February 17, 2016In the last five years, more than a hundred corporations have left the conservative non-profit.
February 16, 2016The economist says that those looking for specific examples to prove that politicians take money for votes are missing the real way that money and influence works in politics.
February 16, 2016It's important to not lose sight of the fact that behind the political establishment there is the money establishment -- and they are playing the long game.
February 11, 2016In internal memos, groups opposing tighter state campaign finance rules coach their local supporters on how to battle disclosure of political donors.
February 9, 2016This post first appeared at Mother Jones. Hillary Clinton has received a lot of campaign money from the financial industry over the years, and after she left the State Department she gave several lucrative speeches to Goldman Sachs and other big banks. As Michael Hirsh puts it, this has given her a reputation for being "more than a little cozy" with Wall Street. But is she?
February 9, 2016Many liberals have given up before getting started.
February 9, 2016Progressives need to fight back with their own "metanarrative" against the tall tales of the right wing.
February 8, 2016Surveying the real estate choices of Washington’s contractors, lobbyists and corporate lawyers reveals the raw, nouveau-riche tastes of our capital’s shadow government.
February 5, 2016Round one goes not to the candidates but the media, which reasserted its dominance over the political process — for now.
February 4, 2016With our corrupted campaign finance system, elected officials design policy with special-interest money in mind.
