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“Pro-Troop” Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants’ Pockets
Move America Forward has collected millions to send care packages to US troops. But its appeals often rely on images and stories borrowed without permission, and its assets have …
Bill Moyers and Jim Hightower on the Rise of Populism
Bill Moyers and Jim Hightower discuss the champions of grassroots action fighting against the moneyed interests trying to buy and control government.
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Koch-Tied Youth Group Weighs in on Senate Races
Generation Opportunity (Gen Opp) has shifted its focus from the horrors of affordable health care to an old fashioned bashing of “tax and spend” Democrats.
Election Rigging, Dark Money in Cantor’s “Upset” Loss to Koch Stealth Candidate
November's political races will feature an all-out battle for control of the US Senate.
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DC Is a Revolving Door of Money, Media, Power and Vanity: A Requiem for Democracy
“THIS TOWN” is a lacerating unmasking of DC in the Swiftian satirical tradition, except it's not just a lampoon; it's the truth.
Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Outside Cash
Though Democrats and Republicans are split down party lines on whether to add a constitutional amendment to limit campaign spending, both parties ignore 50 percent of Americans in favor …
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A National Call to Link Arms for Democracy
Americans only have a small window of opportunity to break the grip of moneyed interests on our government.
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IRS Delays New Rules for Dark Money Groups
The agency has pushed back indefinitely a hearing on new regulations for social welfare nonprofits that spend money on politics.
California Bans “Dark Money” in Elections After Undisclosed Koch Brothers Spending in 2012
Sacramento Bee does a lousy job of helping voters understand why that matters.
Donors, Friends of Governors Often Get State Supreme Court Nod
The best-qualified candidates may lose out to cronyism.