Citizens United: One Year Later, How Has the Supreme Court’s Decision Changed U.S. Politics?

Speakers: John Bonifaz and Renee Loth

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, potentially altering the political landscape for years to come. Join us for a discussion with veteran journalist Renee Loth of The Boston Globe and pioneering legal advocate John Bonifaz, co-founder of Free Speech for People. What has been the impact of the Citizens United decision?  How did it effect the 2010 mid-term election in terms of money, advertising and outcomes? What can we expect in the 2012 Presidential election? What are mechanisms to strengthen self-government and democracy in light of the Citizens United decision?

Renee Loth is veteran journalist with The Boston Globe. Since 2000, she has been Editor of The Globe's Editorial Page. She has also served as The Globe's political editor and written for the Sunday magazine.

John Bonifaz is the co-founder and Director of Free Speech for People, a non-partisan campaign to strengthen self-government and democracy in America by reversing Citizens United v. FEC and corporate rights doctrines that unduly leverage corporate economic power into political power.