Wertheimer for Huffington Post: Eight Lessons We’ve Learned About Money in Politics This Election
The Huffington Post Eight Lessons We’ve Learned About Money in Politics This Election By: Fred Wertheimer May 26, 2016 As we approach the end of […]
Op-Eds Archive
Fred Wertheimer Op-ed for the Huffington Post on Fixing the Presidential Public Financing System
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeThe Huffington Post A Cure for a Political Disaster: Fixing the Presidential Public Financing System By: Fred Wertheimer April 20, 2016 The current system of […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “Doctor No: Senator McConnell, the Supreme Court And a Thirty-Year Career of Obstructionism”
|Op Eds |Congress Money In Politicsby DianeSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says the American people must be heard and therefore the next Supreme Court Justice should be considered by the […]
Fred Wertheimer Op-ed: A Reform Agenda to Counter Big Money in American Politics
|Op Eds |Democracy Reforms Money In Politicsby DianeBy: Fred Wertheimer Published by: Huffington Post America today has dueling campaign finance systems for federal elections. One system, in existence for more than 40 […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “Citizens United Consequences Part Two: Super Rich Empowered, Ordinary Americans Undermined, Democracy Subverted”
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeThis op-ed is the second in a three part series on the consequences of the Citizens United decision. The first op-ed, entitled “Citizens United and […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “Citizens United and its Disastrous Consequences: The Decision”
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeJanuary 21 marks the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, one of the worst and most […]
How Chief Justice Roberts and Four Supreme Court Colleagues Gave the Nation a System of Legalized Bribery
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeFred Wertheimer for Huffington Post The Supreme Court began its fall term this week. This seems like a good time to pause for a moment […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “IRS Appears Headed Toward New Rules that Will Continue to License Secret Contributions in Federal Elections”
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeIRS Commissioner John Koskinen appears to be headed toward issuing new IRS regulations that will continue to license section 501(c)(4) groups to improperly launder massive […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “Government Corruption Is and Remains the Fundamental Danger of Individual-Candidate Super PACs”
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeThe Huffington Post Government Corruption Is and Remains the Fundamental Danger of Individual-Candidate Super PACs By: Fred Wertheimer Governor Scott Walker and former Governor Rick […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “National Political Parties Walk Away From Ordinary Americans to Chase Super Rich for Million Dollar Donations”
|Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianeAn article published yesterday by The Washington Post, revealed that the Democratic and Republican national parties have set up programs to seek contributions of […]
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