The Price of Democracy
We spend world-class sums on our elections. Why don’t we get world-class results?
United States of Walmart
Buy two congressmen, get one free.
Attack of the Billionaires
Some 300 uber-rich corporate plutocrats and their political hirelings have pledged at least $100 million to bombard the Obama campaign with viciously negative ads.
Kaul’s New Super PAC Draws Donor
This bazzilionaire, alas, only has her golden sense of humor to offer.
Fracking Perils
The ongoing bonanza in the U.S. hydraulic fracturing industry marks a dangerous misstep on the road to U.S. energy independence.
The Lineup: Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2012
Donald Kaul unveils his new Super PAC in this campaign finance special edition.
Buying Our Future
Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas-based global casino baron who has long been a major funder of far-right-wing causes, is Newt Gingrich’s very special political pal.
USS Super PAC
The fat lady sings.
How to Achieve Transparency for the Supercommittee
Every campaign contribution to members of this powerful panel should be reported every single day.
The Corporate Takeover of the 2012 Presidential Election
Super PACs represent the Enronization of our democracy.
Heroes of the Republic
You don’t have to support Stephen Colbert’s Super-PAC to earn this proud distinction.
AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile Won’t Create New Jobs
Companies that merge don’t maintain the joint workforce.
A Little Less Corporate Political Corruption
Obama is thinking about issuing an executive order that would mitigate some of the damage done to our democracy by the Supreme Court’s dastardly Citizens United edict.
Money Bags
Thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling, candidates for office in the United States accept unlimited donations from unspecified sources.
Joe Barton’s Honest Mistake
The GOP believes in standing up for the rich and powerful against the tyranny of the weak, but without having its lawmakers do it in public.