Don’t miss this Rolling Stone article on campaign finance developments. For all the excitement that Barack Obama has garnered, and all the talk about a new day in Washington, it would be tragic if the real legacy of his election victory was to finally expose the essentially unchanging, oligarchic nature of our political system. It’s […]
Month: August 2008
“Feted”, “Big money”, “Loophole”
National Journal reports on convention activity. It’s not news that each year, the national party conventions become less about substance and more about eating, drinking, schmoozing and partying.
Boasso Denies
Louisiana Democratic candidate for governor Walter Boasso denies campaign finance charges. The Louisiana Board of Ethics has alleged that Boasso and his campaign may have violated the law because they failed to itemize more than $1 million in expenditures. The payments were made to a Philadelphia advertising firm. The campaign listed the spending as “media […]