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Hurry Up and Wait - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
Witnessing a member of Congress dialing for dollars from total strangers at $500 a pop brought home for me the dimension of our campaign finance problem as no stack of legal briefs ever did. Rather…
Real Estate Blog - Nothing Changes Until YOU Change it
Regardless of your political affiliation or beliefs, if you care about this Country and the direction, please take the few minutes necessary to read and watch. It will take Americans standing up to…
True Courage Action Network - TCAN - Working to strengthen ethical standards, accountability, and transparency in government and civic affairs.
The True Courage Action Network is a nonpartisan grassroots organization based in Austin and San Antonio. Founded in late 2006, TCAN is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas….
Our view on elections: 5 reasons for public financing - Opinion - USATODAY.com
Our view on elections: 5 reasons for public financing
States, cities lead with clean-money alternative to a seamy system. The election year hasn’t even begun, but the nation’s political system is…
Clean Elections Action Meetups across the state
Join with other Texans interested in Clean Elections. Meet-up groups help people get involved and plan local activities to meet the goal of publicly financed campaigns. If you want to change the way…
Realtors for Reform!! http://bit.ly/7kYTUq
Maine’s vanguard Clean Elections system is under attack by the National Organization for Marriage. Here’s why: http://bit.ly/6hqP9V
Inspiration from Oregon this morning: a great video and idea - the 1000 Twenties Project http://bit.ly/8e9qAo
It probably won’t surprise you that most of the news we get in the door these days at You Street isn’t all that positive. What with Big Pharma, Big Oil, Wall Street, and all the rest spending their hundreds of millions of dollars to influence lawmakers and ensure their needs are met in Congress, it seems like every day that some politician or another is selling out his constituents in favor of big money. A few million here, a few million there for pork barrel spending to…
Fair Elections Now: Adonal Foyle's student-based group aims to return politics to the people | Opinion Blog - syracuse.com
The exciting “change” that so many of us hoped for after the Nov. 2008 election has ground to a screeching halt. And it is largely the fault of Congress. Members of the House and Senate have blocked…
