May 24, 2016Lobbyists are flocking to Capitol Hill, seeking to further weaken financial regulation through spending bill riders.
April 22, 2016More than 90 lawmakers demand congressional action on voting rights and campaign finance bills. But without GOP support, they'll need 218 signatures.
April 6, 2016How the United States became a prisoner of war and Congress went MIA.
April 5, 2016Reversing Citizens United could take time, but there are clear steps Congress could take right now to reduce the massive influence of the wealthy.
January 29, 2016The lobbying industry, despite a small decline in revenue, is still the fastest way to make big bucks in Washington.
January 6, 2016A new book further explores the "red thread" that connects the war on terror, the militarization of America's foreign policy, rising inequality and the dysfunction that plagues our government.
December 22, 2015The vast inequality they are creating is a death sentence for government by consent of the people. This is the fight of our lives and how it ends is up to us.
December 17, 2015The bipartisan budget compromise is a holiday giveaway to the wealthy.
December 10, 2015The one bipartisan thing on which both Democrats and Republicans agree: at holiday time a little something tucked away in legislation in exchange for campaign largesse is the greatest gift of all.
November 30, 2015Members of Congress shouldn’t fall for these tactics. They should see these provisions for what they really are: special interest giveaways to Wall Street that have no place in this year's appropriations bill.
