Russia Can’t Influence A Democracy Which Doesn’t Exist
The USA is Not a Democracy By: Todd Smekens Blog – I shouldn’t come out…
Browsing: Citizens United
Lawrence Lessig Has a “Moonshot” Plan to Halt Our Slide Toward Plutocracy
Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think big or boldly enough to inspire the kind of grassroots campaign that might break elite donors’ stranglehold on America’s political…
The Creeping Expansion of Corporate Civil Rights
Last week, The Wire creator David Simon told Bill Moyers that the legal doctrine that spending money on political campaigns is an act of political speech protected by the First Amendment poses the greatest threat to American democracy. “That to me…
Campaign Cash Rules Drown in the Bathtub
I’m speculating here, but as we approach year’s end, I assume that Grover Norquist hasn’t been visited by Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future and found spiritual redemption. Nonetheless, I’m betting that Grover Norquist feels pretty…
Fighting to Rein in Dark Money
Every news cycle seems to bring another revelation of the corrupting influence of dark money on American politics. In just the past few weeks, reporters and watchdog groups have exposed a network of state-level advocacy groups posing as think-tanks,…
Citizens United: McCutcheon v FEC, The Sequel
Recommended Reading: McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission (via Moyers & Company) The Supreme Court heard…
Six Facts Lost in IRS Scandal
Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal by Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica In…