Helen Santoro / The LeverDec 4, 2024
A new study reveals that charitable gifts will soon be dominated by dark-money funds that are not required to give to working charities. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Joe Fassler / DeSmogOct 31, 2024
Donor-advised funds offer big tax benefits and complete anonymity — a growing cash source for groups promoting climate disinformation. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Shawn Musgrave / The InterceptMay 30, 2024
Megadonor Leonard Leo’s plan for a $25 million research center at Cornell fell apart. So he took his money to Texas A&M. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
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Katya Schwenk / The LeverFeb 9, 2024
As super PACs continue to blast the airwaves with ads, the broadcast and tech lobbies reap the benefits of protecting the secrets of their shadowy benefactors. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Katya Schwenk / The LeverJan 12, 2024
Following 737 crashes, the GOP presidential hopeful helped crush a proposal to force more disclosure of Boeing’s spending to influence safety regulators. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ilana Novick / TruthdigOct 15, 2019
The policy is getting more popular in voter polls, and for-profit health care is scared. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 9, 2018
As voters, we need to become literate in the ways of the moneyed class when it comes to elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Derek Willis / ProPublica and Maggie Stevens / PoliticoOct 9, 2018
Strategies that let super PACs delay revealing their donors are gaining popularity among Democrats and Republicans alike. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsSep 13, 2018
A new analysis finds just 15 groups were responsible for more than 75 percent of the dark money spent between 2010 and 2016. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJul 7, 2018
Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer discusses the documentary “Dark Money” with its director and the journalist who broke the story of how corporations infiltrated Montana’s elections. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigApr 18, 2018
The nation's campaign finance free-for-all is one reason the Electoral Integrity Project ranks the democratic integrity of our elections dead last among the West's democracies. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Glen Ford / Black Agenda ReportFeb 5, 2018
The Russians didn't bring us Donald Trump. It was the usual suspects: private equity and hedge funds bandits. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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