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Forty Koch Brothers Donors Exposed After Document Left at Hotel by Mistake Is Leaked
The confidential spreadsheet contains a who's who of far-right, mega-rich donors.
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against FEC Seeks to Shed Light on Karl Rove’s “Dark Money” Donors
That administrative complaint charged that Rove's group violated federal campaign finance law during the 2010 election cycle.
Groups Sue FEC, Call on Federal Court to Overturn Dismissal of Complaint Against Crossroads GPS
Watchdog groups said Crossroads GPS should be registered as a political committee and subject to disclosure; FEC general counsel and half of commission agreed.
New Hampshire Rebellion in the Footsteps of Granny D
Despite winter's ice and sleet, it was a fitting starting point on January 11 for a march across New Hampshire from north to south, a protest demanding that our …
Four Years After Citizens United: Is Campaign Cash Buying Justice in State Courts?
Four years after the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, new research shows that outside spending has had a big impact on judicial races.
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Ads Telling Voters “Recall Is Not the Wisconsin Way” Funded by Out-of-State Koch Network
Despite the ads purporting to represent Wisconsin values, funding for the message came from well outside Wisconsin's borders.
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Campaign Cash Rules Drown in the Bathtub
The FEC has yet to issue any rules interpreting the Citizens United decision of nearly four years ago.
Why Are the Franklin Center’s “Wisconsin Reporter” and “Watchdog.org” Attacking the John Doe?
The Franklin Center has close ties to individuals and groups that may be caught up in the “John Doe” probe into possible campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's 2011 and …
The State Policy Network’s Cozy Relationship With Big Tobacco
The State Policy Network, a web of right-wing “think tanks” in every state across the country, has close ties with the tobacco industry.
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Bill Moyers | The Great American Class War: Plutocracy vs. Democracy
There is nothing idealized about the difference between a society whose arrangements serve all its citizens and one whose institutions have been converted into a stupendous fraud.