March 30, 2015As the upcoming election will likely focus on issues of poverty and inequality, it’s more important than ever to remind our political leaders that actions speak louder than words.
March 26, 2015Congress has routinely purchased new federal lands over the last 20 years while neglecting to fund the maintenance of existing national parks.
February 23, 2015Aaron Schock's spending habits say everything about how money is raised and squandered in Washington.
February 13, 2015Two competing bills have been introduced this year to alter the beer industry tax code in support of small breweries. But the devil is in the details.
February 11, 2015We have large trade deficits because other countries are propping up the dollar. But Obama hasn't included any language on currency values in the TPP.
February 3, 2015A compilation of the politicians on the wrong side of history.
January 27, 2015Let's end the spectacle of highly paid people, subsidized with our tax dollars, pondering the problem of inequality.
January 21, 2015 | Updated January 22, 2015Five years after Citizens United, outside spending on elections is totally out of control. Here's an enraging and inspiring rundown of the current state of election spending and some ideas to improve things.
January 17, 2015"It's crazy, it's unconscionable, but that is the reality," says noted MIT economist Simon Johnson.
January 13, 2015A weekly roundup of the best reporting on the influence of money on our democracy.
