On AlterNet: campaign finance

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One in 5 Kids Is Obese, Yet Congress Is More Concerned With Protecting Profits Than Kids' Health

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. May 11, 2012.

Food and media corporations use campaign donations, attacks on science and the threat of smear campaigns to kill voluntary food marketing guidelines.

Anti-Tax 'Club for Growth' Led Rightwing Spending That Unseated Indiana's Lugar.

Keenan Steiner, Sunlight Foundation. May 10, 2012.

The Sunlight Foundation traces the spending to unseat a conservative Republican senator who dared to work with Democrats.

Scott Walker Gets $1.3 Million From Koch Summit Attendees to Fight Recall

Brendan Fischer, PR Watch. May 4, 2012.

Wisconsin's embattled Republican governor is supported by a who's who of wealthy right-wing donors.

Campaign Cash Floods Into Wisconsin Recall

John Eyster, GazetteXtra.Com. May 1, 2012.

The recall is drawing millions from outside the state, but will it influence voters?

Republican Party Is Rotted and Collapsing from Within -- And We Can Thank Super PACs for Exposing It

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 26, 2012.

Super PACs are an affront to the democratic process, but they are hastening the Republican Party's fall.

Why Is the ACLU Helping the Richest Americans Buy Our Elections?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 21, 2012.

For decades, people inside and outside the ACLU have tried to get its board to moderate its campaign finance views, and new facts on the ground give them more ammunition.

Obama Campaign Copies Gingrich -- Decries Then Embraces Super-PACs

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

The 2012 money race is on, with both sides looking to secretive groups to fuel their ad wars.

Super PACs Super-Size Campaign Corruption

Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. January 23, 2012.

What will 2012's big political spenders expect in return once their candidates get to Washington?

Will Obama Issue an Order Exposing Big Corporate Political Spenders in Citizens United Era?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. January 10, 2012.

Like it or not, many of America's biggest corporations may be forced to disclose their political spending.

The Real History of 'Corporate Personhood': Meet the Man to Blame for Corporations Having More Rights Than You

Jeffrey Clements, Berrett-Koehler Publishers. December 6, 2011.

The real history of today's excessive corporate power starts with a tobacco lawyer appointed to the Supreme Court.

2012 Spoiler Alert: What Exactly Is 'Americans Elect'?

Siddhartha Mahanta, Mother Jones. November 21, 2011.

A privately funded effort seeks to nominate an independent presidential candidate using Internet voting.

Cain Claims Koch a 'Brother From Another Mother;' Meets With Kingmaker DeMint

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 4, 2011.

Two days after meeting with GOP kingmaker DeMint, Herman Cain shows his love to the billionaire Koch brothers, while sex harassment allegations win him GOP hearts.

Supreme Court's Latest Sabotage of Democratic Process -- Are Only Wealthy Corporations Supposed to Have a Say in Our Government?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. June 27, 2011.

The Court has issued yet another decision narrowing the options for campaigns and candidates to run for office without relying on the largesse of wealthy people and institutions.

Our Government Is Corrupt Through and Through -- Where's the Outrage?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

When politicians get caught taking bribes, it's big news, but most people take the usual legal corruption for granted.

Public Employee Unions Don't Get One Penny from Taxpayers and Can't Require Membership, But the Big Lie That They Do Is Everywhere

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 5, 2011.

Nobody has to belong to a union or support its political activities, but you'd never know that from reading the news.

A Ground's Eye View of How Millions of Shady Corporate Political Dollars Are Hijacking This Election

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 30, 2010.

'It’s pretty clear that corporations now have the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money to take on people like my boss.'

A Compendium of the Corrupt Politicians and Corporate Campaign Cash Flooding This Election

AlterNetOctober 26, 2010.

A round-up of the key articles AlterNet has run on the slimy goings on in our elections process.

In Wake of Citizens United Ruling, Democratic Rep Considers Impeaching Chief Justice John Roberts

John Nichols, The Nation. October 25, 2010.

Roberts, an ardent judicial activist, manipulated deliberations in Citizens United v. FEC in order to effectively eliminate limits on corporate campaign spending.

Why Didn't Congress Break Up The Banks? Bankers Bought The Vote.

A New Way ForwardMay 14, 2010.

Senators who voted against breaking up the banks got twice as much money from Wall Street as Senators who didn't.

Honoring Granny D: Crusader for Democracy

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. March 17, 2010.

Doris Haddock made her voice heard. She embodied the national yearning for democratic reform and rallied a movement.

How Corporations Are Secretly Moving Millions to Fund Political Ads

Brad Jacobson, Raw Story. February 6, 2010.

Gaping legal holes allow corporations to spend enormous sums on politics without leaving a paper trail.

10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance of Politics

Fran Korten, YES! Magazine. January 28, 2010.

It's not too late to limit or reverse the impact of the Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Here's how.

Really Simple: We Need to Get Rid of the Perverse Notion of "Corporate Personhood"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 21, 2010.

Corporations are not people too.

Supreme Court's Ruling Would Allow Bin Laden to Donate to Sarah Palin's Presidential Campaign

Greg Palast, AlterNet. December 11, 2009.

I'm biting my nails waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling in 'Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission' -- here's why you should be too.

Senator Admits the Truth: Time Spent Fundraising "Nothing Short of Amazing"

Lagan Sebert, American News Project. April 2, 2009.

On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL.) introduced campaign finance legislation intended to ease the rising fund-raising burden on politicians.