The Fight for Our Democracy Is Far From Over

Tiffany Muller / OtherWords Jan 23, 2020 Ten years after the Citizens United ruling that changed America, the damage is broad and deep—but we can still fix it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Washington’s Political Lobbying Shackles Science

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 25, 2018 Money talks, says a study of Washington’s political lobbying and its influence on climate change law. Most of the most vocal money comes from big energy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When Big Money Buys Off Criticism of Big Money

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 4, 2017 A recent incident involving Google shows how big funders can choke off free communication. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: The Most Important Step to Save the Economy: Get Big Money Out of Politics

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 25, 2015 Nothing we need to do as a nation is possible unless we limit the political power of the moneyed interests. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Part of the Dennis Hastert Scandal That No One’s Paying Attention To

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 9, 2015 Washington has been rocked by the scandal of J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in the history of the U.S. House. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Koch Vote

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Nov 3, 2014 Dig deeper

The Tsumoney

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Oct 27, 2014 Dig deeper

The Best Investigations of Money in Politics Since the Last Elections

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2014 With this year's elections just two weeks away, ProPublica has rounded up some of the best investigative reporting on campaign finance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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 )

Russell Brand and ‘The Young Turks’ on Revolution, Obama, Fox News and More

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 27, 2014 Comedian Russell Brand reminds Cenk Uygur, host of the online liberal commentary show "The Young Turks," and the rest of us that Thomas Jefferson, one of our "main men," once said, "Every generation should have a revolution." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )