Campaign Cash

With the help of members of the Media Consortium, Zach Carter has chronicled some of the most outrageous examples of corporate America literally buying our democracy, exploiting legitimate populist concerns about the economy to advance an agenda that will only benefit the wealthy few at the expense of the rest of us.


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Campaign Cash: Tea Party Vows To Block Campaign Finance Reform

By Zach Carter
November 4, 2010

Welcome to the final edition of Campaign Cash, which tracked political spending during this year's midterm elections. Stay tuned for more reporting on money in politics from members of The Media Consortium. more »

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Campaign Cash: Biggest Loser Corporate Edition—Spending $2 Million on a Losing Race in Iowa

By Zach Carter
November 1, 2010

Corporate America is on the attack in every state. As Joshua Holland explains for AlterNet, outside groups have spent somewhere between $750,000 and more than $2 million in an attempt to unseat Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) in a state where ad buys come cheap. more »

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Campaign Cash: The Tea Party Jets to Grassroots Rallies, Wall Street-Style

By Zach Carter
October 29, 2010

Two Tea Party leaders, Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin, have been jet-setting all over the country ginning up support for conservative politicians. Literally.

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Campaign Cash: Harry Reid Under Siege by Swift Boat Billionaire Bob Perry

By Zach Carter
October 27, 2010

Remember that horrible 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad that helped derail John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid? Well, Bob Perry, the billionaire tycoon who financed that smear campaign is back, and he's underwriting a barrage of dirty ads that target politicians he doesn’t like.

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Campaign Cash: Corporations Get More Power, Political Parties Get Less

By Zach Carter
October 26, 2010

War chests from right-wing billionaires and corporate titans are funding tremendous portions of political activity, from the so-called grassroots activism of the Tea Party to the streamlined lobbying assaults of the nation's largest corporations.

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Campaign Cash: How Citizens United Will Change Elections Forever

By Zach Carter
October 25, 2010

Undue corporate influence over U.S. elections has been a serious problem in American politics for decades, but this year's Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission made things worse. Worst of all, we may never know the extent of the damage.

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