In an election when our political system has been on trial, Donald Trump is putting it to the ultimate test.

"This is not your grandparents' reform effort," the Maryland Democrat says.

Frustrated by a somnolent Congress, a bipartisan group is tackling campaign finance reform one city at a time.

More than 100 people have signed up to march from Philadelphia to Washington, DC, to protest money in politics. Here's why some of them are doing it.

Teachout talks Citizens United, public financing and her new role heading Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC.

Here's a brief video guide to understanding the super PACs, dark money groups and shadow parties that are already gearing up for the next campaign season (didn't we just finish one?)

A weekly roundup of the best reporting on the influence of money on our democracy.

Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout return to talk about the corrupting influence of money in politics, and their push to change the system.

Two college professors leave academia for the rough-and-tumble world of electoral politics. What did they learn?

It's the most "independent" money spent in any election other than the 2012 presidential race.