Directory of Money in Politics Resources

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• ABC News - Top 8 Most Powerful Businessmen Influencing Politics

  http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-powerful-businessmen-influencing-politics/story?id=14932475
  Heavy hitters focused on changing the U.S. political climate and influencing global issues, either by using their clout to steer policy debates or using their money to back parties and candidates.

• Brennan Center for Justice - Money in Politics

  http://www.brennancenter.org/issues/money-politics
  Non-partisan public policy and law institute, focusing on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice.

• Center for Public Integrity - Primary Source

  http://www.publicintegrity.org/politics/primary-source
  Provides news on developments in the post-Citizens United world of money in politics, augmenting the group's investigative journalism.

• CNN.com - Is money's deep role in politics the root of our woes?

  http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/15/opinion/gergen-zuckerman-politics-money/index.html
  David Gergen and Mike Zuckerman discuss the complicated issue of money and politics, and whether politicians' dependence on lobbyists' cash distorts democracy.

• Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending (CAPS)

  http://politicalspending.org/
  Bi-partisan coalition of public officials dedicated to transparency and accountability in corporate political spending, urging corporations to strengthen their political spending policies through a combination of direct engagement, pension fund activism, contracting reform and legislation at the state and local level. Founded in 2010 by New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

• Common Cause - Money in Politics

  http://www.commoncause.org/issues/money-in-politics/
  Provides news and information on the role of special interests in political campaigns, and reforms to help put democracy back in the hands of "we the people."

• Conservative Transparency

  http://conservativetransparency.org/
  Interactive database tracking the flow of money among conservative donors, organizations, and candidates.

• Democracy Journal - Everyone's Fight: The New Plan to Defeat Big Money

  http://www.democracyjournal.org/27/everyones-fight.php
  December 2013 special issue focused on the problem of Big Money in politics, with eleven invited contributors sharing their views and ideas.

• FactCheck.org - 2014 Players Guide

  http://www.factcheck.org/players-guide/2014/
  List of most major independent political groups that have been active or expect to be active in the 2014 federal elections. Includes information on their financial sponsors, when known.

• Federal Election Commission (FEC)

  http://www.fec.gov/
  Daily reports of FEC actions, citizens/media guides to agency programs, campaign finance reports, reporting forms and related official information. FEC is the independent agency in charge of regulating the financing of federal political campaigns.

• FollowTheMoney.org

  http://www.followthemoney.org/
  State-level campaign finance information now intended for academics, advocacy groups and journalists rather than the general public. Sells custom research services.

• Influence Explorer

  http://realtime.influenceexplorer.com/
  Provides information on money and influence in politics by tracking the big donors, how companies and whole industries spend their political money, and recipients of money from politically connected individuals. A project of the Sunlight Foundation.

• Journalist's Resource - Elements of "Money in Politics" Stories

  http://journalistsresource.org/reference/writing/money-politics
  Tips and resources for stories about the role of money in politics. From the Helen Shorenstein Center at Harvard.

• Journalist's Resource - Finance and Lobbying

  http://journalistsresource.org/studies/politics/finance-lobbying
  Range of reports, studies and working papers on how political money and lobbying affects government in the United States. From the Joan Shorenstein Center at Harvard.

• MapLight

  http://maplight.org/
  Combines data sets to illuminate the connections between campaign contributions, legislative votes, and support and opposition to key bills by interest groups and companies.

• Money in Politics Handbook

  http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnacr223.pdf
  A guide to increasing transparency in emerging democracies, provided by USAID.

• Moyers & Company - Money & Politics

  http://billmoyers.com/spotlight/money-politics/
  Collection of reports on the corrosive effects of money and corporate influence on American politics, especially significant after the 2010 Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court.

• New York Times - The Families Funding the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign

  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/11/us/politics/2016-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
  Information about the 158 families who have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House.

• Open Secrets

  http://www.opensecrets.org/
  Guide to money in U.S. politics, including campaign money amounts and sources, searchable by party, candidate, lobbyist and election cycle. From the Center for Responsive Politics.

• Political MoneyLine

  http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/
  News and information about campaign finance including lobbyists, firms and clients; donors, PACs, parties and 527s; and candidates. From CQ Roll Call.

• Public Campaign

  http://www.publicampaign.org/
  Non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping campaign reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of big special interest money in American politics.

• Public Citizen - Money in Politics

  http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=2726
  Addresses campaign finance reforms and corruption in government contracting.

• Represent.Us

  https://represent.us/
  Building a non-partisan movement to pass tough anti-corruption laws in cities and states across America, and end the legalized corruption that has come to define modern politics.

• Rootstrikers

  http://www.rootstrikers.org/
  Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization fighting the corrupting influence of money in politics as the root of America's problems. Provides resources and information on how to get involved.

• The Economist - Investment and lobbying: Money and politics

  http://www.economist.com/node/21531014
  Background information on lobbyists in U.S. government.

• The Reform Project

  https://www.facebook.com/TheReformProject
  Nonpartisan, anti-corruption organization, led by Buddy Roemer, fighting both the unfair use of money in the political system and the undemocratic developments occurring in the United States.

• United Republic

  http://unitedrepublic.org/
  Non-partisan organization fighting the corrupting influence of well-financed special interests over American politics and government. "Democracy is not for sale."

• Washington Post - A Close-Up Look at Congressional Wealth

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/capitol-assets/congressional-wealth-risk-matrix/
  Analysis of the personal finances of all 535 members of Congress reveals how the nation’s lawmakers position their portfolios and how they win and lose money on Wall Street.

• We the People

  http://www.wethepeoplecampaign.org/
  Helping Americans challenge out-of-control corporate influence in our democracy.

• Wikipedia - WikiProject Politics: Money and Politics Task Force

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Politics/Money_and_politics_task_force
  Long-inactive task force worked to ensure that links between government officials and private-sector resources were accurately displayed in relevant articles, emphasizing consistency, global perspective and neutrality.

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