Election 2014

Not One, But Eight Reports Show Big Money Dominates Post-Citizens United Landscape

"It doesn't have to be this way," the public policy organization Demos reminds us. (Photo: Light Brigading/flickr/cc)

Report: How GOP Operatives Clandestinely Used Twitter to Bypass Election Laws

Jon Queally, staff writer

Republicans and outside groups used anonymous Twitter accounts to share internal polling data ahead of the midterm elections, according to CNN. (Image: CNN)

Practice exposed by CNN reveals quest by political operatives to exploit murky world of campaign finance laws in age of Citizens United

Sanders Calls for Voting Holiday to 'Fix' Failed Democracy

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

With rampant voter suppression efforts and a slew of dark money spending to sway voters, Sanders argues that now, more than ever, is when people need to demand their right to vote. (Photo: Denise Cross Photography/cc/flickr)

Independent senator introducing legislation to create 'Democracy Day' to increase turnout

'We Will Only Get Louder': Dozens of Communities Vote to Boot Big Money from Politics

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

A demonstration earlier this year outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The Move to Amend ballot question passed in Milwaukee County on Tuesday with 70 percent of the vote. (Photo: Light Brigading/flickr/cc)

Huge margins back up claim that 'nearly all Americans share the sentiment that corporations should not have the same rights as people'

California Voters Pass 'Historic' Mass Incarceration Reform

Minimum Wage Measures Pass Overwhelmingly, Even in Red States

Voters Reject Oil Titan Chevron, Elect Progressive Bloc in Richmond, California

Hawaiians Win Community GMO Victory Over Monsanto

Trend Towards Ending Marijuana Prohibition Continues as Legalization Wins Big

Republicans Take Control: Senate Takeover, House Gains, Governor Surge

Communities Stand Up for Democracy, Health of Their Communities in Local Fights

Election Night 2014: Democracy Now!

Election Day Loser: the 'American Voters'

'Supermajority'? GOP Poised to Gain Major Ground in State Legislatures

The Big Winner in 2014 Elections: Corporate Television

Election Day Alert: When Democracy Broken, Progress Impossible

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