This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
Citizens United
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How the States Are Trying to Rein in Dark Money
The Supreme Court has eviscerated our already thin federal campaign finance rules, so reformers have turned to the states — the “laboratories of democracy” — to do better.
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St. Louis Judge Cites Citizens United to Protect Tax Breaks for Peabody Energy
With the quick stroke of a pen, a circuit court judge has silenced more than 22,000 residents.
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Under Public Pressure, House Democrats Introduce Plan for Public Campaign Financing
The Government by the People Act would create voluntary public financing of elections for House candidates - and it already has more than 100 co-sponsors on the bill.
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A Midwest Republican Senator Crusades Against the Corruption of Money In Politics
“I have always thought business should have access to the public square – I never thought anybody should be able to buy the public square, and that’s where we’re at right now."
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Chris Christie and the Koch in Cahoots? Time to Subpoena the Committee for Our Children's Future
In 2012, a Koch-backed, tax-exempt "social welfare organization" called Committee for Our Children's Future, CCF, ran a series of TV ads telling America that Governor Christie had performed more miracles in New Jersey than Jesus did with loaves and fish.
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Harvard's Lawrence Lessig Embarks on 185-Mile Trek to Battle Money in Politics
Dubbing his march "the New Hampshire rebellion," Lessig set out January 11 – the first anniversary of the suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz – for a 2-week walk to highlight the role of corporate money in elections.
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Puppet States: How National Power Brokers Pull the Strings in State Elections
Since the Supreme Court loosened rules on political spending in 2010, unions and business groups have focused money on state elections, a new analysis shows.
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Even McCutcheon Supreme Court Case Won't Alter Money's Influence on Politics
If the court were to axe the current overall contribution limits posed in McCutcheon v. FEC, some predict that fewer than 500 people could fund all of electoral politics, creating a government run of, by and for those 500 people.
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Supreme Court To Decide on Campaign Finance Limits
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission will determine whether the limit is lifted or changed on federal spending laws to finance candidates, parties and PACs
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Which Companies Are Disclosing More Political Spending?
In an age of hidden election cash, the nation’s wealthiest public companies are increasingly revealing their campaign-related contributions and political policies — and doing so voluntarily.
