This Side of Democracy

Stuart Whatley / Truthdig Aug 30, 2010 As it is an election year amidst the Great Recession, talk of the American plutocracy is very much in vogue. But to label the situation as unique belies centuries of history. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Congress Scrambles in Wake of Court’s Campaign Finance Ruling

Stuart Whatley / Truthdig Apr 17, 2010 When the Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United v. FEC ruling in January, it did more to sound the alarm on special interest money in politics than any campaign finance reformer could have dreamed. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Funding Campaigns … Anonymously

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2010 The ridiculous Supreme Court decision to let corporations spend whatever they want on behalf of political candidates just got more ridiculous: Lawyers say that under the ruling there's a loophole that would allow companies to do so anonymously. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Fuck-Up

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O’Connor Obliquely Critiques SCOTUS Campaign Finance Ruling

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Granted, Sandra Day O'Connor is retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, to which she was a Ronald Reagan nominee, but during a law school conference Tuesday at Gerogetown, the former justice still made concerned noises about the top court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Everybody Must Get Stoned

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Obama Assails Court Decision

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 In his weekly radio address, President Obama showed his dismay at the Supreme Court's decision to remove corporate campaign finance limits, warning of a pending deluge of special interest money into our democracy -- a subject he knows quite well as he continues to fight for health care reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

European Human Rights Group, U.S. Media Decry SCOTUS Ruling

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to loosen corporate restrictions on campaign finance didn't sit well with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, an international human rights coalition of 56 European nations, but somehow we doubt that the top court's conservative justices are going to lose sleep over that particular critique. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Supreme Victory for Special Interests

John Dean / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, none of whom has been elected to anything, ever, has given a monumental victory to special interests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Deals Big Blow to Campaign Finance Reform

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 On Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts explained the U.S. Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling, which eliminated restrictions on corporate funding for political candidates and causes, by basing it on the First Amendment, stating that the American government doesn't have the right to "prohibit political speech, even if the speaker is a corporation or union." (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Courts Chip Away at Campaign Ad Curbs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 As the country awaits a key Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law, several recent lower-court decisions have rolled back longstanding restrictions on political ad spending, a possible boost for Republicans in this election year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Judicial Activism’ on Campaign Finance Law

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Aug 3, 2009 The Supreme Court may soon allow an unlimited amount of corporate money into the political process. Imagine drug companies and banks running their own ads against legislators who vote against their interests. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )