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Achieving true democracy means reducing the role of money in politics and amplifying the voice of the people. Our research, advocacy, and litigation work has long promoted and supported measures to do just that.
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Laura Williamson

Big Money in the Charm City

The white, wealthy donor class that fuels Baltimore's elections
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Hundreds of Thousands of People Aren’t Getting a Say in the 2020 Primaries

Felony disenfranchisement is one of several ways people get stripped of their power.
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Chiraag Bains
Amy Traub
Mark Huelsman
Naila Awan
Gwyn Ellsworth
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Roundup: Six Good Reads that Have Racial Equity in Common

Resources to make sense of the student debt crisis, the administration's Public Charge rule, the realities of our big-money political system, and more
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Gwyn Ellsworth
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Big Money Influence in Albuquerque Elections

How Albuquerque Campaign Donors Do Not Reflect the City’s Diverse Population and Needs
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Laura Friedenbach
Isaac J. de Luna Navarro
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Emmanuel Caicedo
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Featured Case on Money in Politics
Esther and Pynchon v. the City of Seattle
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Supporting Seattle's voter-approved Democracy Voucher Program — a measure designed to empower small donors and the candidates they support in city elections.
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