Citizens United

'What a Healthy Democracy Should Look Like': Connecticut Small-Dollar Campaign Program a Model for Restoring Power to the People

Top Megadonors and Corporations Have Poured Almost $2 Billion Into Politics Since Citizens United

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

And thanks to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2010, it is not possible to know precisely how much money corporations have channeled into dark money groups that influence elections.

'Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary': Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending in Local Elections

Julia Conley, staff writer

"This landmark campaign finance legislation bans corporations like Amazon and...

'Historic' Alaska Ruling Could Provide Roadmap to Defeating Citizens United

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

A case in Alaska could go to the U.S. Supreme Court and possibly overturn Citizens United.

"This decision gives Alaskans and all Americans a chance to revisit those...

Over 120 Groups Call on Congress to Back Constitutional Amendment Overturning Citizens United

'Distressing': Report Details How Trade Organizations Plow Billions in Unaccountable Cash to Lobby Lawmakers

Democrats Propose Constitutional Amendment to 'Wipe Clean the Dark Stain' of Citizens United

'In Everyone's Best Interests': New Hampshire 20th State to Call for Constitutional Amendment Limiting Political Spending

As Support for Extinction Rebellion Soars, Group Says London Occupations Will End But 'International Rebellion' Will Continue

'McConnell Is Afraid of Democracy': Progressives Push Senate Majority Leader to Stop Blocking Vote on HR1

'North Star for Democracy Reform': 70+ Public Advocacy Groups Demand Passage of HR 1

FEC Called On to Close Dark Money Loophole Poisoning Democracy

In Step Toward Ending Dark-Money Elections, Court to Review Case That Created Super PACs

Here's the 3-Part Rapid Response Plan to Defeat Trump's "Full-Fledged Attack on Democracy"

Promising to Take on 'Rigged System That Props Up the Rich and Powerful,' Elizabeth Warren Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign

With Trump Seen as 'Symptom Not a Cause,' US Rank Plummets on Global Corruption Index

Further

"When You Give to Them, They Do Whatever the Hell You Want”

A few journalists actually doing their job have given us a chilling portrait of a post-Citizens-United American democracy where elections and power are won more by corporate cash than political leadership. A Guardian look at sealed documents in the investigation of Scott Walker campaign finance violations, and a Newsweek analysis of murky Trump connections around the world, reveal the pay-to-play democracy - and then some - that Bernie and many more warn us about.