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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’

What can you do to help overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision?

Jan 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Jack Abramoff on Lobbying: ‘Look, This Is Bribery’ Jack Abramoff on Lobbying: ‘Look, This Is Bribery’

Notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains what separates the most successful lobbyists from the rest.

Jan 17, 2012 / Press Room

Two Years Later: Showdown With ‘Citizens United’

Two Years Later: Showdown With ‘Citizens United’ Two Years Later: Showdown With ‘Citizens United’

As we approach the second anniversary of the disastrous Citizens United decision, a court case in Montana sets up the first direct challenge to the ruling.

Jan 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Groups Move to Force Obama’s Hand on the FEC Groups Move to Force Obama’s Hand on the FEC

Why isn't the administration interested in better enforcement of campaign finance laws?

Jan 12, 2012 / George Zornick

This Video Is as Absurd as Corporate Personhood—Updated This Video Is as Absurd as Corporate Personhood—Updated

What will it take to overturn Citizens United—perhaps a viral video? With The Nation’s own Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jim Hightower and more...

Jan 10, 2012 / Laura Flanders

What Will it Take to Overturn ‘Citizens United’? What Will it Take to Overturn ‘Citizens United’?

How can we stop money from running our elections?

Jan 9, 2012 / Press Room

Buying Congress in 2012 Buying Congress in 2012

Time to stop being cynical about corporate money in politics and start being angry.

Jan 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Electoral Dysfunction, 2012

Electoral Dysfunction, 2012 Electoral Dysfunction, 2012

Awash in Super PAC money, defined by negative TV ads, degraded by dumbed-down media and poisoned by voter suppression—this is not what democracy looks like.

Jan 4, 2012 / The Editors

Who Are the 1 Percent? Who Are the 1 Percent?

Two new studies offer detailed looks into the top 1 percent, their beliefs and how they participate in the political process.

Dec 15, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy

The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy

Progressives will march Saturday from the Koch brothers’ headquarters to the UN to demand an end to the attack on voting rights in America.

Dec 9, 2011 / John Nichols

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