October 30, 2014

Supreme Court’s corruption naiveté: What a new report says about money’s poisonous effect on politics

Supreme Court’s corruption naiveté: What a new report says about money’s poisonous effect on politics

"Does money in politics foster corruption?

To most observers, the answer is a plain “of course.” But under Chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court has answered in the negative, making sweeping statements about the innocuousness of a political system drenched in contributions from corporations and wealthy and individuals."