Young disgruntled Bernie Sanders voters targeted by the Gary Johnson fundraising campaign
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.
Koch Brothers on Quest to Replace Political Parties
Years of big spending on lobbying in local elections part of the Koch’s plan to replace political parties
Citizens United Has Firmly Entrenched an Era of Corporate Lobbying
Corporate lobbying has taken control of decision making process in a wholly new way thanks to Citizens United
Wild Election Results Brought To You By Single-Mark Ballots
Secret revealed! The humorous yet insightful story of how we ended up with Trump and Clinton written by the author of the ebook Ending The Hidden Unfairness In U.S. Elections
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
This real life detective story is told in a film noir style with cartoon animations, secret documents, hidden cameras, and a little help from Law and Order detectives Ice-T and Richard Belzer, plus Willie Nelson
Comparing the Obama and Clinton Fundraising Machines
Hillary Clinton fundraising campaign relies much more on large donors than Obama’s two election victories
GOP Get-Out-The-Vote Push Has Big Money Backing
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Koch political network pour money into GOP get-out-the-vote
Why the Pharmaceutical Lobby Fights Against Pot Legalization
The opioid epidemic has largely been caused by people who are over prescribed pain medication pills. Following the expiration of the prescription, they switch over to cheaper heroin in order to substitute the opioids.
Investors Making Their Presidential Election Stock Market Picks
Depending on who wins, these Presidential Election stock market predictions are inside look at views of Wall Street
Fossil Fuel Lobby in New Strategy to Protect Colorado Fracking
Fossil fuel lobby is seeking to make changing state constitution more difficult to change in tactic to support fracking