Center for Public Integrity: “Nonprofits outspent super PACs in 2010, trend may continue”
The Center for Public Integrity Nonprofits outspent super PACs in 2010, trend may continue Micheal Beckel June 18, 2012 While super PACs were cast as […]
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Mother Jones: “Follow the Dark Money”
|-, Archive |by DianeMother Jones Follow the Dark Money The down and dirty history of secret spending, PACs gone wild, and the epic four-decade fight over the only […]
Endorses Bill Introduced Today by Senator Mark Udall to Repair the Presidential Public Financing System
|-, Archive |by DianeDemocracy 21 Endorses Bill Introduced Today by Senator Mark Udall to Repair the Presidential Public Financing System Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer June […]
Reform Groups Urge Senators to Support Sen. Mark Udall’s Bill to Reform the Presidential Public Financing System
|-, Archive |by DianeIn a letter sent today to all Senators, reform groups expressed strong support for legislation introduced today by Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) to repair the […]
Statement by Democracy 21 Pres. Fred Wertheimer Urging Senators to Support Sen. Mark Udall’s Bill to Reform Presidential Public Financing
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NPR story: Sen. McConnell: Political Donations Are Free Speech
|-, Archive |by DianeNPR Sen. McConnell: Political Donations Are Free Speech By Peter Overby June 18, 2012 NPR introduction to Overby piece: Sunday was the 40th anniversary of […]
“A GOP bait-and-switch on disclosure,” an op-ed by Washington Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt
|-, Archive |by DianeThe Washington Post A GOP bait-and-switch on disclosure By Fred Hiatt June 17, 2012 First, a confession: Though a longtime member of the Church of Campaign […]
Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Refutes Senator McConnell’s Misguided and Meritless Attack on Campaign Finance Disclosure in Speech Today at AEI
|-, Archive |by DianeSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell today attempted to turn the world upside down in a speech he gave at AEI that attacked the very idea […]
Politico op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer- “Citizens United: Watergate redux”
|Archive, Op Eds |Money In Politicsby DianePolitico Citizens United: Watergate redux By Fred Wertheimer June 15, 2012 When the Supreme Court issued its disastrous Citizens United decision, five justices took the […]
June 12, 2012 Democracy 21 Refutes Attacks by Chamber of Commerce and NRA and Urge Senators to Vote for Cloture on DISCLOSE Act
|-, Archive |by DianeSenate letter on DISCLOSE 2012 Act June 2012 (PDF)
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