Media

Ted Cruz’s Podcast May Be ‘Brazenly’ Violating Campaign Finance Laws

Justin Miller / Texas Observer Apr 16, 2024 The Texas senator’s iHeartMedia deal, which sent over $600,000 to an aligned super PAC, may be illegal—or it exploits a new loophole. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Democracy Watchdog Warns FEC Is Courting ‘Disaster’

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Aug 28, 2019 Experts caution that without a quorum, the federal commission is ill-equipped to handle perhaps the most expensive election in history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Wasn’t the Only Candidate to Test Our Campaign Laws

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 17, 2019 When it comes to collecting opposition research in the 2020 presidential election, neither Democrats nor Republicans can claim innocence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

From Russia, With Absurdity

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Oculus Founder Is Developing New Surveillance Technology With Help From Peter Thiel

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2017 Palmer Luckey, the 24-year-old Silicon Valley wunderkind, is planning a comeback after being forced to leave Facebook, which acquired his virtual reality company for $2 billion in 2014. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Conflict Here: 150 Wall Street Firms Own Over $1.5 Billion of Donald Trump’s Debt

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Jan 6, 2017 An analysis published in The Wall Street Journal revealed the scope of Trump's web of debt and the financial institutions "in a potentially powerful position over the incoming president." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Misleads About Bernie Sanders’ Funding and Later Endorses Hillary Clinton

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 The newspaper hangs an article about Sanders' campaign finances on a legal technicality, and the next day it backs his main rival's presidential bid. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court Approaches Judgment Day

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 26, 2016 With a bench containing three octogenarians, the next president will have a historic opportunity to reshape the court. At stake: five pivotal legal and social issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Who’s Funding the 2016 Election? For the Most Part, We’ll Never Know

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Jan 13, 2016 Federal regulators say they have few ways to police coordination between candidates and super PACs in the post-Citizens United landscape. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The People vs. Citizens United: 7 Steps to Reversing Runaway Political Spending

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 20, 2015 The struggle against the corporate stranglehold on our democracy won’t be conducted in courtrooms or legislatures. It will arise from below, in organized, mass demands for change. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Citizens United Is Headed for the California Ballot: Here’s What You Need to Know

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 13, 2015 All eyes will be on a state advisory referendum that's expected to galvanize protests against a broken political process. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

In Defense of Hillary Clinton, Democrats Embrace Citizens United Decision

David Sirota / Truthdig May 1, 2015 Less than three weeks into her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton has already accomplished a stunning feat: unifying large swaths of the Democratic Party to support the 2010 Supreme Court ruling on campaign financing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )