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Marge Baker

Marge Baker is the executive vice president of People For the American Way Foundation.

Truthout
December 10, 2017
Latest from Marge Baker
Op-Ed

Trump’s Supreme Court Contenders Would Spell Disaster for Human Rights

Trump’s courtroom contenders could seriously jeopardize women’s and civil rights.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
September 15, 2016
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

President Obama Can Expose Corporate Election Spending

All it would take is an executive order requiring companies that get federal contracts to disclose their secret political spending.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
December 8, 2015
Truthout
Op-Ed

Shining a Light on Corporate “Dark Money“

President Obama should issue an executive order to let voters see for themselves who’s trying to buy political influence.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
April 6, 2015
Truthout
Op-Ed

Taking Stock of the Money Midterms

The 2014 elections exemplified everything wrong with the nation’s campaign finance system.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
November 14, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

Restoring Government by the People, for the People

The ability for everyday Americans to have our concerns heard and addressed by our elected officials is dwindling.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
September 20, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

Restoring the Right to Vote

Last year, the Supreme Court decimated one of the civil rights movement’s crowning achievements. Now, its time for Congress to pick up the pieces.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
June 14, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

Rigging the Electoral System for the Rich

Americans believe, correctly, that the system is rigged for the rich.
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
April 12, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

First Things First: Until We Fix Our Democracy Problem, It’s Hard to Fix Any Problem

Marge Baker: “To fix our democracy problem, we have to be able to enact common-sense regulations on political spending.”
by
Marge Baker,
OtherWords
January 24, 2014
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