Democracy Wire

First in a series of articles looking at the past, present, and future of campaign finance reform, originally posted at The Well News.

The "For the People Act" (H.R. 1) is a bold, comprehensive set of solutions that did not originate in Congress. These ideas came from the people and have been won in cities and states from coast-to-coast, making the act, "by the people," too.

Martin G. Evans is a long-time advocate and volunteer at Common Cause Massachusetts and is professor emeritus of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. This essay was originally published by the Boston Business Journal.

Hedrick Smith is an award-winning journalist whose documentary, The People vs. The Politicians, will air on MSNBC this fall helping to tell the good news of the growing people's movement to preserve our voices and votes in our democracy.