Tag Archive for: Watergate

From Watergate To Today

On Wednesday, April 30, Democracy 21 President Wertheimer received the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government for 2025. Previous recipients of the nonpartisan […]

From The Watergate Era’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money

“If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are shut out, because the campaign finance system is dominated by people […]

From The Watergate Era’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money

This week, in lieu of a Fred Note, here’s a “Fred Listen”: “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are […]

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 […]

LISTEN: Fred Wertheimer on Planet Money — From Watergate’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money

NPR’s Planet Money: Suitcases, Secret Lists, and Citizens United Listen Now   “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans […]