US government corruption

How serious is government corruption in the United States? America's democracy is now fundamentally corrupted / Lawrence Lessig

Political corruption played a large role in health care reform / Jonathan Weiler

Government corruption in America is on the rise / Joseph Schuman

Corporations are still prohibited from making direct contributions to political campaigns / Warren Richey, Linda Feldmann

Money did not buy votes in the 2010 midterm congressional elections / Robert Frank

Is corruption destroying the US financial system? There is rampant corruption on Wall Street /

Michael Snyder

Financial deregulation by a corrupt congress and the executive branch led to the US financial meltdown / Essential Information and the Consumer Education Foundation

President Barack Obama is continuing to empower corrupt Wall Street insiders / Glenn Greenwald

Legislative reforms will control Wall Street excesses / Barack Obama

Financial reforms are under way to make the US financial system stronger / Timothy F. Geithner

Will the Citizens United decision lead to more government corruption? Overview: The Supreme Court, the First Amendment, and government corruption /

Lela Gray

The US Supreme Court has upheld institutional government corruption / Aminu Gamawa

The Supreme Court weakened the definition of government corruption / Heather K. Gerken

The Citizens United ruling will increase corruption in the US government / David P. Hamilton

The Citizens United decision undermines US democracy by legitimizing corruption / Fred Wertheimer

The Supreme Court was correct not to restrict political speech / Glenn Greenwald

Corporate campaign spending gives corporations little influence over government / Sheldon Richman

The Citizens United decision involved issues of speech, not contributions to candidates / John Samples

What are the remedies for US government corruption? More extensive financial reform will be needed to fix Wall Street /

Rob Weissman

The financial crisis creates an opportunity for fundamental economic reform / David Korten

The DISCLOSE Act provides transparency for corporate political advertising / Chris Van Hollen, Mike Castle

The DISCLOSE Act infringes on corporate free speech / Tom Donohue

The Fair Elections Now Act can help restore public confidence in congress / Lawrence Lessig

President Barack Obama should follow FDR's example and oppose corporate interests / Johann Hari

It is unlikely that the corruption of American politics can be reversed /

Godfrey Hodgson.