Citizens United, the misbegotten Supreme Court case granting corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections, has entered its terrible twos.

Already, we've seen the first results of this Wild West approach to money in politics and it's not pretty. Everyone is using the biggest gun they...

Stanley Greenberg recently described the current crisis of government legitimacy. He wrote that "the nexus of money and power, greased by special interest lobbyists and large campaign donations" means that "the game is rigged" and "the wealthy and big industries get policies that reinforce their advantage." He quotes...

Secret spending in elections is toxic. The Obama administration's draft executive order to increase transparency in political spending is a big step in the right direction. It is time for the president to sign it.

Since the order leaked last month, the anti-reform movement has swung into attack...

Secret spending in our elections is a toxic problem. But last week, strong steps in the right direction were taken to fix it. The Obama administration proposed expanding disclosure requirements for government contractors who spend money on elections. In addition, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, (D-MD), sued to get the Federal...