More broadcasters will now need to disclose the names of groups funding ads on their airwaves. But dark money groups can still keep their donors hidden.

Reform groups are asking the FCC to disclose online who funds political ads on cable and satellite television.

As powerful media organizations and the government threaten to stifle free speech, a coalition of activists is fighting for your right to connect and communicate.

Michael Copps says if Comcast acquires Time Warner, consumers will lose out in the end, as they would if the FCC fails to respond to a recent court decision overturning the concept of Net neutrality.

Amid so much dysfunction, some in Congress are fighting for reform. Here are five bipartisan bills that could help fix our broken democracy.

Despite its expressed commitment to transparency, the controversial organization appears to have undertaken efforts to stop its documents from falling into outside hands.

The director of the Center for Science and Democracy explains how industries undermine scientific research, and new challenges facing scientists in the digital age.

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.”

Michael Winship remembers the head of Common Cause as "an energetic and ebullient crusader for reform who delighted in progressive success."

New reports on the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, reveal more about the funding of meetings between state legislators and corporate lobbyists.