Citizens United

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

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"America needs to be responsive to the people, not to corporations and special interests, or it is no longer a democratic republic."

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

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Trade organizations are using nonprofit tax rules to wriggle out of disclosing spending, according to a new report.

"People forget about them because they've just been there [collecting] large...

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

Julia Conley, staff writer

"To restore our one-person-one-vote democracy, we must pass a constitutional...

'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

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

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

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

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.