Super PACs Super-Size Campaign Corruption

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 Given time and enough money, the super PACs and other secretive political campaign funds are capable of causing corruptive influence that could reach from the presidency down to the lowest ranked members of the House.In the 2010 elections, 80 super PACs registered with the Federal Election Commission. This year, more than 250 have signed up. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Newt’s Venom Is Mitt’s Medicine

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 16, 2012 Newt Gingrich has made it clear that if he can't be president, he's going to try to take Mitt Romney down with him. But the former House speaker’s endless stream of attack ads could, perversely, end up strengthening the "Massachusetts Moderate," who seems likely to survive the onslaught.The former House speaker’s endless stream of attack ads could, perversely, end up strengthening the "Massachusetts Moderate," who seems likely to survive the onslaught. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Stephen Colbert for President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2012 Given this presidential election season's lineup of clowns, it would only make sense that another might join their ranks from the venerable political training ground that is Comedy Central. Yes, folks, Stephen Colbert is once again running for our nation's highest office. God bless Citizens United! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Overdose

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Two Jerks

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 5, 2012 Of the two top finishers in the Iowa Republican caucuses, it’s hard to tell who is worse: Mitt Romney, the eight-vote winner, or Rick Santorum. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court Approves This Vicious, Cowardly Message

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2012 Joe Klein points out that the newfound anonymity of attack ads, made possible by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which allows faceless money conglomerates to run ads on a candidate's behalf without the usual "I approved this message," makes for much "more effective and brutal" adverts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stealth PAC Serves Romney in Iowa

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2012 Observers credit a spate of attack ads for Newt Gingrich’s recent tumble -- and Mitt Romney’s rise -- in Iowa polls ahead of the state’s Republican caucus. But where did they come from? Not Romney’s campaign, but rather a PAC staffed by former Romney insiders and empowered by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling to spend as much as it likes to destroy his opponents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Attack of the Super PACs

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 While the Iowa Republican caucuses might not tell us much about who will win the party’s presidential nomination, they already reveal plenty about how the new world of unlimited campaign contributions is corrupting politics.The Iowa Republican caucuses already reveal plenty about how the new world of unlimited campaign contributions is corrupting politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Want a Voice in the Political Process? Form a SuperPAC

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 Stephen Colbert talks with Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold, deposed from the U.S. Senate in the last election, about the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which we find was based on a landmark precedent known as "Money Talks v. Bullshit Walks." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )