The most destructive influence on American democracy is the way in which we have allowed big money to buy our government and politics. With such Supreme Court decisions as Citizens United and McCutcheon, we have unleashed a tidal wave of cash – much of it anonymous and without limit – to all but drown out the voice of the people. In this collection of conversations, commentary and articles, we present the evidence of how deeply ...
August 3, 2015Political insiders don’t see that the biggest political phenomenon in America today is a revolt against the “ruling class” of insiders that have dominated Washington for more than three decades.
July 30, 2015Teachout talks Citizens United, public financing and her new role heading Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC.
June 4, 2015Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jeff Clements of Free Speech believe that overthrowing 'Citizens United' is worth the hard work of amending the Constitution.
May 1, 2015Fairytales about the health of our democracy disguise the corrupting influence of top donors.
March 11, 2015Find out how the National Institute on Money in State Politics organizes and distributes millions of political finance records -- and how you can use that data to track the money in your state.
March 1, 2015Publicly financed elections -- and a return to trust busting -- are key to ending political corruption in the United States.
February 27, 2015Many conservative reformers aren't worried about the amount of money in politics, but that too few Americans are participating.
February 23, 2015Fighting the corruption of money in politics one state -- and even one city -- at a time may be the most effective path to reform.
February 21, 2015An informed citizenry is still essential to the challenges we face today.
