs Pay for Luxury Hotel Stays, Private Flights, New Nonprofits
Many leadership PACs are delivering large payments to close allies or even paying for lavish lifestyles.
![Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/2019_1223-Buttigieg-400x300.jpg)
Email Shows Top Buttigieg Fundraiser Offering Campaign Influence for Donations
Critics described the overture as a particularly blatant example of how big money corrupts the U.S. political system.
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DNC Should Change Its Process to Stop Shutting Out Candidates of Color
Why is the Democratic debate stage getting whiter?
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Cash-Strapped NRA Discloses Spending on Foreign Fundraising for the First Time
Despite foreign fundraising and misappropriation of its charities' funds, the NRA spent more than it raised last year.
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Dark Money Groups Drove Support for IRS Rule Eliminating Donor Disclosure
A proposed rule could hinder government efforts to identify the illegal use of foreign money in U.S. elections.