Contributor
H.W. Wilson Company, compiler.
ImprintAmenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2023.
Imprint2023
Descriptionxii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Note:1. The History of Political Money. The history of campaign finance reform -- Federal election commission mission and history / Federal Election Commission. -- Campaign finance regulation / National Conference of State Legislatures, September 23, 2022. -- Democrats' election reform bill failed in the Senate / Jimmy Cloutier. -- Supreme Court rules for Ted Cruz in campaign finance case / Adam Liprtak. -- 2. The Politics of Corporate Money. Corporate donations and corporate super PACs -- Corporate political spending is bad business / Dorothy S. Lund and Leo E. Strine. -- Corporate PACs have given more than $22.2 million to election objectors since January 6 capitol attack / Srijita Datta and Anna Massoglia. -- Corporate PACs save face by claiming worker power / Rachel M. Cohen. -- What's in a word for corporate PACs / Zach Montellaro. -- Corporations should reconsider the value of theie political action committees / Douglas Chia. -- 3. The power of the dark side -- Dark money in American politics -- Remarks on the DISCLOSE act / Joe Biden. -- Hints of republican concern about unlimited campaign cash / Blake Hounshell. -- House dems berate campaign arm over "very dangerous" GOP primasy scheme / Sarah Ferris and Ally Mutnick. -- Democrats spent millions boosting far-right republicans / Joe Lancaster. -- Outside groups have spent nearly $1 billion so far to boost GOP candidates / Domenico Montenaro -- 4. Unlimited spending -- The invention of the super PAC. -- House GOP and super PAC crosses $200M in midterm spending / Ally Mutnick. -- Crypto-linked super PACs boost spending on primary races / Caitlin Reilly. -- GOP rethinks super PACs / Lachlan Markay. -- Big oil money looms large in competitive elections / Andres Chang. 5. The specter of corruption. Corruption and spending in America. -- California sees wave of political corruption / Dan Walters. -- Report: corruption in US at worst levels in almost a decade / Cailey Griffin. -- Fifteen scholars weigh Trump "corruption" / Clay Bonnyman Evans. -- AOC: the New York state democratic party's corruption may have cost democrats the house / Ryan Grim. -- Voters see democracy in peril, but saving it isn't a priority / Nick Corasanti, Michael C. Bender, Ruth Igielnik, and Kristen Bayradarian.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) and index.
Note:Looks at articles, political speeches, essays, and research on the issue of economic political reform, including campaign finance, lobbyists and corporate donations, and foreign spending.
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