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Salon.com March 30, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
Salon.com March 26, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Will the Dems derail McCain-Feingold? Campaign reform diary, Week 2: After a successful first week, the bill's supporters brace for opposition from unexpected places... |
Salon.com March 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 2 of the Senate's debate over campaign finance reform. Even a mild-mannered amendment can be a "poison pill" in disguise. |
Salon.com March 20, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 1: A march, some speeches and a noble old lady. But the good vibes can't last. |
Salon.com March 28, 2001 Jake Tapper |
It's in the Democrats' hands As the compromises on McCain-Feingold get pounded out, skeptics wonder if Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle is really willing to bend... |
Salon.com March 29, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Die hard, too? McCain-Feingold gets a big hand from former actor Sen. Fred Thompson. But it ain't over 'til they roll the credits... |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain's last stand? As the renegade senator readies his campaign-finance bill, plenty of people are lining up against him -- including his old opponent, the new president. |
Salon.com March 23, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary After senators come together to make a little Boy Scout's dreams come true, a warm glow fills the chambers. But darkness lurks... |
Salon.com July 12, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Is campaign reform dead? Just months after McCain-Feingold's stirring victory in the Senate, it seems to be headed south in the House... |
Salon.com March 22, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 3: A moist moment between Kennedy and Hatch and a no-bad-news day for McCain-Feingold, but there's an awfully eerie calm. |
Salon.com March 13, 2001 Anthony York |
On the road again Pushing his campaign-finance bill, McCain swings through California. But Bush is out there too, and this time he's getting all the press... |
Salon.com June 30, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform chic What made 33 Republicans suddenly change their minds about a bill that cracks down on stealth PACs? |
Reason December 2005 Bradley A. Smith |
John McCain's War on Political Speech How the Arizona senator and other campaign finance reformers use the law to muffle critics and trample the First Amendment. |
Salon.com July 13, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
Processed to death House GOP leaders lose a procedural battle to block campaign finance reform, but win the war. R.I.P. Shays-Meehan... |
Reason July 2001 Michael W. Lynch |
Prof. Smith Goes to Washington Federal Election Commission member Bradley A. Smith takes on campaign finance laws... |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Black Democrats vs. McCain Campaign reform prepares to heat up the House -- and Congressional Black Caucus members emerge as the bill's first major foes... |
Reason July 2004 Matt Welch |
Only Money Campaign finance reform in the U.S. bites supporters in the rear. |
Salon.com March 20, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Finally, a little mud Before Congress even starts the day, a card-carrying member of the right-wing fringe labels McCain a "Manchurian Candidate." |
Reason May 2007 David Weigel |
More Money, No Problem The death of taxpayer-financed campaigns: Taking the money out of campaigns is supposed to clean up politics; the fact that 2008 might become the first $1 billon presidential campaign is considered a sign of a broken democracy. |
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Roy Mark |
McCain Blasts Access Tax Ban Maneuvers Arizona senator calls an amendment to Internet access tax bill a 'parliamentary charade,' as the deadline for compromise looms. |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
DISCLOSE Opponents Gain a Victory Senate Democrats failed to advance the DISCLOSE Act for the second time. But new coalitions launch to push reform. |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2010 Barrett & Salant |
Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire The high court ruling on corporate campaign spending hasn't been a game-changer. Yet. |
Managed Care July 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Tilt of Senate to Democrats Speeded Debate on Patients' Rights The Senate debate over the Patients' Bill of Rights made for great theater, but was the outcome ever in doubt? |
Salon.com May 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The Kennedy compromise Conservatives might be screaming the loudest, but Democrats made their share of concessions in the House and Senate education bills... |
Knowledge@Wharton July 2, 2003 |
Soft Money, Hard Money: Campaign-Finance Reform's Impact on Business The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's ban on corporate and union political donations may be made permanent, and the business community will be forced to find alternative ways of advancing its agenda on Capitol Hill. |
Reason December 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Ad Blockers U.S. politicians vs. free speech. |
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Roy Mark |
Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures Democrats fail to limit foreign dividend tax breaks backed by Intel and Microsoft. |
InternetNews June 28, 2006 Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform Debate Enters Third Day While delaying network neutrality vote, lawmakers deal with a vast array of amendments to overall bill. |
Salon.com October 29, 2002 Scott Adams |
Remembering Paul Wellstone A longtime staffer recalls how the Minnesota senator took principled stands and cast principled votes -- and used them to win. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
Salon.com March 24, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
The education of John McCain Stabbed in the back by his congressional colleagues, the nation's campaign finance crusader should take his battle to the people... |
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark |
New Maneuvers on Internet Access Ban Parliamentary maneuvering bottles McCain amendment for a four-year ban on taxing Internet connections. |
Salon.com September 6, 2001 Jake Tapper |
What vanishing surplus? The Republicans try to ignore budget woes, while the Democrats plot to pin the tail on the elephant... |
Reason November 2008 Matt Welch |
The Dangerous Failure of McCain-Feingold Bradley A. Smith, founder of the nonprofit Center for Competitive Politics, discusses the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, more commonly known as the McCain-Feingold Act. |
InternetNews June 7, 2006 Roy Mark |
Net Neutrality Time on The Floor The moment of truth for network neutrality may arrive as early as tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Senate: Write Away, Bloggers Republicans force changes in language calling for greater reporting requirements for grassroots groups and political bloggers. |
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Richard S. Dunham |
Courting Politicians on the Sly The ban on corporate contributions hasn't completely eliminated companies' influence. Here are two loopholes. |
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Roy Mark |
Anti-Offshoring Fever in Senate Partisan bickering delays legislation to end EU trade penalty tariffs imposed this week on U.S. goods. |
Salon.com December 16, 2000 Anthony York |
Will Republicans be Bush's worst enemies? From John McCain to Tom DeLay, members of his own party could make the most trouble for the president-elect... |
Salon.com October 25, 2002 Arianna Huffington |
Death of a populist giant With the passing of Paul Wellstone, the Senate loses a tireless champion of those left out of our prosperity. |
Inc. September 2003 Patrick J. Sauer |
Rich Man, Politician Could campaign finance reform put more entrepreneurs in office? |
Salon.com December 9, 2002 Arianna Huffington |
The righteous wrath of John McCain Betrayed by the White House on campaign reform -- "They flat out broke their word," he says -- the straight-talking GOP maverick is fighting back. |
Salon.com March 30, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
Let them spend millions Campaign finance reform stifles grass-roots organizing and harms American politics, says a member of the Federal Election Commission.... |
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Dunham & Javers |
How Business Is Wooing Democrats The possibility the GOP could lose the House has companies scrambling to make nice. |
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark |
Senate Likely to Extend Net Access Tax Ban Urged by President Bush to permanently ban connection taxes, lawmakers are likely to extend new ban. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind the SAFE Banking Act on Fixing Wall Street In a 61-to-33 vote, the Senate voted down an amendment that would have capped the size and leverage of banks in this country. That amendment, dubbed the SAFE Banking Act, was proposed by Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind the SAFE Banking Act on Fixing Wall Street Senator Ted Kaufman discusses why, despite the defeat of his SAFE banking amendment, there is still hope for real reform. |
InternetNews June 9, 2006 Michael Hickins |
Net Neutrality Spotlight Moves to Senate Network neutrality proponents will make competition and innovation the hallmarks of their Senate fight. |
Salon.com August 27, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Anti-Social Security As Bush's panel on Social Security tries to skirt open meeting laws, Democrats prepare to attack the president's privatization plans... |