Five Reforms to Make Our Politics Matter Posted on January 3, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments "Why not make 2014 historic?" John Nichols asks in his recent article in The Nation, The Democratic Vistas of 2014: Five Reforms to Make Our Politics Matter. We think that 2014 marks a tremendous opportunity to begin to restore some of our basic democratic principles that have decayed — particularly over the last decade. Read More
Citizens United: States’ responses show election reform is needed Posted on January 3, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments FSFP’s John Bonifaz and Ryan O’ Donnell have written a new op-ed, Citizens United: States’ responses show election reform is needed that has been featured in the San Jose Mecury News. It reads, In the aftermath of Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that swept away longstanding precedent barring corporate money in our elections, states are still scrambling to adjust. But they are choosing very different paths. Read More