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Tag Archives: Campaign Finance
The Gigantic Kochtopus.
In a series of 5-4 rulings, with conservatives in the majority, the US Supreme Court has opened the floodgates of political spending by corporations and billionaires. In Valeo v. Buckley, the Court essentially ruled that political spending is the equivalent … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Class Conflict, Dark Money, Disinformation, Elections, Front Organizations, Media Campaigns, National Politics, Political Action Committees, Political Contributions, Supreme Court
Tagged Campaign Finance, Campaign Limits, Citizens United v FEC, Disregarded Entities, Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, LLCs, McCuthcheon v FEC, Non-Profits, Valeo v Buckley
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Following the Money: PACs and Their Effects — Podcast January 23, 2012
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
Posted in Arizona Politics, Campaign Finance, Elections, Front Organizations, Government, National Politics, Paul Gosar, Podcasts, Political Action Committees, Political Contributions, Special Interest Legislation
Tagged Arizona Politics, Campaign Finance, National Politics, PACs, Paul Gosar, Political Action Committees
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ALEC: Who Really Writes Our State Laws? — Podcast, December 12, 2011
The American Legislative Exchange Council: Who Really Writes Our State Laws? Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino take on ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group funded by conservative business-oriented special interests, which writes and recommends model … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Elections, Front Organizations, Paul Gosar, Podcasts, Special Interest Legislation
Tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchnge Council, Arizona Legislature, Arizona Politics, Campaign Finance, Paul Gosar, Shadow Government
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Dark Money, Part 2 — Podcast December 5, 2011
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
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Arizona Politics, Citizens United, Dark Money, Elections, Front Organizations, Medicaid, Paul Gosar, Podcasts
Tagged Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Dark Money, Paul Gosar
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Dark Money, Part 2. Corporate Money Disguised As Free Speech.
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
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Dark Money, Elections, Front Organizations, Medicare, National Politics, Paul Gosar, Political Contributions
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Political Front Groups – Turning Black Into White.
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
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Arizona Politics, Citizens United, Dark Money, Elections, Front Organizations, Medicare, Paul Gosar
Tagged Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Dark Money, Paul Gosar
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