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Citizens United

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

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

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We need to put 'We the People' back in charge, and that starts by closing the gaping super PAC loophole that has allowed dark money to overwhelm our elections."

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Nine Years After Citizens United, Calls to Overturn 'Horrendous' Decision and Pass Pro-Democracy HR1

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Attendees hold signs as they listen to speakers during a rally calling for an end to corporate money in politics and to mark the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, at Lafayette Square near the White House, January 21, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

"Until Citizens United is overturned, the corporate oligarchy will maintain the...

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In Bid to 'Get Big Money Out of Politics,' House Lawmakers Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"From gun violence to healthcare costs to climate change, the issues Americans...

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Corporate PACs Cling to Relevance Amid Rise of Progressives Refusing Big Business Donations

Since 'Citizens United,' Just 15 Groups Account for 75 Percent of the $800+ Million in Dark Money Spent on US Elections

Because Corporate Money 'Poisoning Our Democracy,' Progressives Launch #FixDemocracyNow Campaign

dark money

'Dark Money': New Documentary Offers Up-Close and 'Harrowing Portrait' of How Secret Corporate Cash Is Destroying American Democracy

'Actions Speak Louder Than Words': Prominent Group 'End Citizens United' Called Out for Backing Democrats Drowning in Corporate Cash

As Trump Readies Pick, 70% of Democrats and 67% of Republicans Want Supreme Court to Overturn Citizens United

Elizabeth Warren Democratic Party Wall Street

Elizabeth Warren: Democrats Will Keep Losing Until the Entire Party Is 'Willing to Take on the Billionaire Class'

'A Good Start': Democrats' Anti-Corruption Proposals Applauded as Actual Plan to Drain the Swamp

Recognizing Populist Demand, Gillibrand and Booker Swear Off Corporate Cash

Gorsuch Refuses Chance to Condemn 'Dark Money' Lobbying on His Behalf

How SCOTUS Campaign Finance Rulings 'Distorted' US Democracy

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont appeared on CNN Sunday and called President Donald Trump a "fraud"—one who is simultaneously leading the nation in an "authoritarian direction" while also actively betraying many of the working- and middle-class Americans who believed his promises that he would take on powerful interests on their behalf. (Photo: Screenshot/CNN/YouTube)

Bernie Sanders: Trump 'Is a Fraud' Sending Nation in 'Authoritarian Direction'

Newswire

Patriotic Millionaires

'Democracy for All' Constitutional Amendment Would "Wipe Clean the Dark Stain Citizens United Has Left on Our Democracy"...

Public Citizen

New Hampshire Poised to Become the 20th State to Support a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United

Public Citizen

Just 56 Megadonors Funnel Nearly Half a Billion Dollars to Super PACs

American Promise

Top Legal Minds, Elected Officials, Democracy Reform Leaders, And Citizen Leaders Join In An 18-Month-Long Deliberative Project To Write And Vet The 28th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution

Public Citizen

Shameful: Republican House Appropriators Vote to Keep Secret Political Money Hidden

Public Citizen

Trump’s Executive Order Is Citizens United 2.0, Threatens Integrity of Religious and Charitable Sectors

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Thom Hartmann

How a Trojan Horse Project to Rewrite Our Constitution Could Actually Happen if Trump Wins in 2020

Frances Moore Lappé

On Democracy, Did Our Highest Court Ignore Its Strongest Argument?

Robert Reich

American Democracy Seems Rigged Because It Is

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Fixing Campaign Finance Needs to Be at the Center of Democracy Reform

Alan Zibel

This Is Not What Democracy Looks Like: Big Money Floods Midterm Election Races

Robert Reich

How To Stop Trump

Paul Street

Who Will Protect Elections From U.S. Oligarchs?

Ben Gubits

To End Gun Violence, We Need to Address the Influence of Big Money In Politics

Sue Sturgis

How Citizens United Continues to Transform Money in Politics

Jasmine Gomez

The Fight For Democracy