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  • Inequality
    Trump’s Voter Fraud Lies Will Lead to Huge Voter Suppression
    February 17, 2017
    | Ari Berman
    Twenty-one states are now considering new laws to make it harder to vote.
  • Money & Politics
    Trickle-Up Democracy: State and Local Ballots Give Voters a Say
    October 31, 2016
    | Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen
    Measures to reduce the influence of money on politics could win approval in cities and states across the country Nov. 8.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Oregon Idea — Make Voting Easy
    October 19, 2016
    | Hedrick Smith
    Though some states' efforts to suppress voter turnout have been rampant, others are trying to make it easier for citizens to cast ballots on Election Day.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Second-Most Important Vote On Election Day
    October 17, 2016
    | Larry Diamond
    Maine voters are about to have their say on an experiment that could change the face of democracy in America — and the world.
  • Democracy & Government
    4 Gun Safety Initiatives to Watch in Election 2016
    May 23, 2016
    | Madison Pauly
    Proponents of stricter gun laws are building on a new strategy to defeat the NRA.
  • Environment
    What Small Farms Need to Compete With Corporate Food
    May 3, 2016
    | Kate Stringer
    Most small farms have to follow the same rules as big corporate ones. In Maine, flexible food ordinances have increased the number of small farmers.
  • After Big Wins Last Week, Campaign Finance Reformers Look to 2016
    November 10, 2015
    | John Light
    Advocates see recent ballot initiative successes as a sign that Americans are ready for change at the state and local level, even as Congress remains deadlocked.
  • Three Ballot Initiatives That Could Change How Americans Vote
    November 2, 2015
    | John Light
    In Seattle, Ohio and Maine, voters are searching for the antidote to post-Citizens United politics.
  • Maine Shows That Publicly Financed Elections Really Can Work
    February 26, 2015
    | Andrew Bossie
    Maine's clean elections worked for several cycles before the Supreme Court got in the way. Now the citizens of Maine are fighting back.
  • Democracy & Government
    Clean Elections Can Work: A Conversation With Maine Sen. Ed Youngblood
    January 13, 2015
    | Francoise Stovall
    A Republican representing 22 communities in central Maine, Youngblood was elected three times using Maine’s Clean Election system.


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