

Why Overturning Citizens United Isn’t Enough
You don't have to think our democracy works perfectly to be appalled at Donald Trump's attack on it. Amidst all the other...
Oct 20, 20162 min read


Talking Democracy with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Campaign finance reform advocate predicts victory will come like snow off a roof after a New England spring thaw: "in a big woosh."...
Oct 12, 20165 min read


Will the Real Litterbug Please Stand Up?
Originally published by Earth Island Journal on 10/03/2016 On October 13, 1953, executives from beer, soda, chewing gum, cigarette, and...
Oct 3, 20163 min read


The Presidential Debate Missed the Biggest Issue
Getting money out of politics gets bipartisan support, so why not go for a mandate? Democracy Spring protesters marched on the US...
Sep 28, 20163 min read


To Endorse, Or Not To Endorse—That Is The (Wrong) Question
Public figures and political organizations are wringing their hands: Do we publicly throw our weight behind a fear-mongering demagogue or...
Sep 14, 20164 min read


Great News From The UK?
From $2 to $3 trillion—that’s the yearly cost of (mostly hidden) damage done to our natural resources by increasingly capital-intensive...
Jul 20, 20163 min read
