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American Democracy Summit 2025: We The Future
Apr 29 2025
HELP US BUILD THE FUTURE OUR COUNTRY DESERVES
Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Apr 17 2025
Our representatives should serve the people, not their wallets
The Senate is our last chance to stop the dangerous SAVE Act
Apr 10 2025
If this bill becomes law, millions of Americans could lose their right to vote.
Tell House Leaders: Fill The Office of Congressional Conduct
Mar 25 2025
The Office that investigates ethical violations by Members of Congress is empty.
Tell Your Legislator: Democracy Works When You Listen
Mar 25 2025
Hearing directly from constituents isn’t just a courtesy—it’s their job.
You could soon lose your right to vote
Feb 21 2025
Lawmakers are preparing to strip away our right to vote.
96% of Americans think our political system is failing
And they’re 100% correct
Corruption is running rampant and our democracy is under attack:
- Checks and balances on political power are being eroded
- Big money has infiltrated all levels of government
- Congress is paralyzed and refuses to act
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Don't Let AI Steal Your Vote
Nov 7 2024
Deepfakes could spread false claims about when, where, and how to vote. These manipulations are more dangerous than ever, but we’re fighting back.
Unbreaking America: Solving the Corruption Crisis
Jul 10 2024
Our government is broken, and we have to fix it.
Gerry's Partisan Pizza
Jun 28 2024
Politicians are rigging elections, so we’re rigging our delivery zone.
Electile Dysfunction: Are you suffering from limp democracy?
Jun 27 2024
Are you one of the 330 million Americans suffering from Electile Dysfunction?
Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom: Transmissions from the Future
Jun 27 2024
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry have an urgent warning from the future: Democracy will only survive if we fight for it.
Unbreaking America: Divided We Fall
Jun 27 2024
Our government is broken, and we have to fix it. In this short film, Michael Douglas and RepresentUs Co-Founder Joshua Graham Lynn break down how our political system has been hijacked, why it encourages division and vilifies bipartisan cooperation, and why it’s made Congress so dysfunctional that they can’t even pass the most basic laws to improve the lives of Americans.
Ed Helms Explains Why Americans are Drowning in Student Debt
Jun 27 2024
In just 9 minutes, Ed Helms exposes the corruption at the root of the student debt crisis, and how we can fix it.
Unbreaking America's Healthcare starring Sia
Jun 27 2024
Right now, healthcare lobbyists are legally allowed to buy our elected officials’ votes. As long as that’s the case, our representatives will continue to choose campaign donations over Americans’ lives.
Activating Americans to Hold Government Accountable
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American Democracy Summit 2025: We The Future
Apr 29 2025
HELP US BUILD THE FUTURE OUR COUNTRY DESERVES
Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Apr 17 2025
Our representatives should serve the people, not their wallets
Break Big Money's Hold on the White House
Jan 17 2025
From billionaires to big donors, it’s clear who the priority is—and it’s not us.
Call Congress: Defend the Republic
Feb 19 2025
URGENT: What has happened in failed democracies is happening here.
End Citizens United
Dec 11 2024
Voters, not special interest groups, should determine American elections.
End Gerrymandering
Dec 11 2024
Let's take redistricting out of the hands of the political parties and put voters in control.
Investigate Musk's Control Over Our Government
Feb 18 2025
Elon Musk, a billionaire no one voted for, is making decisions that could impact millions of Americans—without oversight.
Should Executive Branch staff follow ethics rules?
Jan 31 2025
President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order requiring Executive Branch personnel to take an ethics pledge. 77% of Americans think it was a bad idea. Do you agree?
Stop the Spread of Political Corruption
Dec 11 2024
By tackling corruption at its core, we can break big money’s stranglehold on our political system and restore power to the people.
Tell House Leaders: Fill The Office of Congressional Conduct
Mar 25 2025
The Office that investigates ethical violations by Members of Congress is empty.
Tell Trump: Disclose Donors to Presidential Transition Fund
Dec 11 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is funding his transition team with “dark money.” That needs to change.
Tell Your Legislator: Democracy Works When You Listen
Mar 25 2025
Hearing directly from constituents isn’t just a courtesy—it’s their job.
The Senate is our last chance to stop the dangerous SAVE Act
Apr 10 2025
If this bill becomes law, millions of Americans could lose their right to vote.
You could soon lose your right to vote
Feb 21 2025
Lawmakers are preparing to strip away our right to vote.
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When the courts are ignored, no one is safe
Apr 28 2025
Ignoring the courts to lock people up abroad is a serious abuse of power.
Americans Don't Want an Autocrat
Apr 1 2025
Americans Don't Want an Autocrat
The Trump Administration is defying court orders
Mar 19 2025
The White House claims they followed the law, but the evidence suggests a different story.
Elon Musk is dismantling the agencies investigating him
Mar 18 2025
Elon Musk isn’t just “cutting government waste”—he’s cutting the very agencies that have investigated him.
They fired the watchdogs. Now, no one is watching.
Mar 13 2025
This is how democracy dies—not overnight, but by dismantling the institutions meant to protect it. Congress cannot stay silent.
What is the SAVE Act?
Feb 27 2025
This legislation doesn’t make our elections safer; it simply makes it harder for millions of American citizens to vote.
American Democracy Summit 2025: We The Future
Apr 29 2025
HELP US BUILD THE FUTURE OUR COUNTRY DESERVES
Can Trump Serve a Third Term?
Apr 8 2025
President Donald Trump recently suggested he is considering ways to serve a third term, stating, “I’m not joking.”
How Big Money Took Over Politics
Apr 7 2025
Nearly $13 billion more is being spent on elections today than in 1998. This surge in election spending has ultimately led to politicians and government listening more to special interests and the wealthy few, at the expense of everyday Americans.
Is the crypto industry undermining our democracy?
Apr 2 2025
The crypto industry has acted like any other industry that spends millions to buy political influence to rewrite the rules in their favor.
The Important Role of the Courts as a Check on Power
Mar 13 2025
Our judicial system plays an important but often overlooked role in the successful balance of power.
What exactly is an Executive Order?
Mar 3 2025
The president isn’t a king, and executive orders aren’t absolute. Our Constitution has a set of checks and balances to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
They’ve watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.
May 9 2025
Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno says she’s seen this play out before.
Defending Democracy and Fighting Corruption
Apr 23 2025
Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career, being a leader at Human Rights Watch, her award winning book "There Are No Dead Here" (about human rights in Columbia) and her role at RepresentUS, where they're working to fight corruption and defend democracy.
Congress holds a unique duty to uphold democracy. Is it doing so?
Mar 14 2025
Citizens feel their representatives are not living up to their duties. They see their elected officials representing money and special interests instead of representing them.
RepresentUs Board Co-Chair Jon DeVaan on Seattle’s successful Democracy Vouchers program
Mar 10 2025
At a time when Americans are witnessing unprecedented political influence from billionaires at the national level, Seattle’s successful Democracy Vouchers program is a much-needed example of the power and importance of democratizing campaign finance.
What will it take to stop Elon Musk and DOGE?
Feb 5 2025
Congress also needs to act, says Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, CEO of RepresentUS, a nonprofit that fights corruption. “It’s urgent that Congress do its job,” she says. “They are responsible for exercising oversight over the executive branch.”
How a Maine ballot initiative could help get dark money out of politics
Dec 27 2024
“In a year when special interests flooded our elections with more cash than ever before, Maine voters just delivered a stunning rejection of the big money status quo,” Joshua Lynn, CEO of the non-profit group RepresentUs, said in a statement.
2024 States of Reform
Mar 3 2025
Discover how lawmakers tried to strengthen or undermine democracy across the country in 2024.
Our 2024 Impact Report
Dec 18 2024
2024 proved that America needs this movement more than ever.
RepresentUs Names New CEO
Dec 5 2024
International pro-democracy advocate Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno will take over as CEO of the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption organization in January.
Statement: Alaska Voters Reject Ballot Measure 2
Nov 21 2024
Alaska voters just told their political establishment a better democracy is here to stay.
Statement: Ohio’s Issue 1 Unable to Overcome Political Establishment’s Dirty Tricks
Nov 6 2024
Ohio voters narrowly rejected Issue 1 following one of the most cynical political maneuvers in any ballot measure campaign in recent memory.
Jaw-Dropping 2024 Super PAC Spending
Oct 16 2024
The latest super PAC filings show that a handful of billionaires are spending staggering amounts of money to influence the outcome of our elections. No wonder our government is accountable to big money, not We The People. We need a movement that puts tough rules in place city by city, state by state until big money and special interests are put in check.