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  • Money & Politics
    The FCC's Dark Money Detector, v. 2.0
    June 27, 2016
    | Kathy Kiely
    This week, radio and cable stations must upload political ad data to public online database.
  • Money & Politics
    The FCC Can Help Clean Up Big Money in Campaigns
    June 2, 2016
    | Michael Copps
    Law compels the agency to deal with anonymous, misleading, special interest political ads on TV — it just refuses to comply.
  • Democracy & Government
    In New Clinton Ad, Fellow Republicans Denounce Trump
    May 5, 2016
    | Kali Holloway
    Thwarted GOP hopefuls have given her plenty to work with.
  • Media
    Bad News for Democracy Is Great News for TV Profits
    December 18, 2015
    | Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
    Political campaigns, as well as anonymous (and not so anonymous) millionaires and billionaires, are spending more and more on ads to influence the presidential election — and network heads are cheering them on.
  • You're Going to See an Explosion of Online Political Ads in 2016
    July 1, 2015
    | Russ Choma
    And thanks to antiquated campaign finance rules, you'll know less than ever about who's paying for them.
  • DC Federal Judge Strikes a Blow Against Dark Money — But Will It Hold?
    December 4, 2014
    | Daniel I. Weiner
    Judge Jackson has the law and common sense on her side, but the ultimate impact of her ruling remains to be seen.
  • The Next Step Toward Political Ad Transparency
    August 1, 2014
    | John Light
    Reform groups are asking the FCC to disclose online who funds political ads on cable and satellite television.
  • Let’s Demystify the Power of Money in Politics
    April 20, 2014
    | Walter Shapiro
    A political journalist argues that most money spent early on in political campaigns, particularly on television ads, is probably wasted.
  • Campaign Cash Rules Drown in the Bathtub
    December 23, 2013
    | Michael Winship
    What little power the government still has to regulate campaign finance donations is being eroded by funding cutbacks, intimidation and bureaucracy.
  • Watch Lawrence Lessig's TED Talk
    June 11, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    The academic and political activist will talk about the corrupting influence of money on politics and how to take our democracy back from the billionaires.


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