Category Archives: Dark Money

Government For Sale.

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Gary LaMaster

On February 13th, Democratic Perspective co-hosts, Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino continued their series on the influence of money in politics. They began by listing a few eye-opening statistics: $3.5 billion is spent on lobbying each year. (And that’s just … Continue reading →

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Money. Money. And More Money.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Gary LaMaster

This week, Democratic Perspective continued our “Follow the Money” series on PACs (Political Action Committees) and Super Pacs. To illustrate the problem, we chose to focus on contributions to Congressman Paul Gosar since he is currently our representative. Under current … Continue reading →

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Dark Money, Part 2 — Podcast December 5, 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by William Timberman

Dark Money: Corporate Contributions Disguised As Free Speech. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino continue their discussion about the Citizens United decision, and its effect on American politics. Do we know who is talking to us, and what … Continue reading →

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Dark Money, Part 2. Corporate Money Disguised As Free Speech.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

This week, the Democratic Perspective co-hosts, Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, continued their discussion of dark money and the effects of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. As a reminder, dark money is the anonymous and largely-unregulated money spent on electoral politics through … Continue reading →

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Political Front Groups – Turning Black Into White.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

This week, the hosts of Democratic Perspective, Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, examined the effects of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Mike began by asking the rhetorical question, “How do you have a democracy when you have a few … Continue reading →

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