I needed a moment to wrap my head around Trump’s GOP approved Tax Bill. First, I had to get over the way GOP Senate members scrambled, like roaches in the dark to pass their version of the bill.
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.
Top tech lobby joins legal battle to keep ‘net neutrality’
The lobby group for some of the most powerful US tech firms said Friday it would join the legal challenge to the planned rollback of “net neutrality” rules requiring internet service providers to treat all online traffic equally. The Internet Association — a group which includes Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, among others — announced […]
How Lobbyists for Defense Contractors Survive and Prosper
We can probably expect Lockheed Martin and other “merchants of death” to continue profiting from war at the public’s expense
Goldman Sachs Trying To Kill Lobbying Disclosure Initiative
Amid intensifying shareholder pressure on companies to be more transparent about their political spending, Goldman Sachs has moved to prevent its shareholders from voting to force executives to disclose their efforts to influence politicians, according to corporate documents reviewed by International Business Times. The banking behemoth, which has been boosted by taxpayer-financed bailouts and has […]
Behind Nestlé’s Big Money Battle to Bottle Water in California
California is accusing Nestle of bottling and selling water taken from the forest without proper permits
Money Starting to Dominate State Supreme Court Elections
Causing the greatest distress is the growing prevalence of so-called “dark money” in state judicial campaigns
Citizens United lawyer targets Texas campaign finance laws
Texas‘ highest civil court heard arguments involving the legality of the state‘s ban on corporate contributions
Rethinking Campaign Finance to Protect Against Election Hacks
Each day, we learn more about how foreign sources use our own campaign finance laws and social media opportunities to try to influence U.S. elections. We only have ourselves to blame if we don’t demand accountability from candidates, political action committees and Congress. We must require them all to face up to this ugly truth. […]
Washington State Amtrak Crash: Is Corporate lobby money to blame?
The Washington State Amtrak derailment in Washington state, killing least three people, was easily avoidable
How the Pharmaceutical Industry Invests Millions in Lobbying and Bribes
The industry trade group enjoyed a 25 percent increase in revenues in 2016 – and “invested” almost $60 million