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The Supreme Court may gut laws that were intended to keep corporations from dominating elections with their cash
By Nate Frentz Sep 28, 2009

  • DNC heads back to court over McCain

    The committee says it'll try again to sue federal election authorities, hoping they'll crack down on John McCain's campaign spending.
    By Mike Madden June 17, 2008

  • What happened to McCain the reformer?

    He should follow Obama's lead and tell his rich supporters that he won't tolerate vicious advertising paid for with sewer money.
    By Joe Conason June 13, 2008

  • Clinton: "I am in this race"

    Protesters disrupt her fundraiser, money is dwindling -- and undecided superdelegates tell Salon they see the end in sight. But Hillary Clinton powers on.
    By Mike Madden May 8, 2008

  • Cashing in on the Clinton campaign

    Where do all those little-guy donations go? Ask top strategist Mark Penn, as he exits with millions in consulting fees.
    By Mike Madden April 8, 2008

  • Ralph Nader loves John McCain

    In 2004, Nader asked McCain to help his campaign -- and the senator rushed to his side. Is the consumer advocate now returning the favor?
    By Joe Conason February 29, 2008

  • Are Barack Obama and John McCain hypocrites?

    As underdogs, they embraced public financing. But now, as the likely nominees, they're looking longingly at millions in private contributions.
    By Mike Madden February 28, 2008

  • Will the press get over its love for McCain?

    The "straight-talking maverick" should be scrutinized like other candidates -- for starters on his soft-money operation called the Reform Institute.
    By Joe Conason February 1, 2008

  • Will Bill's dough make trouble for Hillary?

    Some big donors to the former president's philanthropy also donate to Hillary's campaign. His private fundraising could be costly to a next Clinton White House.
    By Mark Benjamin October 11, 2007

  • John Edwards banks on sincerity

    Despite D.C. cynicism about his motives and his political persona, Edwards woos voters in New Hampshire and Iowa with authenticity.
    By Walter Shapiro October 1, 2007

  • Mitt Romney's money machine

    The identity of his biggest multimillion-dollar donor, and how Romney could blow away his GOP competitors on campaign spending.
    By Michael Scherer October 1, 2007

  • John McCain goes off the rails

    He was once cast as the unbeatable GOP front-runner. But his straight talk on campaign finance and immigration may have set him on a crash course.
    By Michael Scherer and Walter Shapiro July 11, 2007

  • Free speech for the rich and powerful

    How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down.
    By Garrett Epps June 29, 2007

  • Are political consultants getting rich off your money?

    The 2008 presidential contenders have raised an unprecedented amount of campaign cash -- and strategists, pollsters and media consultants will reap the monetary rewards.
    By Walter Shapiro April 26, 2007

  • The presidential dollar derby

    Hillary and Obama and McCain and Romney are all rolling in it. But how much does big money matter in the nomination fight?
    By Walter Shapiro April 2, 2007

  • Attack ads on the sly

    Has a renegade anti-Hillary video on YouTube changed political campaigning as we know it?
    By Michael Scherer March 27, 2007

  • How to fix campaign financing forever for $50

    A radical proposal by two Yale professors goes far beyond any reform envisaged by Feingold or McCain.
    By Farhad Manjoo February 5, 2007

  • Money trails lead to Bush judges

    A four-month investigation reveals that dozens of federal judges gave contributions to President Bush and top Republicans who helped place them on the bench. A Salon/CIR exclusive.
    By Will Evans October 31, 2006

  • Saving Ohio

    Did a reporter with GOP ties suppress a story that could have cost Bush the White House?
    By Bill Frogameni October 6, 2005

  • Keep on reforming

    We've made progress in the way we elect our representatives, but we need to lose the winner-take-all system.
    By Steven Hill June 13, 2005

  • Feingold blogs on the politics of blogging

    Should the Web be a free-for-all when it comes to campaigning? The senator from Wisconsin doesn't think so.
    By Page Rockwell April 27, 2005

  • Santorum: the right to life, and to make money

    The Republican senator from Pennsylvania cashed in during the Terri Schiavo mania in more ways than one.
    By Page Rockwell April 11, 2005

  • Bloggers: legit and regulation-free, for now

    San Francisco backs off from proposed legislation that would regulate the activity of political bloggers.
    By Page Rockwell April 8, 2005

  • End of the "big happy family"

    In answer to critics of MoveOn, Wes Boyd says that mobilizing a vibrant opposition to Bush's policies was just the first step. And he doesn't blame Kerry for the Democrats' loss.
    By Farhad Manjoo December 16, 2004

  • The righteous wrath of John McCain

    Betrayed by the White House on campaign reform -- "They flat out broke their word," he says -- the straight-talking GOP maverick is fighting back.
    By Arianna Huffington December 9, 2002
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