Stories by Thomas Ferguson

Thomas Ferguson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and Contributing Editor of AlterNet. His books include 'Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems' and 'Right Turn: The Decline of Democrats and the Future of American Politics.'

Revealed: Why the Pundits Are Wrong About Big Money and the 2012 Elections

Posted on: Dec 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

One campaign funded largely by the super-rich lost to another funded by same, and money mattered big-time in House elections.

Massive Surge of Republican Money in Last Ditch Effort to Sink Obama

Posted on: Nov 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Since October 17, the big GOP Superpacs appear to be outspending Priorities USA on media by at least three to one.

The Scary Future of Municipal Bankruptcy - California Leads the Way

Posted on: Aug 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

California's municipal governments are systemically set up to be financial disasters. But there are ways out.

Response to the FEC on Missing Big Ticket Money Data

Posted on: Jul 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

FEC confirms that key data has disappeared from its files. Time to fix this problem.

Cover Ups Are Worse Than Vanishing Data: The Facts About the FEC’s Data Downloads

Posted on: Jul 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The FEC should admit the truth: Files on big money contributions went missing on its watch.

Revealed: Key Files on Big-Ticket Political Donations Vanish at Federal Election Commission

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Top money and politics researchers discover that the FEC is quietly deleting information on fat-cat funders.

How Wall Street Hustles America's Cities and States Out of Billions

Posted on: Jun 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Many powerful interests have jumped at the opportunity to use the crisis to eviscerate what’s left of the welfare state.

Senate Banking Chair Calls Jamie Dimon to Testify: But JP Morgan Chase is His Biggest Contributor!

Posted on: May 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Why Poorer States Aren't Buying What Romney's Selling

Posted on: Apr 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Republican party appears to be increasingly divided among class lines.

Obama Lunches With Bloomberg? Here's What's Really Afoot When it Comes to Political Money

Posted on: Mar 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The political world is buzzing with speculation over the lunch, but here's what's really going on.

The Devil and Rick Santorum: Dilemmas of a Holy Owned Subsidiary

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The father of the Investment Theory of Politics reveals what pundits miss in the GOP's failure to lead its own electorate and its evangelical problem.