Much heralded budget deal includes two provisions that will again weaken transparency laws
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Progressive Party Wins Vermont Campaign Finance Ruling
Vermont Progressive Party moves ahead with campaign finance lawsuit over controversial donation
New Jersey Redistricting Plans Opposed by Republicans
Republican lawmakers warn that latest New Jersey redistricting proposals are partisan in design
Young Americans Volunteer But Don’t Do Politics
Many in young generation avoid political engagement but these Americans volunteer at high rates
On Television’s Infotainment Presidential Election
Television has reduced a meaningful exercise in democracy to an infotainment Presidential Election
The Lobbyists Behind Ending the Oil Export Ban
The coming end for the oil export ban is the result of decades of energy industry lobbying
Making it Possible to Recall the Mayor of Chicago
There is currently no way to recall the Mayor of Chicago but a new state law would change that
American Independent Party Opens its Primary to Public
Voters registered as independents will now be able to vote in American Independent Party primary
On the Decline of Newspapers and Democracy
Newspapers and democracy are inextricably linked in the modern era and their decline is concerning
Obama Targets Gun Industry Lobby on Sombre Anniversary
Sandy Hook remembrance speech sees President take issue with gun industry lobby power