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Bill Moyers Essay: Democracy for Dollars
February 15, 2013

Bill spotlights Congressional leaders whose connections to deep-pocketed backers raise important questions about who’s really running our government. Continue reading

Ronald Reagan gives a televised address from the Oval Office, outlining his plan for Tax Reduction Legislation in July 1981.
The Partisan History of the Debt Ceiling
January 11, 2013 | Smart Charts
The debt ceiling has changed over 100 times since 1944. You might be surprised which party has raised it more often.
Mickey Edwards
Achieving Bipartisanship
November 8, 2012 | Group Think
The former congressman says the public and the party leaders need to make it clear that lack of compromise — not compromise — will be punished.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is seen on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
How to Succeed in Business: Be a Member of Congress
June 26, 2012 | Connecting the Dots

A new investigation by The Washington Post into stock trades made by lawmakers during and after the financial meltdown raises questions about whether members have an unfair advantage when it comes to Wall Street. Continue reading

In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. arrives for a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Blunt Responses to the Blunt Amendment
March 2, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
Yesterday’s debate on the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act introduced by Senator Ray Blunt (R-Mo.) didn’t take long to heat up.