Battles for Senate Lead to ‘Precipitous Rise’ in Cloaked Money Spending

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 2, 2016 Top 10 Senate races see record spending from outside groups, which are free to accept unlimited donations and sometimes are able to conceal their funders from the public. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Overturning Citizens United Isn’t Enough

By Adam Eichen / Moyers & Company Oct 22, 2016 If Hillary Clinton is serious about reducing the role of money in politics, she should appoint Supreme Court justices willing to revisit two cases from the 1970s that formed the basis of our inability to regulate money in politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )

Super PAC to Billionaire: We Need More Money to Save a Republican Senate

By Robert Faturechi and Lauren Kirchner / ProPublica Oct 18, 2016 To understand how Donald Trump’s comments and alleged mistreatment of women are stoking Republican anxiety, look no further than the private appeal sent last week from a super PAC backing Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Undermining Democracy, Corporations Pour Millions Into Local Ballot Fights

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Sep 30, 2016 Public Citizen finds that total corporate spending on just eight local measures has topped $139 million. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Meet Gary Johnson’s Money Men, Led by the Koch Brothers

By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet Sep 29, 2016 The Libertarian candidate's supporters are leading enemies of the environment and public education. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why Are Private Equity Titans Giving All Their Campaign Money to Hillary Clinton?

By Alec MacGillis / ProPublica Sep 8, 2016 The Democratic candidate has gone even further than Donald Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits some of the wealthiest people in finance, and yet she is receiving all of the private equity industry’s support. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Donors Behind Wealthy New York Super PAC Spending Millions on Elections in Low-Income Cities

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2016 The 16 white donors behind New Yorkers for Independent Action have poured money into influencing elections in the Bronx and Brooklyn, even though none of them lives there. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Can Bernie Sanders’ ‘Our Revolution’ Movement Go Forward?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2016 Larry Cohen (pictured), the organization's incoming board chairman, and Claire Sandberg, who recently resigned as its digital organizing director, discuss the controversy over the involvement of Jeff Weaver, who managed the Vermont senator's presidential campaign. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rep. Alan Grayson Explains How to Keep Bernie Sanders’ Movement Going

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2016 The Florida congressman, who is running for a Senate seat, talks trade deals, corporate manipulation and the failures of the Democratic Party. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Questions About Clinton Campaign’s Transparency Ramp Up After a Weekend of Closed Fundraisers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2016 The Democratic presidential nominee hasn’t held a news conference in more than 260 days, despite growing concerns about her use of a personal email server and the role of the Clinton Foundation during her tenure as secretary of state. (Pictured, Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts island where Clinton raised funds last weekend.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Illusion of Freedom

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 19, 2016 This deception will exist as long as we "stay in our place." Once we call out power for what it is, once we resist, the chimera will vanish. The iron fist of history's most sophisticated security and surveillance apparatus will assert itself with a terrifying fury. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )