Category Archives: Plutocrats United

Plutocrats United: The Book Tour and Talks (UPDATED)

January 12, 2016, 8:08 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

My new book, Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections, is now out (Order with discount at Amazon). (Reviews so far: Washington Post, Huffington Post, Washington Monthly.) Tom … Continue reading

“What Will the Presidential Elections Cost Us?”

January 11, 2016, 8:13 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

@KCRW and Zocalo Public Square are sponsoring the kickoff tomorrow (Jan. 12) for my book tour for Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court and the Distortion of American Elections. Over the weekend Greg Sargent reviewed the book for… Continue reading

“How to Corral the the Donor Class: When it comes to money in politics, the real problem is not corruption, but inequality.”

January 11, 2016, 8:12 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Gialed Edelman reviews my new book, Plutocrats United, for the Washington Monthly. Anyone who is worried about the role of money in politics should take a clear message from Hasen’s book: it’s all about 2016. Polls show campaign finance to… Continue reading

Greg Sargent Reviews Plutocrats United for Washington Post Sunday Book World

January 8, 2016, 11:07 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Review: In the end, what may matter most is the view of a mere nine people. Four current Supreme Court justices — two liberals and two conservatives — are likely to retire in the next eight years. So the… Continue reading

Pity the Billionaire

January 8, 2016, 10:48 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

With all the money the Kochs are pouring into politics, “You’d think we could have more influence,” Charles Koch said.

I’m Beating Karl Marx

January 7, 2016, 5:26 pmPlutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

At least for the moment, in “Hot New Releases” in Political Economy. Who knew that the Communist Manifesto was a Hot New Release?

Yeah, Influence and Access of the Super Wealthy Don’t Matter

January 7, 2016, 1:35 pmcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Adelson > Reid > Obama. Wow. Doesn’t matter that he didn’t get it. He got the Senate Majority Leader to make his pitch.

Listen to Matea Gold, Fredreka Schouten and Me on Diane Rehm Talking $ in Politics

January 7, 2016, 10:43 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

A great discussion.

“How Current Campaign Finance Laws Are Shaping The 2016 Presidential Race”

January 6, 2016, 8:14 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

I’ll be on the Diane Rehm show tomorrow with a terrific panel: Thursday, Jan 07 2016 • 10 a.m. (ET) How Current Campaign Finance Laws Are Shaping The 2016 Presidential Race Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is among those speaking… Continue reading

“Do We Need a Constitutional Convention on Campaign Finance?” (Spoiler Alert: No!)

January 5, 2016, 12:52 pmcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins: Should the United States convene a constitutional convention to clean up the campaign finance mess created by the U.S. Supreme Court? My answer is absolutely not. That’s neither a… Continue reading

“Money Talks”

January 5, 2016, 7:03 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Glenn Altschuler reviews Plutocrats United at Huff Post Books: In Plutocrats United, Richard Hasen, a professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine and the author of The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next… Continue reading

“How the Koch network rivals the GOP”

December 30, 2015, 8:57 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Ken Vogel in Politico: Koch and his brother David Koch have quietly assembled, piece by piece, a privatized political and policy advocacy operation like no other in American history that today includes hundreds of donors and employs 1,200 full-time, year-round… Continue reading

Politifact Rates as “Mostly False” Ted Cruz Statement about Democrats’ Proposed Constitutional Amendment to “Overturn” Citizens United

December 22, 2015, 11:06 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here. I actually devote part of a chapter of Plutocrats United to Ted Cruz’s charges.

“Hospitality and Gambling Interests Delay Closing of Billion-Dollar Tax Loophole”

December 20, 2015, 5:25 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbying, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

NYT: In the span of a mere 11 days this month, $1 billion in future federal tax payments vanished. As congressional leaders were hastily braiding together a tax and spending bill of more than 2,000 pages, lobbyists swooped in… Continue reading