Senator Jon Ossoff’s proposal to bar federal legislators and their family members from buying individual stocks deserves bipartisan support.
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.
They Helped Save Democracy and Are Being Tormented for It
These frontline election workers made sure the votes were counted in 2020. They got death threats. Their torturers stormed the Capitol.
Poll: Voters Support Banning Lawmakers From Trading Stocks
A new poll finds that most voters would prefer that lawmakers should be banned from certain lucrative activities like stock trading.
Chief Justice Says Judges Need Training On Stock-Trading
US federal judges need “more rigorous” ethics training so they don’t adjudicate disputes in which they have financial interest, Chief Justice.
Ethics Investigators in Congress Increasingly Run Into Walls
It is expected that lawmakers under scrutiny comply with investigation but it is more and more likely they will simply refuse to cooperate.
Trump Sues New York Attorney General, Seeking to End Civil Probe
Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday, claiming her probe into his business is political.
Kanye West’s ‘Independent’ Campaign Was Secretly Run by GOP
Experts claim the campaign took attempts to hide its ties to Republican operatives. This may be in violation of federal election laws.
Trump mistakenly calls himself ‘corrupt and stupid’ and concedes election
Trump recently released a statement with a double negative, mistakenly calling himself stupid for alleging a rigged 2020 election.
The acceptance of blatant political misconduct in America
When people are facing hardship they will follow a harmful leader and that leader won’t lose backers regardless of misconduct.
Voting machine company Smartmatic sues OAN, Newsmax over election claims
Smartmatic, a voting technology company, is suing OAN and Newsmax for alleged slander and libel against their voting systems.