Corporate lobbying has taken control of decision making process in a wholly new way thanks to Citizens United
Citizens United articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Supreme Court transformed the campaign finance landscape through Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opening the floodgates of big money. Efforts to repeal the ruling are underway. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics as well as our articles on the Supreme Court too.
Comparing the Obama and Clinton Fundraising Machines
Hillary Clinton fundraising campaign relies much more on large donors than Obama’s two election victories
California Money Politics Reform Gets Big Backing
Billionaire backing the recent California money politics initiative against Citizens United is good news
New Concerns After Trump Hires Citizens United President
Influential Citizens United President David Bossie was behind the ill fated push to deregulate money politics
Florida Political Fundraising by Buddy Groups Part of National Trend
Citizens United gave birth to so-called Buddy Groups that have come to dominate election spending
Foreign-Owned Businesses Influencing American politics
New evidence that foreign-owned businesses are at least attempting to spend money influencing elections
Foreign US Election Spending is National Security Disaster
Citizens United has brought an onslaught of foreign US election spending that cannot be traced
Outlining a Campaign Finance Grand Bargain
Working towards an effective campaign finance grand bargain agreeable to both major parties
Citizens United Launched Corporate Political Activism Era
Increase in corporate political activism through massive donations to politicians has realigned government
Long Term Effect of the Corporate Personhood Debate
Citizen’s United launched the unusual concept of corporate personhood into the national discussion