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Public Citizen featured in Citizens United media coverage
The media is aflutter after the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in the Citizens United v. FEC case, the ruling of which will allow corporations to flood campaigns with cash and unfairly...
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Corporations as people: the blog roundup
You’ve heard the news, you’ve read our previous blog postings, you’ve (hopefully!) signed the petition for a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision, but the blogosphere continues to flow...
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The Daily Show tackles Citizen United
We know; we have a lot to say about the Citizens United decision. But who would we be if we didn’t include the comedic wit of Jon Stewart, who tackled the Citizens United decision with Daily Show...
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Money and Democracy Update: U.S. Chamber planning its election spending spree
Stunning Statistics of the Week: Amount the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent on lobbying in 2009: $120 million Amount Chamber spent daily to defeat health care reform in the weeks before its passage:...
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Money & Democracy Update: Outrage growing over Target’s campaign spending
Stunning Statistics of the Week: Amount financial industry has spent on lobbying this year: $251 million Amount Citigroup spent on lobbying during the first half of 2010: $3 million Amount Goldman...
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Citizens United a Machiavellian decision
In today’s WaPo, columnist E.J. Dionne says that the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which gave corporations the green light to spend unlimited funds in...
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As Election Day approaches, sources of campaign funding still a mystery
Stunning Statistics of the Week: $7 million: Amount Republican donor Bob J. Perry, who helped finance the Swift Boat Veterans campaign against presidential candidate John Kerry, has given to the...
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