Putin On the Ritz

Reason Staff | 11.18.2003 9:38 AM

New at Reason: It's campaign finance reform, with police! Cathy Young looks at President Vladimir Putin's x-treme method of keeping billionaires out of Russian politics.

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krysa 22 years ago

Couldn't agree more with Cathy,s accessment. My family members still in Russia say they are all very pessimistic about Putin's politics. All TV channels are now under state control - and people are listening to a few remaining independent radiostations (like "Echo of Moscow") and expect them to go off the airwaves any day...
Steve C 22 years ago

Am I the only one amused that John McCain -- of McCain-Feingold fame -- is the one DEFENDING big business funding politicians?

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