Money in Politics

Newt Gingrich

Your Daily Newt: Politicians Can't Be Bought

In 1989, the Georgia congressman called the argument the money can buy influence "socialist."

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 7:15 AM PST
Corporations are not people

Can Citizens United Be Rolled Back?

Behind the fight to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that unleashed a torrent of corporate election spending.

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Mitt Romney and Chris Christie

Jersey Score: Inside Mitt Romney’s Million-Dollar Dinner

The private confab had music by Springsteen and Bon Jovi, cheerleading by Chris Christie, and praise from a Romney donor—for Obama's health care policy.

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 4:00 AM PST
mitt romney

Most of Romney's Congressional Endorsers Received Cash From His PAC

GOP members of Congress may not like Mitt Romney all that much, but they like him a lot more when he's given them campaign cash.

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| Wed Dec. 14, 2011 12:39 PM PST

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Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney

The GOP's 1-Percenter Candidates Can't Name a Single Financial Sacrifice

When asked about a necessity given up for financial reasons, Romney, Gingrich, and Co. fire blanks.

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| Mon Dec. 12, 2011 8:59 AM PST
John Boehner

Watch: Protesters Target John Boehner at Chamber Holiday Party

Union teams up with occupiers to roll out human red carpet for guests.

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| Fri Dec. 9, 2011 4:00 AM PST

VIDEO: Fox's Bill O'Reilly Gets a Taste of His Own Ambush Medicine

The talking head swats a protester with his umbrella before complaining to the cops.

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| Thu Dec. 8, 2011 11:03 AM PST
Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren

Wall Street Goes After Elizabeth Warren For Being Too Nice to Wall Street

Karl Rove's soft money group releases a new round of ads attacking the Massachusetts Senate candidate.

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| Thu Dec. 8, 2011 9:50 AM PST
newt gingrich

WATCH: Protesters Occupy Posh Newt Gingrich Fundraiser

As the GOP front-runner rustles up campaign cash, angry 99-percenters give him an earful—and a Mother Jones reporter gets tossed out.

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| Wed Dec. 7, 2011 6:30 PM PST
newt gingrich

What Newt Gingrich Isn't Telling You About His Literacy Program

The GOP candidate holds up his old nonprofit, Earning by Learning, as a way to teach kids the value of a buck. Here's what he doesn't mention.

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| Wed Dec. 7, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's Aides Spent 6 Figures to Wipe Out State Records

Romney's effort to purge the paper trail he left while serving as Massachusetts governor cost taxpayers nearly $100,000.

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| Tue Dec. 6, 2011 9:15 AM PST
Illustration by Dale Stephanos

Occupied Washington

Grotesque income inequality is just a symptom of our larger political disease.

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| Tue Dec. 6, 2011 4:00 AM PST

So You Want to Buy an Election? (Flowchart)

Want to blow $10,000—or $1 million—on the election? This flowchart will show you how.

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| Tue Dec. 6, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Thomas Nast Andrew Jackson

Timeline: The Best Government Money Can Buy

A short, shady history of how American elections are bought and paid for.

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| Tue Dec. 6, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Gaze Into the Exploding Universe of Dark Money

We've charted the red giants and blue dwarfs spending millions to influence the 2012 election.

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| Tue Dec. 6, 2011 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: Andy Kroll Explains Why Obama Is on a Fundraising Blitz
Fri Dec. 2, 2011 3:48 PM PST

Newt Gingrich Loves Freddie Mac

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| Thu Dec. 1, 2011 11:55 PM PST
President Barack Obama

Barack Obama Has, on Average, Attended a Fundraiser Every 5 Days in 2011

The president's blistering fundraising schedule has outpaced his predecessors in the White House.

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| Thu Dec. 1, 2011 10:30 AM PST

Occupied Washington
Mon Nov. 28, 2011 7:50 PM PST

To Cash In on a Predator

State laws that keep a close eye on sex offenders are supposed to protect kids. Are they also meant to enrich high-tech tracking companies?

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| Mon Nov. 28, 2011 4:00 AM PST