October 23, 2017A former Democratic operative writes in The New York Times that the party needs to drop FDR-style progressive politics and strengthen ties to Wall Street. He's dead wrong.
March 11, 2017This week's installment in our series in which we regularly point you to some of the best investigative reporting you might otherwise miss.
March 9, 2017We have obtained a list of more than 400 Trump administration hires, including dozens of lobbyists and some from far-right media.
June 21, 2016A new Public Citizen report provides a blueprint for reining in the Wall Street banks that are too big to fail, too big to jail and too big to manage.
May 24, 2016Lobbyists are flocking to Capitol Hill, seeking to further weaken financial regulation through spending bill riders.
January 20, 2016In his new book Plutocrats United, election law scholar Rick Hasen argues that the problem isn't that politicians are corrupted by special interests — it's that they have no incentive to pay attention to anyone but the rich.
June 9, 2015After serving in Congress, half of all retiring senators and 42 percent of retiring representatives become lobbyists. We need new rules to keep corruption -- or even the appearance of it -- at bay.
February 17, 2015The best reporting on the influence of money on our democracy. This week: The fundraising potential of Jeb's surname and a proposal for making small campaign donations tax deductible.
January 13, 2015A weekly roundup of the best reporting on the influence of money on our democracy.
June 10, 2014In the new issue of The Washington Monthly, Paul Glastris and Haley Sweetland Edwards look at how Republicans have given Congress a "self-lobotomy."
