Campaign spending is confusing, but there are basic rules to help you understand information about money in elections. They can help you determine what is corruption and what is just regular politics.
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Campaign contributions among House members show how parties build influence, protect vulnerable members and respond to election pressures.
Huge amounts of money flowed into the coffers of Australian political parties in the lead up to the most recent federal election. Here’s who gave the most.
Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborne has given the largest ever single donation to a British political party.
The founder of the now-defunct exchange for trading cryptocurrencies believed in ‘earning to give.’
Millions of people gave money to Biden, Trump or both. What they get – or not – for their donations points to the real problems with America’s system of campaign finance.
Canada’s new Elections Act may have prevented the type of mammoth election spending seen in the United States via super-PACs, but it’s been at the expense of public debate.
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Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
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Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy, Grattan Institute
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Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
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Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute