Democracy Wire

A pair of lawsuits making their way through the courts in Alaska and New York State have important implications for efforts to rein in the power of big money in American politics.

There’s news today about an interesting – and promising – experiment in democracy in the Pacific Northwest.

Major investments in congressional campaigns by health professionals, hospital companies, and health insurers are producing big returns in Congress.

The swamp that candidate Donald Trump promised to drain is getting deeper six months into President Trump’s administration.

Wednesday’s introduction of the Fair Elections Now Act deserves a tip of the hat to sponsoring Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, and his 23 co-sponsors for continuing to stand up for a good idea.

The Koch brothers invested $260 million – more or less – to elect a Congress that will do their bidding; now they and their ultra-wealthy network of business leaders are putting millions more into a “grassroots” lobbying campaign aimed at making their investment pay off in a massive business tax cut.