Recent Updates

• Citizens United Amendment Backed by Vermont Legislature (Blog Post; April 19, 2012)
• Congressional Summit Unveils "Declaration for Democracy" (Blog Post; April 18, 2012)
• California Amendment Resolution Passes State Assembly (Blog Post; March 22, 2012)
• Dear Bank of America, It's Time to Break Up (Blog Post; March 1, 2012)
• Democracy for Sale (Blog Post; March 1, 2012)
• The Dinosaur Economy vs. People-Powered Democracy (Blog Post; February 24, 2012)
• Money and Democracy Update: Supreme Court Showdown (Blog Post; February 17, 2012)
• Money and Democracy Update: Jack Makes a Splash, 25K People Demand Obama Fix FEC (Blog Post; February 10, 2012)
• Casino Jack at Public Citizen (Blog Post; February 8, 2012)
• Money and Democracy Update: 2011 FEC Filing Insights, STOCK Act Moves Forward While California Lawmakers Fight Sunshine?! (Blog Post; February 3, 2012)
• Citizens Ignited: The Movement for the 28th Amendment Steps Out (Blog Post; January 27, 2012)
• Money and Democracy Update: A pact on Super PACs, Advice from Scalia (Blog Post; January 27, 2012)
• Money and Democracy Update: People Take to the Streets, Citizens United Anniversary is Upon Us, Bain Likes Dems (Blog Post; January 20, 2012)
• Citizens United v. We the People (Blog Post; January 19, 2012)
• Activists and Investors Team Up to Tackle Citizens United (Blog Post; January 18, 2012)
• Money and Democracy Update: Activists Gear Up to Overturn Citizens United, Colbert Pledges Not to Coordinate (Blog Post; January 13, 2012)
• Is Citizens United Toast? If we have something to say about it, yes! (Blog Post; January 09, 2012)
• For the rich, by the rich? (Blog Post; January 09, 2012)
• Way to go California! (Press Release; January 09, 2012)
• Movement Moment (Blog Post; January 09, 2012)
• Seizing the Populist Moment: The Movement to Overturn Citizens United Steps Out (Blog Post; December 21, 2011)
• Public Citizen Thanks Reps. Yarmuth and Jones for Bipartisan Effort to Get Money Out of Politics (Press Release; December 20, 2011)
• Obama Rakes in Business Cash, Momentum Builds to Citizens United Anniversary (Blog Post; December 16, 2011)
• Billionaires Tallied, Big Players Call for Constitutional Amendment (Blog Post; December 9, 2011)
• ALEC: The Organization that Makes the Case for a Constitutional Amendment (Blog Post; December 5, 2011)
• FEC Acts in Public Interest, Sort of; Debate Rages Over Whether Gingrich Was Lobbyist; Hightower at House Parties (Blog Post; December 2, 2011)
• Where Do "Black Friday" Revenues Go? Corporate Campaign Spending After Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (Blog Post; November 28, 2011)
• Deutch Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Introduced, Report on Grassroots Organizing Parties for January 21 Day of Action (Blog Post; November 22, 2011)
• Nationwide Organizing Parties, Koch Database, Newt's a "Historian"? & More (Blog Post; November 11, 2011)
• From Sea to Shining Sea, Americans Organize to Renew, Reclaim Democracy (Blog Post; November 10, 2011)
• Justice at Stake: Spending on Judicial Elections, Citizens United, and American Democracy (Blog Post; November 8, 2011)
• Activists to Hold House Parties Tomorrow to Organize for Citizens United Anniversary (Blog Post; November 8, 2011)
• We the People Campaign, Maine Lost and Creepy Corporations (Blog Post; October 28, 2011)
• Occupy, Bain Capital Donations, Wolf PAC, Donor Contact Selling & More! (Blog Post; October 21, 2011)
• James Bopp Jr. Is Public Enemy #1 for Fair Elections, Supercommittee Members Rake in Cash and Missoula Ballot Measure (Blog Post; October 14, 2011)
• Keystone Lobbyists and Hillary, Political Control in North Carolina, More (Blog Post; October 7, 2011)
• Daily Show on Corporate Personhood, Perry Arsenal Grows and More (Blog Post; September 30, 2011)
• Jimmy Carter Thinks Citizens United Is One of the Stupidest Rulings Ever, the Return of James Bopp and More! (Blog Post; September 23, 2011)
• Show Us Your Meetings!, Koched Up Local Elections, Reclaim Victory #2 in CO (Blog Post; September 16, 2011)
• Super PACs Change Scope of Elections, Perry to Rake in Big Bucks (Blog Post; September 9, 2011)
• Fulfilling Kennedy's Promise (Report; September 7, 2011)
• Must-See Activist Video, Record Ca$h and Rick Perry Exposed (Blog Post; August 26, 2011)
• Flash Mob: "We Won't Give Our Lives to Corporate Control" (Blog Post; August 26, 2011)
• Super Committee Lobbying, Public Funding Under Fire, Starbucks CEO Says "Enough!" (Blog Post; August 20, 2011)
• Organize Locally (Blog Post; August 16, 2011)
• Opponents of Corporate Money in Politics $end Message to D.C.: "$$$$$$$$$$$$$$" (Blog Post; August 12, 2011)
• Today, Organizations Band Together Online to Protest Citizens United Ruling, Corporate Influence in Elections (Press Release; August 11, 2011)
• New Ethics Quandary Arises, Mysterious Donation Sparks Controversy (Blog Post; August 5, 2011)
• Cashing in on Debt Ceiling, Colbert Asks YOU, Chamber Hates Sunshine and Both Parties Love Loopholes (Blog Post; July 29, 2011)
• Update: Corporations Write Laws, Murdoch's Lobbying Is Like a Pie in the Face (Blog Post; July 22, 2011)
• Shareholder Protection Act Introduced, Minnesota Disclosure, and "Super-Duper PACs"?! (Blog Post; July 15, 2011)
• Shareholder Protection Act Is Introduced Today in Both the House and the Senate (Blog Post; July 13, 2011)
• Shareholder Protection Act Would Give Company Owners a Voice in Corporate Campaign Spending and Require Increased Disclosure (Press Release; July 13, 2011)
• PACMEN Invade Elections, Dems Solicit Money from Koch Brothers, and Koch Subsidiary's Illegal Contributions (Blog Post; July 8, 2011)
• Colbert's Super PAC Stealing the News Cycle, Plus How Much Money Is Already Being Spent on Ad Buys (Blog Post; July 1, 2011)
• Reason Prevails as FEC Declines To Expand "Press Exemption" for Colbert Super PAC (Press Release; June 30, 2011)
• Latest SCOTUS Decision Delivers Another Disappointment (With a Silver Lining) (Blog Post; June 27, 2011)
• Latest SCOTUS Decision Delivers Another Disappointment (With a Silver Lining) (Blog Post; June 27, 2011)
• Crossroads Vows $120 Million To Defeat Dems, Colbert Heads to FEC (Blog Post; June 24, 2011)
• Dispatch from Netroots: Fiery Feingold Focuses on Citizens United (Blog Post; June 17, 2011)
• Government Contractors Used To Disclose Donors, FEC Calls on Crossroads GPS To Cough Them Up, and Calls for a Constitutional Amendment (Blog Post; June 17, 2011)
• One Sigh of Relief, and Then Back to Deep Breathing (Blog Post; June 14, 2011)
• FEC Chair Loves Disclosure, Target CEO Embattled, More (Blog Post; June 10, 2011)
• FEC Chair Cynthia Bauerly Talks Transparency on Campaign Finance with Public Citizens (Blog Post; June 9, 2011)
• FEC Chair Cynthia Bauerly Talks Transparency on Campaign Finance with Public Citizens (Blog Post; June 9, 2011)
• Target CEO "Embattled and Annoyed" by Critics (Blog Post; June 9, 2011)
• Judge Reconsiders Corporate Donation Ruling, GOP Contenders Scramble for Dollars (Blog Post; June 3, 2011)
• Activists to Tell Target: Cease Corporate Political Spending (Blog Post; June 2, 2011)
• Corporate Ban on Direct Contributions Struck Down, FEC is Worse Than Toothless (Blog Post; May 27, 2011)
• There's No Defense of This Offense (Blog Post; May 26, 2011)
• Chevron Banks on a Profitable Political Agenda (Blog Post; May 25, 2011)
• Fox News Transparent on Political Spending? Controversial Fundraising Plan, More (Blog Post; May 20, 2011)
• It IS time for a revolution (Blog Post; May 17, 2011)
• Kochs Lose, IRS Investigates, N.Y. Race Attracts Big Bucks (Blog Post; May 13, 2011)
• Congressional Staffers Fear Lobbyists' Retaliation (Blog Post; May 11, 2011)
• Cause for Concern: More Than 40% of Hill Staffers Responding to Public Citizen Survey Say Lobbyists Wield More Power Because of Citizens United (Report; May 11, 2011)
• Good Government Groups Call on Obama to Sign Disclosure Executive Order, Condemn Left's Money-Making (Blog Post; May 6, 2011)
• Obama: People Want Disclosure, Sign Executive Order (Press Release; May 4, 2011)
• 92% of Americans Get the Money-Corruption Connection... Now Will Obama? (Blog Post; May 4, 2011)
• Corporate Royalty (Blog Post; April 29, 2011)
• Corporate America's War on Political Transparency (Blog Post; April 28, 2011)
• Public Citizen to Obama: Move Ahead With Pay-to-Play Executive Order (Press Release; April 27, 2011)
• Van Hollen Sues FEC, Obama Pushes for Disclosure, BP Doles out Cash (Money and Democracy Update; April 22, 2011)
• Former Senator Slams System, Feingold PAC Rakes in Cash, Colbert PAC Is On (Money and Democracy Update; April 15, 2011)
• PACs, Conferences, Calling Lists & Conflict of Interest Lines: Just Another Day in American Campaign Finance (Blog Post; April 13, 2011)
• A Step in the Right Direction (Blog Post; April 12, 2011)
• Because Our Elections Are Far Too Important (Blog Post; April 12, 2011)
• Amend the Constitution to Prevent Corporate Control of Our Elections (Facebook Page; March 30, 2011)
• Political Party Spending, Mystery Lawsuit Funder, Scandal in S.C. and More (Blog Post; March 25, 2011)
• 100 Years After Triangle Waist Factory Tragedy, Corporations Are Still Putting Profit Over Safety (Blog Post; March 23, 2011)
• Read This if You Aren't Ready to Give Our Democracy up to the Highest Bidder (Blog Post; March 18, 2011)
• A Lucky Day for Democracy (Blog Post; March 17, 2011)
• Reform Groups Call on President Obama to Move Quickly to Nominate Five New FEC Commissioners to Fix Rogue, Dysfunctional Campaign Finance Enforcement Agency (Press Release; March 15, 2011)
• Money & Democracy: Haley Barbour Toasts Collective Bargaining Vote, Granny D Remembered, Koch Saga Ccontinues . . . (Blog Post; March 12, 2011)
• The Thread Behind the Unraveling of Our Democracy (Blog Post; March 8, 2011)
• FEC in Deadlock and Corporations Flock to Help Foundation Run by Gov. Jindal's Wife (Blog Post; March 4, 2011)
• Four out of Five Voters (Including Matt Damon) Agree, the Citizens United v. FEC Ruling Must be Overturned (Blog Post; March 4, 2011)
• The case for campaign finance disclosure ex-post Citizens United v. FEC (Blog Post; March 2, 2011)
• New animated video tells "Story of Citizens United," makes case for constitutional amendment (Blog Post; March 1, 2011)
• Unlimited Corporate Spending in Elections – And Now No Public Financing to Boot!? (Press Release; Jan. 24, 2011)
• One Year Later, Movement Is Growing to Overturn Citizens United (Statement; Jan. 21, 2011)
• 12 Months After: The Effects of Citizens United on Elections and the Integrity of the Legislative Process (Report; Jan. 18, 2011)
• Demonstrations Held Across the Country on the Anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC (Action Item; Jan. 14, 2011)
• Disclosure Eclipse: Nearly Half of Outside Groups Kept Donors Secret in 2010; Top 10 Groups Revealed Sources of Only One in Four Dollars Spent (Report; Nov. 18, 2010)
• Outside Job: Winning Candidates Enjoyed Advantage in Unregulated Third-Party Spending in 58 of 74 Party-Shifting Contests (Report; Nov. 3, 2010)
• Fact Sheet: Snapshot of Corporate Donors to Electioneering Groups - 2010 Election (PDF) (Fact Sheet; Oct. 28, 2010)
• Letter to Independent Groups Asking Them to Disclose the Names of Their Corporate Donors (PDF) (Letter; Oct. 26, 2010)