• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Democracy Chronicles

Towards better democracy everywhere.

  • AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
  • WORLD DEMOCRACY
  • POLITICAL ART
  • more
    • election technology
    • money politics
    • political dissidents
    • THIRD PARTY
      • third party central
      • green party
      • justice party
      • libertarian party
    • voting methods
  • DC INFO
    • author central
    • about
    • advertise with DC
    • contact
    • privacy policy
You are here: Home / Archives for Political Lobbying

Political Lobbying articles on Democracy Chronicles

Political lobbying is a legal practice of petitioning the government enshrined in the Constitution but has been supersized in the modern era by well-financed lobbies having outsized impact on government decision making. Efforts to highlight and correct the oversized impact that the powerful few have over government will be highlighted in this section. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics.

How Protection of 2nd Amendment Harms the 1st

April 25, 2013 by Amy Seon Leave a Comment

end the murder protest 2nd amendment harms 1st

2nd Amendment Harms the 1st: The NRA is the protector of the Second Amendment, but who is protecting the 1st? Clearly these elected officials are not looking out for the best interests of their constituents

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Civil Rights, Democracy Protests, Democrats, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Lobbying

Rights Groups Keep Eye on ALEC Lobbyist Group

April 24, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Corporate Lobbying Group ALEC Target

Citizen’s rights work exposes ALEC lobbyist group for series of infamous actions for corporations

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Political Lobbying

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Launches Political Lobby

April 11, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Protest refuse style facebook

Billionaire creator of Facebook Zuckerberg launches political lobby to try his luck in politics with new group seeking immigration reform for high tech workers

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Money Politics, Political Lobbying, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology

AARP Wants No Entitlement Program Changes in Congress

April 8, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

AARP Wants No Entitlement Program Changes

America’s largest interest group, the AARP, fights hard seeking no entitlement program changes

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Political Lobbying

Zuckerberg Hints at Facebook’s Political Ambitions

March 27, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

With billions of personal wealth and passion for changing the world, Zuckerberg eyes politics

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Education, Political Lobbying, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology

How Lobbyists Have Eaten Away at American Democracy

March 3, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

How Lobbyists have eaten action from all sides on issue of money’s power in politics

Filed Under: Democracy in America, Democracy News Headlines Tagged With: Money Politics, Political Lobbying

Bipartisan Coalition to Challenge Too Big To Fail Banks

March 1, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Desperate Second Campaign Obama's Voters Not Better Off

Too big to fail banks having caused the financial crisis are coming under new scrutiny

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Money Politics, Political Lobbying

Google and Facebook Spending Millions on Elections

October 23, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Google and Facebook Spending Millions

Large Companies Continue Pumping Money Into Mass Lobbying Efforts Setting New Records With Both Google and Facebook Spending Millions on Election Donations

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Money Politics, Political Lobbying, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology

Examples of Companies and Interest Groups Capitalizing on Elections

September 13, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Election Day Sale Sign

American voters Will See More Capitalizing on Elections in Advertising and Marketing Than Ever

Filed Under: Democracy in America, Democracy News Headlines Tagged With: Money Politics, Political Lobbying

Hispanic Group Scores Politicians on Reaching Spanish Households

August 14, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Presidential Election as Hispanic Group Scores Politicians

Group’s Vote to be Decisive For Coming Presidential Election as Hispanic Group Scores Politicians

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Latino Voting Rights, Minority Voting Rights, Political Lobbying

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 43
  • Page 44
  • Page 45
  • Page 46
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Visit DC’s Money Politics:

Money Politics

Money Politics

Will Someone Clear the Air? (11/25/2024) - Chances are, people reading this will agree that it's impossible to run a successful political…
Good Riddance to Senator Romney (9/18/2023) - Utah's political landscape suffered a great misfortune recently as well-tolerated oligarch Mitt Romney announced he…
Small Donors Are Making Elections More Democratic Small Donors Are Making Elections More Democratic (5/11/2023) - The growth of small-dollar donations has made races more competitive, as incumbents face challenges from…
How Megadonors Circumvent Laws To Buy Politicians How Megadonors Circumvent Laws To Buy Politicians (5/7/2023) - America's megadonors pump cash into political systems, circumventing finance laws using joint fundraising committees.
Bipartisan Ban On Stock Trading In Congress Introduced Bipartisan Ban On Stock Trading In Congress Introduced (5/7/2023) - AOC, Gaetz & Fitzpatrick introduced the Restoring Faith in Government Act to ban Congress members…
Report Details Pentagon-to-Contractor Lobbying Report Details Pentagon-to-Contractor Lobbying (5/2/2023) - 672 former officials worked for top defense contractors, 91% in lobbying roles, as they receive…
democracy chronicles newsletter

Voting Technology

Challenges Of Implementing AI With “Democratic Values” Challenges Of Implementing AI With “Democratic Values” (4/29/2023) - A closer look at one of the most accepted norms for AI systems demonstrates the…
Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation (4/27/2023) - Recent changes at Twitter have enabled authoritarian governments in Russia, China, and Iran to amplify…
Europe Needs Stronger Rules For Political Ads Europe Needs Stronger Rules For Political Ads (3/30/2023) - Proposed EU regulation will increase public scrutiny of paid political messaging, restrict distribution of political…
A Campaign Aide Didn’t Write That Email. A.I. Did. A Campaign Aide Didn’t Write That Email. A.I. Did. (3/30/2023) - Fake A.I. images of Donald J. Trump getting arrested in New York spread faster than…
Defending Democracy Against A Rapidly Evolving Internet Defending Democracy Against A Rapidly Evolving Internet (3/16/2023) - 2022 saw significant online ecosystem changes that have the potential to further erode global democratic…
Tech Giants Broke Their Spending Records On Lobbying Last Year Tech Giants Broke Their Spending Records On Lobbying Last Year (2/8/2023) - Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. broke lobbying spending records last year as they…