Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.

Edward Snowden's leaks about government surveillance have launched a debate about the role of whistleblowers and leakers in our democracy.

Health insurance industry whistleblower Wendell Potter exposes efforts by the American Legislative Exchange Council to undermine the Affordable Care Act.

Watch the congressman and civil rights leader describe his just-released graphic novel about the fight for equality and freedom in America.

The already-significant gap in wealth between white Americans and black and Latino Americans was exacerbated by the Great Recession.

Peter Dreier says the time is right for the civil rights activist with "four strikes against him" to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

John Nichols writes that the American Legislative Exchange Council's 40th anniversary celebration attracted more attention than it may have wanted.

In These Times' Sarah Jaffe reports on a new bill passed by the Oregon state legislature that would eliminate upfront college costs for students.

Michael Winship speaks with the Washington Post's Matea Gold about what, if anything, can be done to break the gridlock at the FEC.

Wen Stephenson reflects on a recent protest at a Massachusetts coal-fired power plant and the growing activism against climate change.