Money’s dangerous influence on politics spreads to New York post-Citizen United corruption
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.
A Testing Time for Democracy in America
Corporatism and rule by corruption is serious threat to democracy in America: Time for Democracy?
Bernie Sanders in New Bill Repealing Citizens United
Senator Bernie Sanders has taken the lead in repealing Citizens United politics of big money
Attorney General Worried About Too Big To Fail
Worried about too big to fail banks that result from government regulation built on corruption
Corruption and the Root of All Evil
We cannot trust elected officials to protect our welfare so that means we must look to each other. Cast aside foolish labels such as Democrat and Republican to find the Root of All Evil
Congratulations to Election Law Blog for Decade of Blogging
Congratulations to Election Law Blog: Rick Hasen is celebrating ten years of blogging election law news
NJ, NY Politicians Furious About Missing Sandy Funding
Hurricane damaged New Jersey and New York but worry about missing Sandy funding and federal assistance – Sandy did severe damage to many coastal areas where poor left vulnerable
How Many Serious Political Parties Should a State Have?
If there are too many parties many of which with a parity of political power than government can be made so indecisive as to be ineffective.
The NDAA Lives On: US Constitution in Peril
Patriot Act openly disregarded fundamental rights in the Constitution and sought to alter what is “reasonable” search and seizure.
How to Reform and Regulate Multinational Corporations
Essential to an understanding of a corporations social responsibility is a notation of the difference between a shareholder and a stakeholder.