Six Years After Citizens United, Call to ‘Reclaim Democracy’ Louder than Ever

Reformers are hopeful President Barack Obama will issue an executive order requiring current government contractors to disclose their political contributions.

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams On the sixth anniversary of Citizens United, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that unleashed the scourge of dark and unlimited election spending into the political process, campaign finance reform advocates are spotlighting the tangible solutions that could loosen the stranglehold of corporate interests on U.S. democracy. "The ruling has given voters fed up with the political system a concrete focus for their anger, and helped push the issue of money in politics from the margins to the mainstream," Eliza Newlin Carney wrote for the American Prospect on Thursday. "The surging popular concern over political money has set the table for a serious discussion of what’s wrong with the system and how it can be fixed."   [Read more...]