“the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age. Justice” — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“On January 21, 2010, the Court announced its 5–4 decision in the Citizens United case, overturning a century of restrictions banning corporations… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“they got one in the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. It “was really Jim [Bopp]’s brainchild,” Richard L. Hasen, an expert on… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Far from the Supreme Court majority’s assumption in the Citizens United case that political spending would be transparent, the Kochs and their… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Another consequence was that the Citizens United decision shifted the balance of power from parties built on broad consensus to individuals who… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“after Citizens United was that the business of manipulating politics from the ground up was now heavily directed and funded by the… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“By overturning many of these restrictions, the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age.” — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“David Brock, a conservative apostate who became a liberal activist, described the Heritage Foundation, where he was a young fellow, as almost completely under… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The early think tank was not a spy operation, but it was funded by wealthy men who had no objections to using pretexts and… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Americans for Prosperity annoyed some of the Tea Partiers,” recalls the libertarian blogger Ralph Benko. “These people drove up, opened the door, put T-shirts… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“When Barack Obama took office, the fossil fuel industry was not only eager to preserve its perks but also more militant in its opposition… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
One of the oddities of this election is the man that [Donald] Trump chose as his vice-president, Mike Pence, is one of the Kochs'… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The candidates promised to cut taxes for those in the highest brackets, preserve Wall Street loopholes, tolerate the off-shoring of manufacturing jobs and profits,… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“radicals in Congress refused to back down, bringing virtually the entire federal government to a halt for sixteen days in October, leaving the country… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
What I write about is how much influence it's had in things like state legislatures and governorships and congressional races. The other thing that's… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Two months into their tenure, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee also led a crusade against alternative, renewable energy programs. They successfully… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
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