A Watergate Lesson
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set […]
Today’s badly broken campaign finance system benefits wealthy interests, and leaves hundreds of millions of ordinary Americans on the outside looking in at Washington’s rigged system.
Tag Archive for: Money In Politics
Why Political Money Corruption Thrives In Washington & How To Fix It
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Dark Money Money In Politicsby Jackie HowellFred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 30, 2023 Presidential and congressional candidates from both parties, a feckless Federal Election Commission (FEC), and a Supreme Court […]
Statement Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Senate Introduction Of DISCLOSE Act
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms DISCLOSE Act Money In Politicsby Jackie HowellSenator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today reintroduced the DISCLOSE Act to continue his decade-long effort to end secret contributions, or “dark money,” from being spent in […]
Two Fundamental Threats Facing Democracy As Election Day Nears
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Election Integrity Money In Politics Special Interest Moneyby Jackie HowellFred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | October 27, 2022 As we head into the final days of the midterm elections, Americans are facing two fundamental threats […]
D21 Strongly Urges Senate To Pass The DISCLOSE Act That Requires Public Disclosure Of Large Donors To Dark Money Groups
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Dark Money DISCLOSE Act Money In Politicsby Jackie HowellDemocracy 21 today strongly urged the Senate to vote to invoke cloture and support enactment of S. 4822, the DISCLOSE Act, when it comes to […]
The Billionaires’ And Millionaires’ Democracy
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Dark Money Money In Politicsby Jackie HowellFred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | August 25, 2022 Our nation’s capital today floats on an ocean of influence money provided to elect favored candidates and/or […]
LISTEN: Fred Wertheimer on Planet Money — From Watergate’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money
|Press Releases |Citizens United Dark Money Money In Politics Watergateby Jackie HowellNPR’s Planet Money: Suitcases, Secret Lists, and Citizens United Listen Now “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans […]
Chicago Sun-Times: “Give Candidates Who Aren’t Wealthy, Or Backed By The Rich, A Chance To Be Heard”
|Press Releases |Money In Politics Small Donor Matching Systemby Jackie Howell“A small donor matching system using public funds would help level the playing field and give politicians a reason to listen to ordinary voters.” — […]
In Their Own Words: The Candidates Empowered by the Small Donor Revolution
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1 Money In Politicsby DianeIn Their Own Words: The Candidates Empowered by the Small Donor Revolution In anticipation of tomorrow’s vote to proceed on S. 1, the For the […]
The “Swiftest and Surest Way” to Purge Corruption – Wertheimer in Medium
|Press Releases |H.R. 1 Money In Politicsby DianeEnclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “The ‘Swiftest and Surest Way’ to Purge Corruption,” which was published […]
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