Citizens United

Why Corporations Shouldn't Play in Elections

Adam Lioz | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Adam Lioz

Allowing huge corporations or wealthy tycoons to purchase political outcomes makes a mockery of the principle behind one person, one vote.

Coming Soon to a Democracy Near You ...

Michael Winship | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Michael Winship

Depending on the outcome of a special Supreme Court hearing, Hillary: The Movie could unleash a new torrent of cash flooding into campaigns from big business.

Sue 'Em Back to the Stone Age: The RNC Files Suit to Reverse the Small Donor Revolution

Monica Youn | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Monica Youn

Last week, a panel of the D.C. federal court heard arguments in a case where the RNC is seeking to turn back the clock to a time before Obama's "small-donor revolution."

Supreme Court to Rule on Citizens United Case

Elliot Tarloff | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics


Elliot Tarloff

In recent cases, the Court has indicated that it will follow an approach that can best be characterized either as minimalism or as an incrementalist approach to ultimately transformative goals.

This Time, Mumbai Stands United

Anant Goenka | Posted 01.02.2009 | World


Anant Goenka

In Mumbai we see peaceful marches, candlelight vigils and Facebook groups to express solidarity. This may be the first time we see the city (maybe not the country) unite, across religious lines, against terrorism.

The Lies Of "Hype": Exposing The Anti-Obama Movie's Deceptions

John K. Wilson | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home


John K. Wilson

David Bossie and Citizens United, the far-right group behind the infamous racist "Willie Horton" ad that ran against Michael Dukakis, has made a movie on Obama. You can imagine the quality of the product.

Rachel Weiner

Anti-Obama Movie Campaign Starts

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Citizens United is promoting a new film: "Hype: The Obama Effect." The movie, coming out in September, is described in a press release as "a full-len...