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Money Politics articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Money Politics section includes news about the efforts to reduce the influence of money over the election system that has grown substantially since the Citizens United ruling. Also see our entire section on Money Politics or our articles on Political Lobbying.
High-Speed Financial Traders’ Campaign Contributions
Activists worry of explosion of high-speed financial traders’ campaign contributions in politics
VIDEO: Shields and Brooks on IRS Scandal
Famous PBS Newshour commentators Shields and Brooks on IRS scandal and money politics
Citizens United Has Led to Tax Code Abuse
Money in elections case Citizens United brought tax code abuse that is driving regulators crazy
IRS Scandal a Chance for Money in Elections Reform
Role of money in elections reform shows what is behind the scandal at Internal Revenue Service
Scandals Spur NY Campaign Finance Reform Push
Corruption scandals are lighting fire underneath growing push for NY campaign finance reform
Is the IRS Being Unfairly Targeted in Scandal?
Big government repressing political groups or bureaucrats doing their job? Is IRS Being Unfairly Targeted?
NJ Teacher’s Union SuperPAC Aims at Political Power
Political lobbying in notoriously corrupt system is aim of New Jersey teacher’s union SuperPAC
Huge Money Needed to Run for NJ Elections
Candidates in New Jersey election raise massive money needed to run and compete
Not Tolerable: Rep. Slams IRS Targeting of GOP
Democrat Kucinich slams IRS targeting of GOP group’s political campaign spending in 2012 election