Lobbying Is Growing In the States
The Center for Public Integrity recently released a report showcasing how lobbying is growing in the states. For every 1 state lawmaker, there are now 6 special interests trying to exert their…
Some are Red. Some are Blue. All are Green.
Do our representatives truly represent us, the population? When a nation of 300 million reduces itself to 1 president, 100 senators and 435 Representatives in the House, there will be great disagreement…
If You Were Dating Congress, You’d Dump Them Immediately
Can you imagine being in a relationship with somebody who never listens to you? Somebody who never cleans up their messes or owns up to their mistakes? Somebody who keeps promising they’ll…
Here’s to Jon Stewart for Actually Covering Money in Politics Corruption
Last night, Jon Stewart announced that this will be his final season as host of The Daily Show. Much has already been written about Stewart’s career and legacy, but we wanted to highlight something a little…
5 Awful Things Congress Snuck Into the Omnibus Budget Deal
On Tuesday, Congressional leaders struck a deal to avert another government shutdown and put off our next completely avoidable, 100% self-imposed budget crisis until next September. And while most members of the least productive…
Coincidence or Corruption: Rule Change Helps Finance Firm
Only bad things can happen when laws are written to help individual companies. And that $380,00 had nothing to do with it, right?
Lawrence Lessig on the Dangers of Democracy
The Princeton professor explains what we should worry about:
NY Politician Copies Directly from Comcast’s Script to Defend Comcast Merger
Comcast, the largest cable provider in the country, has been hard at work the past few months sweet-talking regulators and currying favor in their bid to merge with America's second largest provider, Time…