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The State of the Plutocracy: The Kabuki President on Money in Politics
The promotional build up to Obama’s January 12, 2016 State of the Union speech promised something completely different than his previous performances. Yet, on the day, it seemed completely the same, but more so. By Rob Hager. (Jan. 15)
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Unhappy Anniversary: How Anthony Kennedy Flooded Democracy With 'Sewer Money'
On today’s anniversary of the Citizens United decision, which exposed American democracy to increasing domination by the country’s very richest and most reactionary figures – the modern heirs to those “malefactors of great wealth” condemned by the great Republican Theodore ... By Joe Conason. -
Jane Mayer's "Dark Money" Book Reveals Koch Brothers Paid Firm Run by Former NYPD Chief to Smear Her
The just-published book “Dark Money,” penned by New Yorker staff reporter Jane Mayer, reveals that the Koch Brothers hired the former commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) — and his daughter, a former FBI agent — to smear her as a “plagiarist...” By Steve Horn. -
How the Kochs Tried (and Failed) to Discredit Reporter Jane Mayer After She Exposed their Empire
In 2010, Jane Mayer published an extensive profile of the billionaire Koch brothers in The New Yorker, exploring their quiet effort to funnel more than $100 million to right-wing causes and undermine President Obama’s policy agenda. Six years later, Mayer reveals her subjects responded by hiring... -
Case Could Widen Free-Speech Gap Between Unions and Corporations
The Supreme Court seems poised to allow government workers to refuse to pay for collective bargaining, while denying shareholders a comparable right to refuse to pay for corporate political speech. By Adam Liptak. -
California Plutocrats Waiting Until 2018 To Guy Public Pensions?
The millionaires and billionaires who want to gut public sector pensions in California have decided to put off their anti-labor ballot initiatives until after the Roberts Court imposes its “right-to-work” regimen on the whole country this June... By Joseph Palermo. -
This may be the most important chart for understanding politics today
The Citizens United decision, which amplified the role of money in American politics, also promised something like a level playing field. Both corporations and unions, it said, could spend what they liked to support their favored candidates. But last week’s arguments... By Matt O'Brien. (Jan. 13)
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