Tag: citizens united

Tuesday was the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court case that re-wrote the political landscape. On January 21, 2010, the nation's highest court handed down...

Everyone can afford to buy advertising space on billboards in order to spread his or her political views, right? Everyone can buy political influence, right? That's...

Know anyone who still thinks elections don't matter? If so, ask that person why right-wing billionaires like the notorious Koch brothers are prepared to spend up...

The United States of America made history again last weekend. With two more months left in the year, we experienced our 308 mass shooting. On Sunday,...

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is receiving an extensive promotional campaign run by the conservative Judicial Crisis Network. But the donors behind the campaign...

If you thought that the Republicans were the party of law and order, think again. Common Dreams and the Washington Post report that Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald...

In a pivot to end all pivots, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has just announced this week he's hired one of the men who...

Hillary Clinton announced that she plans to propose a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United. She plans to do...

If lawmakers want to make big changes in a way that doesn't attract too much attention, hiding it in tax code is a great...

Here's one more problem with big money in politics—it forces such insane competition that elected officials are forced to spend far more time raising...

Bernie Sanders has taken aim at the not-so-subtle manipulations of corporate media. The structure of this institution is neglected (or hidden) to the detriment...

The Koch brothers are hosting right wing billionaires at their annual, top secret retreat in Palm Springs this weekend to plan out their attack...

Havard Law Professor Larry Lessig announced Monday that he would be ending his bid for the Democratic nomination. In a video posted to YouTube,...

So let's start off with a simple definition of what a Super PAC is. Super PACs started out as plain-jane PACs, or Political Action...

Vice's Grace Wyler recently interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and uncovered some interesting information. Sen. Sanders is angry. Totally "furious." Here's what has him...

Mike Huckabee dropped any pretense of being a kinder and gentler religious right leader long ago. Remember, he was among the first to suggest...

In a surprise move that could significantly impact the power of big money in politics, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that?the IRS will move...

Last month, during the government shutdown, a very important and far-reaching Supreme court case was litigated; which basically upheld the Citizen United case and...

Friday night, during his "New Rules" segment on Real Time with Bill Maher, the host took aim at the Chief Justice John Roberts and...

In a move that resulted in a vote to ban NBC and CNN from airing 2016 GOP primary debates, RNC chair Reince Priebus has...