This is the part seven in a series of posts that will explore some of the leading organizations from around the country that are engaged in unearthing and combating the influence of money in the political process. Role in the Landscape Common Cause is a membership-based organizing group that operates in 36 states. Campaign financeContinue reading “Common Cause”
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Public Campaign
This is the sixth part in a series of posts that will explore some of the leading organizations from around the country that are engaged in unearthing and combating the influence of money in the political process. Role in the Landscape Public Campaign conducts campaigns to improve campaign finance laws and to promote public financingContinue reading “Public Campaign”
Center For Responsive Politics
This is the fourth part in a series of posts that will explore some of the leading organizations from around the country that are engaged in unearthing and combating the influence of money in the political process. Role in the Landscape Center for Responsive Politics operates one of the most prominent money-in-politics websites. OpenSecrets.org containsContinue reading “Center For Responsive Politics”
National Institute On Money In State Politics
This is the third in a series of posts that will explore some of the leading organizations from around the country that are engaged in unearthing and combating the influence of money in the political process. Role in the Landscape The Institute is the only organization collecting information about campaign contributions at the state level.Continue reading “National Institute On Money In State Politics”
Looking Beyond Campaign Contributions
This is the second in a series of posts that will explore some of the leading organizations from around the country that are engaged in unearthing and combating the influence of money in the political process. The influence of corporate money in politics goes way beyond campaign contributions. Like the blogger who impersonated billionaire DavidContinue reading “Looking Beyond Campaign Contributions”
Money in Politics
Time and again, community organizing groups have found that winning campaigns with an impact on everyday people’s lives frequently means challenging corporate power. All too often, companies attempt to undermine the public interest using their undue influence over our decision-makers. This is the first in a series of posts that will explore some of theContinue reading “Money in Politics”
Guide to Money in Politics: Research Tools for Issue Campaigns
This guide contains an overview of some of the leading organizations from around the country that are engaged in unearthing and combating the influence of money in the political process. Click here to download the full report.
NWFCO Celebrates New Health Care Law!
I’m signing [this health reform bill] for 11-year-old Marcelas Owens, who’s also here. Marcelas lost his mom to an illness. And she didn’t have insurance and couldn’t afford the care that she needed. So in her memory he has told her story across America so that no other children have to go through what hisContinue reading “NWFCO Celebrates New Health Care Law!”