Jeff Kurzon articles

Jeff Kurzon is a new writer at Democracy Chronicles and ran for election in June 2014 to represent New York's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Jeff Kurzon was the only candidate in the nation who refused to accept donations from PACs or lobbyists.

How Good for Some, Bad for All Threatens our Health

January 26, 2014 by Jeff Kurzon Leave a Comment

Good for Some, Bad for All: I’m running for Congress to end the corrupting role of money in politics. In the case of clean energy and climate legislation, this corruption affects both parties, but it would be misleading to blame them equally.

My Two Nights Volunteering for People without Homes

January 23, 2014 by Jeff Kurzon Leave a Comment

Volunteering for people without homes: Last night I slept in the basement of The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue on a cot. I did the same last week. And I look forward to doing it again. I highly recommend it.

On the Fourth Anniversary of Citizens United

January 21, 2014 by Jeff Kurzon 1 Comment

Today is the four year anniversary of Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling, so let’s talk about the pervasive influence of corporate PACS and how money in politics has simply gotten out of hand.