From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Big money donors and wealthy special interest groups hold too much power in our political system. Despite anonymous donors’ outsized influence, the American public doesn’t know who they are, where the money comes … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-13/campaign-finance-reform-money-in-pol/report-dark-money-in-pa-senate-race-distracts-from-issues-that-matter/a79448-1 June 13, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s Senate race is garnering national attention, with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz running to replace retiring Republican Sen. … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): “And so if the American dream is to be a reality, we must work to make it a reality and realize the urgency of the moment.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., July 4th, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/01/supreme-court-ruling-delivers-dark-dark-day-democracy “We are now on a clear path to enshrining a constitutional right to anonymous spending in our democracy, and securing an upper hand for dark-money influence in perpetuity.” BRETT WILKINS, STAFF WRITER July 1, 2021 The U.S. Supreme … Continued
Published on Tuesday, November 01, 2016 by Common Dreams Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/11/01/battle-senate-leads-precipitous-rise-dark-money-spending Top 10 Senate races see record spending from outside groups, which are free to accept unlimited donations and are able to conceal their funders from the public By … Continued