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Political Spectacle: Sydney Sweeney’s “Great Jeans”
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Pop Culture

Political Spectacle: Sydney Sweeney’s “Great Jeans”

Person being overloaded with messaging
Media & Technology

Ugly campaign ads and car wrecks: Why we can't turn away

Threats to democracy

A nation in the negative

Podcast: Outside spending, rating changes & ads...oh my!
Podcasts

Podcast: Outside spending, rating changes & ads...oh my!

Money in politics
Big Picture

Super PACs tied to major parties misled voters, complaint alleges

Joe Biden and Shelley Moore Capito
Ethics & Leadership

Dark money group urges moderates to back Biden’s infrastructure plan

Joe Biden
Governance & Legislation

Dark money spending exceeded $1 billion in 2020 election

Recent

Trump Twitter account suspended
Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images
Big Picture

Despite claims of bias, conservatives thrive on social media

Next week's 10 most important ballot proposals for bettering democracy
Big Picture

Next week's 10 most important ballot proposals for bettering democracy

Facebook
Big Picture

Facebook won't allow Trump or Biden to declare victory online — unless it's true

Montana, truth in labeling, political action committees

Judge throws out truth-in-naming law for Montana PACs

"Unrig" graphic novel
Money & Politics

A new nonfiction graphic novel probes democracy's challenges, inspires fixes

Alaska voting
Electoral Reforms

Alaskans will decide on sweeping election reform plan in November

U.S. Supreme Court
Electoral Reforms

Montana's tough donor disclosure law survives at Supreme Court

Data privacy
Electoral Reforms

What Americans think companies should do about online political ads

election spending
Electoral Reforms

Record $6.9 billion in political ad spending projected

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