Tom Steyer Aide Offered Money for Endorsements

ALEXANDRA JAFFE / The Associated Press Nov 7, 2019 The overtures by the presidential candidate's Iowa adviser aren't illegal, but undisclosed payments would violate campaign finance laws. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Both Democrats and Republicans Profit From Fueling Climate Change

Daphne Wysham / OtherWords Aug 26, 2019 Major donors to both parties are trying desperately to get more fossil fuels to market. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Disturbing Reason Mitch McConnell Won’t Secure Our Elections

Ilana Novick Jun 11, 2019 Safety measures enjoy bipartisan support, but the senate majority leader continues to block them. A look at his donors helps explain why. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Biden’s Big Bucks

Randall Enos / Easton, CT Apr 29, 2019 Dig deeper

The $1 Billion Election No One Is Noticing

By John Light / Moyers and Company Oct 19, 2016 While most media attention is on the presidential circus, candidates for statewide and local offices have raked in massive amounts of campaign donations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Campaign Donations Reflect the Sharp Split in Congress Among Republicans

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2016 A ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows that conservative House Republicans have less and less in common with their party’s leaders, whose donors sometimes more closely resemble those of Democrats. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Silicon Valley Emerges as a Political Force

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 18, 2015 When it comes to the political money chase, the Northern California home of the world's technology giants spreads the wealth to both parties -- positioning the tech industry as one of the most powerful forces in American politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FIFA Corruption

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Jon Stewart Calls Democrats Out on Their Hypocrisy When It Comes to Money in Politics

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 14, 2014 Despite countless speeches by Democratic leaders denouncing the evils of money in politics, their party sure knows how to raise and spend boatloads of campaign dollars "And then of course there are the emails," a horror-stricken Jon Stewart says on Monday night's "Democalypse" segment of "The Daily Show". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Weapon

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Apr 4, 2013 Dig deeper

Some Donations to Scott Walker Flagged as Potential Fraud

By Kim Barker, ProPublica May 21, 2012 When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on April 14, her credit card was declined. She later found out why: Her credit card company, Capital One, had flagged an earlier purchase as potentially fraudulent. The problem? A $5 donation to Friends of Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor's campaign committee, which she claimed not to have made. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

OWS Might Get a Super PAC

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2012 How’s this for diversity of tactics? To the dismay of many of his cohorts, Occupier John Paul Thornton in Alabama is attempting to fight fire with fire by petitioning the Federal Election Commission for approval to form an Occupy Wall Street political action committee. If he succeeds, he’ll be eligible to raise as much dirty money as his corporate-backed opponents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )