Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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For the People Act: House Democrats Introduce Sweeping New Reform Bill
The legislation would make it easier to vote, create publicly financed elections, rein in corruption and restore voting rights to millions.
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In Bid To Reclaim Senate Seat, Russ Feingold Isn't the Same Old Maverick
Wisconsin's former champion of campaign finance reform is working more closely than ever with PACs to get re-elected – prompting questions about his credentials as a progressive leader in 2016.
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How the Wealthy Are Ruining American Health Care
Corporate lobbyists and wealthy activists dictate much of American politics today – and nowhere is that clearer than in the political battle over the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, where uber-wealthy donors impair access to healthcare.
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Can This ReFormers Caucus Actually Tackle Money In Politics?
More than 100 former senators, governors and members of Congress from both parties have joined forces and come out publicly attacking the corrosive of influence political money and calling for campaign finance reforms.
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Today This Major City May Become the First to Have Publicly-Financed Elections
The Honest Elections Seattle initiative allows citizens to spend no more than $100 in "Democracy vouchers" on any given election.
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The One Guy Who Can Fix Politics Is the One Guy Democrats Won't Let You Hear About
Lawrence Lessig is all about clean, fair, functioning government, so naturally he's viewed as public enemy number one by our dirty, rigged, dysfunctional politicians – and on Monday he dropped out of the presidential race.
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Seattle Voters Take Aim At Big Money In Politics
Ballot initiative I-122 will create a public financing model in which residents would give $100 in vouchers to the candidates of their choice.
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The Billion-Dollar Question: When Will the U.S. Repair Its Damaged Democracy?
To watch American politics today is to watch money speaking – and the sums involved dwarf those in any other mature democracy.
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Lawrence Lessig Launches Presidential Bid To Rid Money from Politics
"We need a government that is not captured by the tiniest fraction of the 1 percent."
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Super PACs Promise Record-Shattering $10 Billion Presidential Election
Spending more than twice as much as the last three White House races combined, the unregulated fundraising juggernauts backed by unlimited contributions from wealthy donors threaten to completely shape – and control – the 2016 race.
