Tag: money in politics

In an unequal society, a society dominated by concentrated wealth, democracy will always be “damnably difficult.”

If we wish to have the change needed inside of this empire, beginning with the election of our representatives, we need to take ALL PRIVATE MONEY OUT OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS!

This shuts down a big avenue for dark money just in time for the 2020 federal elections.

Corporate money is dominating our democracy. So how do we get rid of it?

But a deeper look at media coverage suggests that media’s concern with money in politics rarely extends beyond the catchy headline.

Koch Industries leads corporate contributions.

Thanks to a class of reformers elected in 2018, we’ve already begun that process.

The only way to get such laws enacted is by reducing corporate power and getting big money out of politics.

The year in campaign finance had highs and lows (mostly lows).

Just as the National Popular Vote movement is an attempt to sidestep the Electoral College to ensure the president is elected by the people rather than the states, there are examples and steps we can follow to help get the money out of politics.