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Money in Politics

The Corporate Danger: Plutonomy

Craig Barnes | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Citizens United v. FEC, Plutocracy, The Roberts Court, Campaign Finance, Money in Politics, Corporate Government, Oligarchy, Patronomy, Politics News
Craig Barnes

The smart money is betting that this autumn the Supreme Court will give corporations the same right to spend in federal elections as has any person

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Will We Curb Wall Street's Casino?

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Money in Politics, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Wall Street Casino, Wall Street, House Financial Services Committee, Business News
Robert L. Borosage

Today, the House will begin marking up the first legislation to try to reform Wall Street. If you think the health insurance companies are packing heat, wait till you see the firepower the banks will unleash to frustrate reform.

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Why Corporations Shouldn't Play in Elections

Adam Lioz | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Money in Politics, Citizens United, Corporations, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News
Adam Lioz

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

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The Fix

Wendy Block | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fair Elections Now Act, Money in Politics, Lobbyists, Health Care Reform, Arianna Huffington, California Clean Money Campaign, Arizona, Bill Moyers, Eyes and Ears, Politics News
Wendy Block

Who isn't tempted by the siren song of big donors? Their cash paves the way for electoral triumph and its accompanying power and success.

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Stealing Horses With Blago And Telling

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 03.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Corruption, Depraved Politicians, Rod Blagojevich, Men’s Journal, Corrupt Politicians, Money in Politics, Betty Loren-Maltese, Gazeta Wyborcza, Dan Rostenkowski, Bill Powell, Chicago Tribune, Blago, George Ryan, Cicero, Media News
Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Bill Powell had a chance to tell us about how decent people can be so easily depraved by going into politics. Instead, he ended up selling for cheap the little intimate information about Blago he had.

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Sam Stein

How Vulnerable Are Obama, Clinton On Earmarks?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fiscal Responsibility and Clinton, John King Earmarks, Clinton Earmarks, McCain Earmarks, Earmarks and 2008 Eleciton, Money in Politics, Fiscal Responsibility and Obama, Obama Earmarks, Democratic Debate and Earmarks, Politics News

Last night's Democrat debate may have been one of the final indicators for how the primary election will play out. But it also provided some telling i...

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John McCain's Strategy to Influence the Democratic Race

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Money in Politics, Breaking Off the Bus News, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Offthebus, Home News
Nathaniel Bach

It seems that McCain has figured this out, and he's decided to do whatever possible to tilt the remaining Democratic contests in Senator Clinton's favor and to thwart Senator Obama, McCain's greater general-election threat.

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Obama and McCain Duel On Campaign Finance

Campaign Diaries | Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Money in Politics, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Campaign Finance, Home News

In a preview of what right now appears as the most probable general election match-up, Barack Obama and John McCain have been going back and forth in ...

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