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November 10, 2015
Democracy Beats Oligarchy
Last week’s local victories send a powerful signal that our democracy is not for sale.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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November 5, 2015
Reform Wins: Ohio Bans Gerrymandering While Maine and Seattle Bust Big Money
Billionaires are buying the old politics—but state and local activists are building a new politics that puts democracy first.
John Nichols
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October 1, 2015
Sanders Is Crowdfunding a Campaign, but That Doesn’t Diminish the Need for Campaign Reform
An insurgent almost matches a front-runner in fundraising, but still calls for an amendment to get big money out of politics.
John Nichols
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September 24, 2015
The Many Sins of ‘Citizens United’
In order to get the ruling they wanted, the conservative justices had to ignore an extensive record on political corruption.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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September 4, 2015
Scott Walker Is Trying to Save His Failing Campaign by Bashing Unions
The Republican candidate’s backers plan to spend as much as $16 million on an anti-labor ad campaign. But it won’t work.
John Nichols
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July 14, 2015
How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen
In the battle against dark money, we can only lose by doing nothing.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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June 15, 2015
Magna Carta Said No Man Is Above the Law, but What About Corporations?
Celebrate the great charter of liberty by amending the US Constitution on behalf of democracy.
John Nichols
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May 27, 2015
Will Jeb Bush Get Away With His ‘Scheme’ to Skirt Campaign Finance Rules?
Campaign finance watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the unofficial presidential candidate is illegally coordinating with a super PAC.
Zoë Carpenter
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May 19, 2015
How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights
Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.
Ari Berman
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April 30, 2015
6 Degrees of Separation Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
The very different candidates for the Democratic nomination have a lot to debate.
John Nichols