Tag: money in 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.

"Our grassroots-funded campaign is proving every single day that you don't need billionaires and private fundraisers to run for president."

"We are barely a decade from the greatest fiasco of financial over-leveraging in history, and we are already unlearning its most obvious lessons."

The dark money landscape is more than just direct spending, hundreds of millions more is being funneled through other kinds of groups that don’t fully disclose their donors.

Considering the money involved, we probably shouldn’t expect any further investigations to shine a light on the corrupting influence of these decadent absolute monarchies on American democracy.

Leaders in both parties make false and misleading claims about the GOP’s $1.5 trillion tax cut plan.

Donald Trump is right to worry about American sovereignty. But the real threat to our sovereignty isn’t imports or immigrants. It’s global money influencing our politics.

Seventeen states have called for a constitutional amendment to reduce the influence of money in politics. So who’s next?

Over 400 people have been arrested and it's only the first day.