Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week ...

because many Democratic Party supporters oppose the organizations' existence and the Citizens United decision that allows such spending. [Check out our collection of political cartoons on Super PACs.] ...

and it struck down an oppressive thicket of statutes restricting - and even criminalizing - their political speech. The case arose in 2007, when Citizens United, a grass-roots membership ...