The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’ The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’
Adam Winkler's new history argues that the problem with Citizens United is its inability to see the distorting effects of concentrated wealth.
Jun 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Cole
How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump
All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.
May 10, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman and William D. Hartung
Why Did Chuck Schumer Hire an Ex–Goldman Sachs Lobbyist? Why Did Chuck Schumer Hire an Ex–Goldman Sachs Lobbyist?
And what role will he have in recommending minority-party regulatory nominees?
May 9, 2018 / David Dayen
Political Corruption Is Ruining Everything, but We Can Fix It Political Corruption Is Ruining Everything, but We Can Fix It
A bold new idea from Washington that might truly beat back routinized scandal.
May 3, 2018 / David Dayen
Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?
The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.
Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’ Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’
The cost of elections today increases the power of the privileged few while diminishing that of working Americans and, as such, harms democracy itself.
Apr 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018? Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?
Across the country, candidates are campaigning on restoring a free and open Internet.
Mar 23, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen
The Young/Shaheen measure would allow continued US participation in Saudi war crimes. Support the Sanders/Lee/Murphy bill instead.
Mar 13, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot
The Gun Industry Is Weaker Than It Looks The Gun Industry Is Weaker Than It Looks
It’s vulnerable when it comes to the one thing it cares about most—money.
Feb 21, 2018 / George Zornick
Shoved Aside Again, DACA Activists Keep Fighting Shoved Aside Again, DACA Activists Keep Fighting
To undocumented youth activists, public gestures by Democrats ring hollow.
Feb 9, 2018 / Julianne Hing