Democracy Wire

The payday lending industry is gaining new freedom to exploit Americans who have weak credit and need quick cash.

Washington is focused on the Nunes memo today, but there’s plenty of other things going on.

The truth is too often in short supply in our politics, so when a candidate provides it – and with no punches pulled – it’s worth paying attention.

A citizens’ movement has brought the city government in our nation’s capital to the verge of implementing a tested-and-proven-effective way of breaking the power of big money in politics and getting candidates to focus their attention on public, not private interests.

Washington, D.C.’s City Council moved today to join a growing list of local and state governments in shifting power to small dollar donors and away from big money interests.

The Washington, D.C. City Council and the Legislature in Suffolk County, NY are expected to vote Tuesday on proposals to limit campaign spending and use public funds to supplement small dollar donations from individuals to candidates for local offices.