A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
While legal skirmishes over voting rights continue to play out publicly, another battle is brewing behind the scenes — one that will be fought by private citizens rather than political parties or politicians.
Congressman Todd Akin’s meteoric rise to notoriety over ignorant and offensive remarks about abortion and rape has once again highlighted the dramatic rightward shift of the Republic Party on reproductive rights. The incident also reveals troubling signs about the health of our democracy.
A new study confirms what reformers have been saying for decades: the criminal justice system is racially biased. The study is a huge step toward unveiling and ending the racial disparities that still persist in the United States.
Purge plans in Florida and Colorado will cause confusion and chaos for voters and local election officials, and wrongly deny some eligible citizens their right to cast a vote that counts.
It is a real shame that Pennsylvania is straining to implement a photo ID law that will make it harder for eligible citizens to vote, instead of focusing on reforms proven to expand access to the franchise.
