Since Biden revealed Ketanji B. Jackson as his Supreme Court candidate, the GOP’s hypocrisy on donor transparency has come out.
American Corruption articles on Democracy Chronicles
American corruption here involves more blatant uses of money politics to corrode democracy. Forms of corruption obviously vary, but include government related bribery, extortion, cronyism, and embezzlement. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics or our articles on Worldwide Corruption.
Holding Them Accountable For Our Failed Democracy
The greed of corporate America is and has been threatening our existence. They are price gouging in every sector because everything has been privatized.
IRS Struggles Allow Secret Election Spending To Flourish
“Dark money” groups employ this hidden cash to skew the political system in favor of the affluent special interests who provide it.
PODCAST: Defending Democracy At Home And Abroad
Robert Kagan is a foreign policy expert who turned his focus to the US last fall in a column titled “Our Constitutional Crisis Is Already Here”.
Alaska Erases All Limits On Donations To Political Candidates
Alaska’s campaign finance laws commission has lifted all limits on donations to runners for governor, legislature and municipal races.
Trump Was Shown Many Times There Was No Voter Fraud
A data expert for former president Trump’s campaign told him bluntly not long after polls closed in November 2020 he would lose.
Partisan Divisions And The Fairness Doctrine
The relaxing or paralyzing of the Fairness Doctrine is allowing a right-wing political minority with plenty of cash to deal in distortion.
Lobbyists Cutting Ties To Russian Pipeline After Cashing In
As Russia invades Ukraine lobbyists are distancing themselves from foreign companies partnering on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project.
PODCAST: Tracing The Rise Of Illiberalism
Thomas Main’s new book The Rise of Illiberalism explores the philosophical underpinnings of this toxic political ideology and documents its rise.
Payday Lending Lobbyists Give Big To Key Members Of Congress
Some members of Congress collectively received over $3.4 million from the payday lending industry during their time in Congress.