As we near the cusp of November’s elections that will decide whether a Democratic or GOP majority will take over Congress, let’s talk about…money. Specifically, money in politics.One of the most discussed political reforms of the last thirty five years has been campaign finance reform. Many experts and reformers blame much of what ails our democracy on the pernicious effect of private money in politics. In the 1990s, tales of the Keating Five, the Lincoln Bedroom, and Buddhist temples became the stuff of political legend.
Is the ‘Pyramid of Money’ Corrupting US Democracy?
