2016 Articles
The Citizen’s United v FEC decision by the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to campaign spending by deep-pocket anonymous donors. The following articles and reports portray the aftermath of this decision:
October 19, 2016: Speaker makes United to Amend case in Manitowoc Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
October 13, 2016: Lopsided Results in Candidate Survey on Money in Politics Wisconsin United To Amend
October 11, 2016: Voter urges ‘yes’ on referendum Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
October 9, 2016: Cast Vote to get Big Money Out of Politics Herald Times Reporter
October 8, 2016: Op-Ed: Vote to get big money out of politics Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
October 8, 2016: Cast your ballot to limit money Beloit Daily News
September 23, 2016: Wisconsin Leak Illustrates Power of Elite Donors Brennan Center for Justice
September 21, 2016: We want money out of politics Wausau Daily Herald
September 20, 2016: Justice Kennedy, Author of Citizens United, Shrugs Off Question about his Deeply Flawed Premise The Intercept
September 14, 2016: GOP eases lead paint laws after $750,000 in donations Journal Sentinel
September 6, 2016: The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum Independent Voter Project
July 25, 2016: In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money Works New York Times
July 22, 2016: Group wants vote to change decision of Citizens United The Herald Independent
July 5, 2016: Is the Supreme Court Clueless About Corruption? Ask Jack Abramoff New York Times
June 29, 2016: Delafield residents call for restrictions on national political campaign spending Lake Country Now
June 15, 2016: New York Becomes 17th State to Call for a Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Election Spending
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June 15, 2016: Experiencing the Thrill of Democracy Bill Moyers
June 14, 2016: Outside spending breaks $400 million mark, far outpacing 2012 Open Secrets
June 14, 2016: House Votes To Make Dark Money Darker Bill Moyers
June 10, 2016: This would be a nice first step on campaign finance reform Washington Post
June 7, 2016: Missouri Could Be the Showdown State for Money in Politics This Fall BillMoyers.com
June 4, 2016: Big Money Rearranges Its Election Bets New York Times
May 31, 2016: Campaign Finance Reformer Tom Udall Seeks Republican Allies Bill Moyers
May 30, 2016: Poll: Voters feel disconnected, helpless in 2016 Associated Press
May 25, 2016: Five Takeaways From Democracy Spring Common Dreams
May 19, 2016: Will SCOTUS Confront the Results of Citizens United? Bill Moyers
May 10, 2016: The Populist Earthquake of 2016 ReclaimTheAmericanDream.org
May 10, 2016: Two Of America’s Richest Men Secretly Tried To Sway Montana’s Judicial Elections Huffington Post
May 8, 2016: Editorial: Is the Supreme Court clueless about corruption? St. Louis Post Dispatch
May 4, 2016: Editorial: Is the Supreme Court clueless about corruption? St. Louis Post Dispatch
April 21, 2016: The Supreme Court Gets Ready to Legalize Corruption The New Yorker
April 21, 2016: A manifesto to mend our politics The Washington Post
April 20, 2016: 1,240 arrested in past week as “Democracy Spring” movement against money in politics spreads throughout U.S. Salon
April 18, 2016: Voters angry about big money in politics take their complaints to City Hall Washington Post
April 18, 2016: The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election The Nation
April 15, 2016: Why Conservatives Are Marching for Campaign Finance Reform Bill Moyers
April 12, 2016: From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ The Nation
April 6, 2016: Southwest Wisconsin communities vote to nix ‘Citizens’ ruling TH Online
April 6, 2016: Eleven Communities Vote to Amend the U.S. Constitution Wisconsin United To Amend
April 5, 2016: Janesville, Beloit pass campaign finance resolution Rock County GazetteXtra
March 21, 2016: Will a Liberal Supreme Court Limit Money in Politics? New York Times
March 21, 2016: Corporations can’t hide behind First Amendment Boston Globe
March 21, 2016: Will a Liberal Supreme Court Limit Money in Politics? NY Times
March 18, 2016: Largest Civil Disobedience Action of the Century isn’t Anti-Trump, It’s Pro-Democracy Breitbart.com
March 11, 2016: How to Reverse Citizens United The Atlantic
February 26, 2016: Justices matter but amendments matter more Jeff Clements via The Hill
February 25, 2016: Lawrence Lessig explains how Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton get money in politics wrong Boston.com
February 23, 2016: Campaign-Finance Crusader Lawrence Lessig Thinks We Have a Lot to Learn from Donald Trump Vanity Fair
February 15, 2016: An executive order on transparency conservatives could support The Washington Times
February 10, 2016: “More corporate money in our elections”: Believe it or not, big money is about to get even more powerful Salon
February 2, 2016: They’re all bought and sold: American democracy belongs to the billionaires now Salon
January 27, 2016: Lawrence Lessig: Why I Ran For President The New Yorker
January 26, 2016: Washington will get to vote on whether corporations are people Seattle PI
January 25, 2016: New Koch The New Yorker
January 20, 2016: There’s Nothing Naive About Wanting to Change Our Broken System Every Voice
January 20, 2016: Obama weighs whether to force federal contractors to reveal political spending Washington Post
January 19, 2016: President Obama May Require Federal Contractors to List Campaign Gifts New York Times
January 19, 2016: Do We Really Need Campaign Finance Reform? Time
January 12, 2016: We Can Do This, America. Seven Steps to Reversing ‘Citizens United.’ Bill Moyers
January 12, 2016: Why Victory in the Fight Against Big Money Is Closer Than You Think Bill Moyers
January 11, 2016: The Roberts Court finds a new way to stack the deck in favor of the rich Washington Post
January 10, 2016: Dark money’s servant in Lansing delivers Detroit Free Press
January 9, 2016: NH House Votes to Pass, then Kill, Bipartisan Bill to Fight Big Money in Politics Concord Monitor
January 6, 2016: Montana Entering ‘A New Era Of Transparency’ In Campaign Finance Montana Public Radio
January 5, 2016: California Could Sound the Loudest Call Yet for Overturning ‘Citizens United’ The Nation