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Following the cash behind the new Congress

A guide to getting a (mostly) complete picture in the era of outside spending

By Sasha Chavkin Jan 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM

In simpler times, when donors were donors and PACs were PACs, campaign spending was easy to follow. A review of... More

Special interests and Obama’s political advocacy group

Here are four ways lobbyists and corporations can still influence Organizing for Action

By Sasha Chavkin Mar 13, 2013 at 03:10 PM

Tonight, President Obama will address the "founders summit" of Organizing for Action, the political advocacy group created to promote his... More

The Ad Wars: a laurel to the Sunlight Foundation

Report brings scrutiny to new political ad database

By Sasha Chavkin Oct 26, 2012 at 01:40 PM

In an important victory for transparency advocates, the Federal Communications Commission recently began requiring broadcasters to post the files... More

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CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage

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