New York Times with another great editorial about dark money and the influence of money in politics. President Obama wants to address a part of the problem, but of course the Republicans are fighting him. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“President Obama is reported to be considering an important brake on the torrent of “dark money” already flooding the 2016 presidential campaign — an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their donations to political candidates. Mr. Obama should immediately sign such an order. In doing so he would expose some of the bigger players in today’s big money politics, while offering a healthy counterpoint to Republican efforts to squelch disclosure.”*
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/opi…