Republicans on Capitol Hill have done nothing to fix the broken foreign lobbying laws, but are instead hounding environmental groups as supposed foreign agents.
Eliza Newlin Carney
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Small Donors May Soon Be the Only Way to Fight Big Money
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh doesn’t think much of campaign-finance transparency, foreign money restrictions, or even contribution limits—leaving few political money fixes that may pass constitutional muster.
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Trump’s and the Koch Brothers’ War on Disclosure
Weaker disclosure rules at the Treasury Department are just one part of a big-money campaign to keep political spending in the dark—even as foreign money fears spike.
Posted inEducation in America
The Teacher Paradox: Educators Organize Under Fire
The more that right-wing groups spend to drive teachers from their unions, the harder educators fight back—and the more they are running for office.
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What Trump Administration Corruption Lays Bare: Ineffectual Ethics Rules
Each day brings a new scandal in Trump’s administration, but the shocker is how little executive branch ethics officials can do to hold anyone accountable.
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The Right’s Campaign to Expand Voter Purges
Voter purges are on the rise, thanks to a right-wing campaign to “clean up” voter rolls in places where Democrats and voters of color would be hardest hit.
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The Return of the Spoils System
Trump and his team are have launched a multi-pronged assault on federal workers, arguably violating civil service laws and weakening government accountability.
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Business as Usual? Michael Cohen Payments Look More Like a Smoking Gun
Special interests and foreign governments hold disproportionate sway in this administration, and the money funneled to Trump’s personal lawyer is just the tip of the iceberg.
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“No Corporate PAC” Pledges Go Beyond Cheap Promises
Democrats swearing off corporate PAC donations may not be giving up much actual cash, but they’re tapping potent voter anger over big money in politics.
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Republicans Are Running Out of Excuses for Trump
Legislation to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller is a bellwether of things to come.