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Million-Dollar Megaphones Report
The Top 5 “dark money” spenders on presidential election ads have reported less than 1% of their spending to the FEC, which is all that is required by the agency’s insufficient standards, according to...
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Dark Money Groups Buy Elections, Then Call It “Social Welfare”
Written by Jack Mumby Yesterday, ProPublica released a bombshell report, detailing how supposed “social welfare” nonprofits abuse their tax-exempt status to influence our elections. By classifying the...
View ArticleBig Money Still Threatens Democracy Post-Election
Because many of the candidates backed by mega-donors like Sheldon Adelson and Super PACs like Karl Rove’s American Crossroads came up short this election, it’s tempting to conclude that big money in...
View ArticleDon’t Believe the Spin. Dark Money Won.
Written by Timothy Karr Before Nov. 6 is written into history, we need to challenge assumptions now circulating among Washington’s pundit class. First, the Obama victory didn’t signal the demise of...
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ACTION: Tell the SEC It’s Time For Transparency
When the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to unrestricted campaign spending in its Citizens United decision, eight of the nine justices were careful to point out the necessity of robust disclosure...
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The GAO agrees — time for disclosure
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) looks after the money spent by government — and now they’re saying another agency can do more to look after the money spent on government. A new report by...
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What’s good for Super PACs is bad for voters
TAKE ACTION: Tell the Republican candidates to say no to Super PACs by signing a Peoples’ Pledge. Yesterday, the Republican candidates in the special election for Massachusetts Senate refused to...
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Super-PAC Dark Money More Dangerous Than Ever
Written by Kevin Paulsen On June 21, POLITICO reported on a survey of 151 corporate and trade association staffers which, according to the article, showed that “corporations are very hesitant to...
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Scott Brown shouldn’t ditch the ‘People’s Pledge’
(A shortened version of this post was published as a letter to the editor in the Globe on Sunday March 30, click here.) In his column in the Sunday Globe, Tom Keane is quick to criticize the People’s...
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Say hello to the first Super PAC ad in the governor’s race
This weekend voters in Massachusetts were exposed to the first negative TV attack ad of the still young 2014 state election season. The ad was paid for by the state independent expenditure PAC (i.e....
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