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Today, Big Money campaign donors call the shots in Washington, blocking progress on the issues that matter most to Us. Time and again, the insider crowd puts their interests ahead of the public interest.
The Super PACs and Billionaires think it’s all about them. But we know it’s about Us. The answer is to build a new system for funding campaigns that gives Us the power, that lets Us call the shots. With the Us Campaign, we can make that change happen!
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Trump hasn't come close to 'draining the swamp.' Can Democrats hijack his message?
Jon Healey • Oct 16, 2018
How many stories about politics these days open with an anecdote about some new line being crossed?
Drug Industry Tries to Slip $4 Billion Windfall Into Opioid Bill
Robert Pear • Sep 24, 2018
Robert Pear, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Drug companies usually get what they want in public-policy battles on Capitol Hill, but a move by the pharmaceutical industry to grab $4 billion from the federal Treasury in a bill that is supposed to address the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic is meeting fierce resistance.
Supreme Court Orders Disclosure For Dark Money, As New Report Unveils Some Donors
Peter Overby • Sep 18, 2018
Peter Overby, NPR
The Supreme Court on Tuesday insisted that many donations to predominantly conservative political nonprofit groups — what's often called dark money — be disclosed, seven weeks ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
