Governor Nikki Haley’s career reflects an unusually southern South Carolinian money politics style
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.
Only O’Malley and Jill Stein to Publicly Fund Campaigns
System to publicly fund campaigns for President is almost entirely broken and with few takers
VIDEO: New Approaches to End Money in Politics Crisis
Discussion seeks to find new ways to end money in politics based on success and failures so far
Curing New York State Corruption Epidemic is Not Simple
Sheldon Silver’s conviction is raising concern over efforts at curing New York State corruption
SpaceX and Others Abuse California Tax Board Donations
Elected California tax board finds preventing large political donations is near impossible
Is Marco Rubio Using Dark Money to Fund Campaign?
Even in money fueled race, Marco Rubio’s reliance on dark money donations is unusually high
A Proposal For Political Donor Patches Like NASCAR
California transparency proposal would make state representatives wear political donor patches
Democracy Spring Activists Plan Washington DC Sit In Protest
Democracy Spring aims to bring thousands to capital to press for far-reaching election reforms
The Undermining of American Democracy
In a time where inequality is widening and the concentration of wealth is greater than ever, our political system has been turned upside down. The game is rigged, and it’s not rigged for people like you and me.
Ex-Governors Take Stand Against NJ Big Money Politics
NJ big money politics is poisoning democracy says ex-Governors Tom Kean and Christie Whitman