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How Campaign Finance Disenfranchises the Silent Majority of US Democratic Socialists
To elect a president who will promote the democratic socialist positions, the country will have to first create generous public funding of election campaigns.
Manufacturing Suspense: Big Money Media Gatekeepers Turn Debate Into Spectacle
Big money's influence is changing how corporate media report on elections to favor intellectual property interests and profits.
Is Campaign Cash From Police Unions Watering Down Democrats’ Reform Efforts?
Police unions and lobbying organizations have spent millions to influence politicians since 2008, with much of that money going to Democrats.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 2016 Race Will Likely Set a Campaign Spending Record, and More
Outside spending groups have flooded the 2016 race with more than $25 million.
How Senate Hopefuls Keep Donors Secret From Voters Until It’s Too Late
US Senate campaign finance disclosures are still slow-walked on paper through a 40-year-old system.
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Right Wing’s False Narrative on Scott Walker Probe Fueling Attack on Election Watchdog
The release of the emails is just the latest salvo in the long-running, fact-deprived campaign to cast the John Doe investigation as a political witch hunt.
Clinton Proposes Campaign Finance Reform While Raking in Wall Street’s Millions
Despite Hillary Clinton's reform proposals, her acceptance of dark money contributions still threatens democracy.
Do the Rich Rule the United States?
Our campaign finance system isn't just sending us toward a new Gilded Age - it's a new Platinum Age.
Scott Walker Wins Koch Straw Poll, $900 Million in the Offing
The Koch network of funders are busily trying to remake their public image.
Could Scott Walker’s Legal Victory Expand PAC Superpowers?
A Wisconsin ruling about the governor's recall campaign could carry seeds of another “Citizens United.”