Campaign Finance

Small Donors Still Aren't as Important as Wealthy Ones

Policy decisions, like the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, affect where campaign money comes from.

• Ian Vandewalker and Lawrence Norden
• October 18, 2016

The Price of Public Money

The Presidential Election Campaign Fund used to give political unknowns a fighting shot. Now $300 million sits in the fund—and no one wants anything to do with it. Can campaign spending be fixed?

• Marilyn W. Thompson
• May 27, 2016

The Supreme Court’s Next Big Fight Over Money in Politics

Will the justices gut the rest of McCain-Feingold—and make it easier for wealthy donors to influence elections?

• Richard L. Hasen
• May 7, 2016

How Can the U.S. Shrink the Influence of Money in Politics?

Campaign finance is at the very heart of complaints about elections. Let’s look at some of the claims about money’s role, and proposals to change it.

• Russell Berman
• March 16, 2016