We need public financing. And we need it immediately. When I began my very long-shot campaign for the Democratic party’s nomination in Missouri’s 2nd
Tag: Campaign finance reform
Trump knows how to reform campaign finance
Earlier this week I received one of those odious phone calls with a political candidate asking for, you guessed it, money. I wish that
The team with the most money lost today: Cardinals vs Dodgers–a political parable
Unaccustomed as I am to writing about sports, I beg for indulgence just this once. I’m still breathless from this evening’s amazing come-from-behind win
Congress should pass the Real Time Transparency Act
[by Gloria Bilchik] “What if you could get a text or email alert every time a wealthy donor cut a fresh check to your
Vermont calls for Constitutional convention to overturn Citizens United: Is it a good idea?
Hating Citizens United is easy. Overturning it is much more difficult, but that’s not stopping some intrepid legislators from trying. The hurdle is high:
SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs raises $1 million in its first two weeks
If you can’t join them, beat them. That’s the strategy behind a new political SuperPAC launched in May 2014 by Harvard economics professor Lawrence
An idea for campaign finance reform: A small-donor matching system
The U.S. Supreme Courts’ 2010 Citizens United decision–combined with the more recent McCutcheon ruling– eviscerated the last vestiges of campaign-finance sanity and fairness. But those
My Congressman’s newsletter: refreshing, intelligent communication
Those of us who are politically engaged often get dozens of on-line political solicitations every day. There’s a basic formula to them: This is
Reforming campaign finance in Missouri
A friend of mine lobbied for campaign finance reform in Missouri for more than a dozen years. He finally gave up in 2000, when
Buddy Roemer: The lost candidate of 2012
Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or member of any other political party, chances are that you will find at least one member of