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Money & 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.
  • In Mayoral Runoff, Rahm Emanuel’s Corrupt Governance Has Finally Caught Up With Him
    February 26, 2015
    | Rick Perlstein
    Rahm Emanuel tried to cast his opponents as corrupt, but it's clear to Chicagoans that he's the one looking out for himself.
  • Economy & Work
    Scott Walker Says He'll Sign Anti-Labor 'Right to Work' Legislation
    February 25, 2015
    | John Nichols
    Gov. Walker, who is busily preparing a 2016 Republican presidential run that highlights his anti-labor stance, is now all in on “Right to Work.”
  • End Big Money’s Chokehold on Democracy. Amend the Constitution.
    February 25, 2015
    | Robert Weissman
    There is overwhelming popular support for an amendment that limits the power of the elite and returns democracy to the people.
  • Economy & Work
    What Net Neutrality Means for Cities That Already Have Community-Owned Broadband
    February 25, 2015 | Updated February 26, 2015
    | Gar Alperovitz and Thomas M. Hanna
    Publicly owned broadband lets local communities from Iowa to Louisiana control a vital economic resource — rather than leaving it in the hands of a few monopolistic corporations.
  • Money Talks: Must-Read Stories About Money and Politics
    February 24, 2015
    | Katie Rose Quandt
    The best reporting on the influence of money on our democracy. This week: Hillary Clinton tackles Silicon Valley and John Oliver tackles judicial elections.
  • The Awesome Life of an American Congressman
    February 23, 2015
    | Michael Winship
    Aaron Schock's spending habits say everything about how money is raised and squandered in Washington.
  • Mobilizing the Rich to 'Change the Balance of Power'
    February 23, 2015
    | Daniel Schulman
    How the Koch Brothers brought together conservative, deep-pocketed donors to defeat the Democrats and combat “public policies that threaten to destroy America as we know it.”
  • Sick of Money Corrupting Politics? Take the Fight Local.
    February 23, 2015
    | Charlotte Hill
    Fighting the corruption of money in politics one state -- and even one city -- at a time may be the most effective path to reform.
  • States Consider Requiring Shareholder Approval for Political Gifts
    February 22, 2015
    | Liz Essley Whyte
    New bills proposed in four states are seen as a way to limit the influence of money in politics.


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