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Blame SCOTUS — The Super Rich Flood Elections With Billions In Contributions

In 1976, the Supreme Court ruled in Buckley v. Valeo that “contribution ceilings were a necessary legislative concomitant to deal with the reality or appearance of corruption inherent […]

New On Just Security: Refuting the Latest Baseless Attacks Against Special Counsel Jack Smith

“Another major factual revelation by Special Counsel Jack Smith, another attempt to discredit him without ever addressing the new facts,” Andrew Weissmann and Ryan Goodman […]

Donald Trump And His Cult Of Liars

“There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do […]

JD Vance Shows His True Colors

When Senator J.D. Vance was asked during Tuesday’s Vice Presidential debate if former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he refused to answer. Vance […]

Trump’s Election Deniers In Action

For the past four years, former President Donald Trump has been building a cult of election deniers who believe his false claim that the 2020 […]

Chief Justice John Roberts Bends The Knee To Trump

Chief Justice John Roberts appears to have sold out the independent third branch of government he leads, by choosing to bend the knee to former […]

Crosspartisan Coalition, Including D21, Urges Presidential Candidates To Embrace Transparency, Disclose Their Campaign “Bundlers”

Thirteen organizations from across the ideological spectrum, including Democracy 21, have urged Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and independent presidential candidate Robert F. […]

A Corrupt & Obscene Campaign Finance System

Today’s campaign finance system floods Washington with unprecedented levels of influence-seeking and influence-buying campaign money. It is an unfair and corrupt system. It is also […]

Can Democrats Get A Trifecta In November And Use It To Enact Democracy Reforms?

In January 2021, two Democrats won Senate runoff elections in Georgia. This flipped the Senate and resulted in an unexpected “trifecta” – Democratic control of […]

What A Democratic Trifecta In November Would Mean For Democracy Reforms

In January 2021, two Democrats won Senate runoff elections in Georgia. This flipped the Senate and resulted in an unexpected “trifecta” – Democratic control of […]