In this 2004 video clip, Warren recounts a meeting she had with first lady Hillary Clinton in the late 1990s and how her position on one bill changed after she became a New York senator.

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.

There may be lots of good government laws, but corruption, influence peddling and lack of government accountability are in fact very difficult to prevent across all 50 states.

It's not just structural advantages that give the GOP an edge; it's the unsettled, angry mood of the nation.

All the money is making voters feel like they won't get a fair shot in court, and numerous studies show they have reason to be concerned.

Money in politics is actually a nonpartisan issue on which all Americans agree: The system isn't working.

In Seattle, Ohio and Maine, voters are searching for the antidote to post-Citizens United politics.

Ben Carson’s rise to the top of the Republican presidential field shows that many Republicans, especially Christian fundamentalists, have decoupled from the real world — and are proud of it.

It's the result of "rules intentionally tipped to reward those already on the highest rungs of the ladder.”

The new Speaker of the House has his conservative bonafides challenged by the far right but what really should worry them is his deep commitment to Washington's status quo.