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September 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump thinks campaign contributions influence the way elected officials act—just not when they’re made by Donald Trump.
June 24, 2016
Laura Reston
Would You Give $25 to This Man?
Donald Trump, and the Republican Party, have to hope that millions will.
May 23, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
The feds are reportedly investigating Hillary Clinton’s good friend Terry McAuliffe.
March 1, 2016
Steven Cohen
Hillary Clinton is already looking past Super Tuesday—to when it’s safer to stack up the lobbyist cash.
February 1, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Donald Trump’s campaign has spent more on hats than you make in a year. Probably two years.
January 14, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Clinton campaign is salty about this new Sanders ad slamming Wall Street.
November 16, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Why Hillary’s Wall Street Problem Won’t Go Away
Even the savviest candidate in the Democratic field can’t answer a simple question about her big money donors.
April 2, 2015
Cristian Farias
The Menendez Case Proves the Supreme Court Was Naive About Campaign Finance Laws
August 14, 2014
Jason Zengerle
Here's Another Sign That Hillary Clinton's the New Boss in Town
July 24, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Why Are There No Female Sheldon Adelsons?
The real reasons for the absence of free-spending women political donors
June 24, 2014
Bruce Murphy
Conservatives Are Sacrificing Scott Walker for a Higher Cause
They want to eradicate fundraising restrictions—even if it costs the governor his job
April 8, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Hounding of Brendan Eich Gives New Cover to Defenders of Dark Money
April 2, 2014
Sam Kleiner
John Roberts Shows He Has No Idea How Money Works in Politics
March 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
It's Official: One Koch Brother Equals 515,000 Union Members
February 6, 2014
Simon van Zuylen-Wood
Larry Lessig, Off the Grid
The superstar law professor is marching across New Hampshire to save democracy. Are you with him?
September 26, 2013
Alec MacGillis
A Rare Campaign Finance Indictment
September 25, 2013
Molly Redden
Guess How Much the Clintons Have Raised Since 1992
And here's how they spent it
October 19, 2009
Lawrence Lessig
TNR Debate: Too Much Transparency? (Part VI)

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