Florida Republicans Admit Voter Suppression Was The Goal Of New Election Laws

Floridians endured election chaos and marathon voting lines this year, largely thanks to reduced early voting hours, voter purges, and Continue reading →

Maine calls for Constitutional Amendment to reverse Citizens United

The U.S. Supreme Court has spoken, but hasn’t had the last word. One striking result Nov. 6 was the implicit Continue reading →

Media optimism for avoiding the Fiscal Cliff is just a lot of hot air

With few exceptions, the national news media is repeating variations of a common meme.  President Obama and Democrats won the Continue reading →

Republicans face unexpected challenges in coastal South amid shrinking white vote

OXFORD, Miss. — Late on election night, a small melee erupted at the University of Mississippi here when a group Continue reading →

As The Anti-Citizens United Movement Grows, The Plutocrats Will Surely Attack

Fresh off some overwhelming victories at the ballot box in Montana and Colorado, proponents of a constitutional amendment have some Continue reading →

Battle lines are being drawn in factional fight to control GOP

Evangelical leaders and conservative activists have a simple message for establishment Republicans about Mitt Romney’s failed presidential bid: We told Continue reading →

What’s the Future for Campaign Finance Reform?

In the lead up to the most expensive election in U.S. history, campaign finance reformers argued that the Supreme Court’s Continue reading →

Wall Street is freaking out about Elizabeth Warren on Senate banking committee

Not even two weeks have passed since Democrat Elizabeth Warren rode a wave of grassroots support to victory in the Continue reading →