September 20, 2012An interactive investigation from our friends at ProPublica
September 19, 2012Laura Flanders talks to Arun Gupta and Marina Sitrin about Occupy's impact and future role in American life and politics.
September 19, 2012In a blog post for the progressive public policy think tank Campaign for America’s Future, RJ Eskow argues that two movements have changed the face of American politics: Occupy and the "radical rich."
September 15, 2012Get an advance look at three essays appearing in The Nation's upcoming issue “The One Percent Court.”
September 14, 2012A look at eight recent Supreme Court decisions decided by a single vote, and their consequences for democracy.
September 14, 2012There are so many fundraisers planned for the next couple weeks in Washington, lobbyists are overwhelmed with invitations.
September 14, 2012A look at the week that was in the world of political dark money, from Mother Jones fellow Gavin Aronsen.
September 14, 2012In this excerpt from Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer — and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class, authors Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson explain the significance of the Powell Memorandum, a call-to-arms for American corporations written by Virginia lawyer (and future U.S. Supreme Court justice) Lewis Powell to a neighbor working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In the fall of 1972, the venerable National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) made a ...
September 14, 2012An excerpt from Craig Unger's new book, framing Karl Rove as Republican Party kingmaker.
September 13, 2012Bill Moyers and Bernard Weisberger document the Supreme Court's history of supreme power to the present day.
