Category Archives: Political Contributions

Mitt’s Money.

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Gary LaMaster

Through the Republican primaries, Gov. Mitt Romney resisted calls from other candidates to release more details of his net worth, tax returns, investments and assets. Even when he finally released his 2010 tax return, The Washington Post called them “the … Continue reading →

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Following the Money: PACs and Their Effects — Podcast January 23, 2012

Posted on January 24, 2012 by William Timberman

Following the Money: The Influence of Political Action Committees on Our Politics and Legislation. Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, look at Political Action Committees (PACs) — what they are, who funds them, and what kinds of distortions … 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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Shadow Government.

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Democratic Perspective continued its series about the use of political front groups as a way of hiding corporate contributions in order to subvert the political process. This week, we looked at ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC’s website calls … 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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Dark Money and the Lack of Political Accountability — Podcast November 28, 2011

Posted on November 30, 2011 by William Timberman

Dark Money and the Lack of Political Accountability: Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino talk about last year’s Citizens United 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision, and its effect on American politics. Since that decision, a host of … Continue reading →

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