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In this excerpt from Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein's book, they pinpoint the two main reasons Washington isn't working: the serious mismatch between the political parties and a governing system that makes it extremely difficult for majorities to act.

Columnist Glenn Greenwald explains what the Boston bombings and U.S. drone attacks have in common, and how secrecy leads to abuse of government power.

Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann argue that congressional dysfunction is mostly the fault of right wing radicals within the Republican Party.

Since the Senate voted down gun control legislation, advocates have regrouped. Find out how you can take action.

Robert Greenwald's new film "War on Whistleblowers" tells the story of four Americans who each paid a heavy price for exposing abuses of power.

Professor Gabriella Coleman answers our questions about Anonymous, hackers, civil disobedience and the future of protest in cyberspace.

The SEC says its considering a new rule that would require publicly traded corporations to disclose political spending to their shareholders.

The late head of Common Cause once told Bill, “If the predators of democracy are going to use brass knuckles to pulverize us, we have to fight back with sharp elbows.”

Bill urges you to tell the SEC what you think about a proposed rule being that would force publicly-traded corporations to disclose political donations.

Watch a young American-educated Yemeni's Senate testimony about a drone strike on his village.