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Letter to Senate Re: Judge Gorsuch’s Troubling Money-in-Politics Record

Senate Judiciary Committee Must Focus on Judge Gorsuch’s Troubling Money-in-Politics Record  Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Grassley, and Ranking Member Feinstein: As organizations representing tens of millions of Americans, we write to express our deep concern regarding the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States because of his troubling record on money in politics.
Testimony and Public Comment

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

Blog
Gwyn Ellsworth

Another Citizens United—But This Time We’ll Win

Jeffrey Toobin is up with a piece today, “Another Citizens United – But Worse,” about the Supreme Court’s next money in politics case.  In McCutcheon v. FEC, slated for oral argument in October, appellants challenge contribution limits on the total amount of money one individual can transfer in direct contributions.

Blog
Liz Kennedy

Why Do Politicians Beat Up on Economic Losers?

David Callahan has already posted a comprehensive analysis of Mitt Romney's recently revealed assertion that 47 percent of Americans are entitled freeloaders, and it's well worth a read.

So I'm going to tackle another, related question: Why is there such a persistent, pernicious tendency to beat up on the poor? What psychological needs are filled by this all-too-common feature of our political discourse?

 

Blog
Jesse Singal

Centering Marginalized Communities: A Framework for Intersectional Money in Politics Events

All money in politics events should be planned in a way that elevates the most marginalized voices.

Research
Jasmine Gomez
Allie Boldt