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Transparency in Government: Let the Sun Shine In
Interview with the Sunlight Foundationu2019s Executive Director Ellen Miller on campaign finance transparency and the role of journalism is democracy.

Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?
On Tuesday, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen's United.

“Racial Entitlements?” Long-Term Effort to End Voting Rights Act and Affirmative Action May Finally Pay Off
A new “color-blind” ideology threatens to undo the work of the Civil Rights Movement by revoking the Voting Rights Act.

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IRS Should Bar Dark Money Groups From Funding Political Ads, Lawsuit Says
The lawsuit is the first to challenge how the IRS regulates political spending by social welfare nonprofits, campaign-finance experts say.

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Citizens United 2.0? Supreme Court Could Further Open Door to Money in Politics
If the court sides with the challengers in McCutcheon v FEC, political power and influence in America would be further concentrated in the hands of just a few wealthy …

The ATM for Climate Denial: Secretive Donors Trust Funds Vast Network of Global Warming Skeptics
While the secretive Donors Trust has given millions to a variety of right-wing causes, denying climate change appears to be its top priority.

Wisconsin’s “Shameful” Gerrymander of 2012
Out of all the states re-drawing Congressional boundaries along partisan lines after the 2010 elections, Wisconsin's gerrymandering may have been the most egregious.

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The Battle for 2014 Begins on Day One in the Senate
With the filibuster intact, Republicans are really the only Party that can pass legislation in either body.

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The Latest Effort to Fix Election Results: Rig the Electoral College
The proposed changes to how electoral votes will be allocated are only the latest effort by Republicans to twist the democratic process.

In Montana, Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat
Such spending played a greater role in the Montana Senate race than almost any other.