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The Supreme Court Approves This Vicious, Cowardly Message

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2012 Joe Klein points out that the newfound anonymity of attack ads, made possible by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which allows faceless money conglomerates to run ads on a candidate's behalf without the usual "I approved this message," makes for much "more effective and brutal" adverts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stealth PAC Serves Romney in Iowa

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2012 Observers credit a spate of attack ads for Newt Gingrich’s recent tumble -- and Mitt Romney’s rise -- in Iowa polls ahead of the state’s Republican caucus. But where did they come from? Not Romney’s campaign, but rather a PAC staffed by former Romney insiders and empowered by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling to spend as much as it likes to destroy his opponents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Attack of the Super PACs

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 While the Iowa Republican caucuses might not tell us much about who will win the party’s presidential nomination, they already reveal plenty about how the new world of unlimited campaign contributions is corrupting politics.The Iowa Republican caucuses already reveal plenty about how the new world of unlimited campaign contributions is corrupting politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Want a Voice in the Political Process? Form a SuperPAC

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 Stephen Colbert talks with Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold, deposed from the U.S. Senate in the last election, about the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which we find was based on a landmark precedent known as "Money Talks v. Bullshit Walks." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )