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Stop the SAVE Act
Feb 21 2025
Lawmakers are preparing to strip away our right to vote.
Call Congress: Defend the Republic
Feb 19 2025
URGENT: What has happened in failed democracies is happening here.
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President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order requiring Executive Branch personnel to take an ethics pledge. 77% of Americans think it was a bad idea.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?
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.
Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Jan 9 2025
Until Congress gets serious about cracking down on conflicts of interest (real or perceived), the crisis of confidence in government will only get worse.
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
Jennifer Lawrence explains the problem & our solution
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We inform & energize Americans across all parties to fight corruption and demand a government that is accountable to the people.
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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
Here’s what you can do right now to have a meaningful impact
Stop the SAVE Act
Feb 21 2025
Lawmakers are preparing to strip away our right to vote.
Call Congress: Defend the Republic
Feb 19 2025
URGENT: What has happened in failed democracies is happening here.
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?
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.
Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Jan 9 2025
Until Congress gets serious about cracking down on conflicts of interest (real or perceived), the crisis of confidence in government will only get worse.
End Gerrymandering
Dec 11 2024
Let's take redistricting out of the hands of the political parties and put voters in control.
Tell Congress: End Citizens United
Dec 11 2024
Voters, not special interest groups, should determine American elections.
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.
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.
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The Latest
Could our democracy be stolen without us noticing?
Feb 18 2025
It's crucial to recognize these signs and act before it's too late.
Why does Elon Musk have access to our financial data?
Feb 11 2025
Congress has a responsibility to provide oversight, yet they have been largely silent about this massive turnover of our data.
Why is Trump firing FBI officials?
Feb 11 2025
The Trump administration is purging the FBI.
Is the U.S. an Oligarchy?
Feb 10 2025
The research, explained.
Unpacking Super PACs
Feb 9 2025
You probably have a vague idea that big money is quietly pulling the strings in our elections, but do you know how?
Ranked Choice Voting: Fact vs Fiction
Feb 8 2025
Is Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) the key to bridging the divide in our polarized world?
What do inspectors general do?
Feb 10 2025
When the government falls short of serving the public’s interests, inspectors general (IGs) are there to act as safeguards against corruption, mismanagement, and inefficiency.
How Corruption Fuels the Housing Crisis
Jan 16 2025
Rent prices in the U.S. are at record highs, straining millions of families. But this isn’t just about supply and demand—it’s about corporate greed and legal bribery that rigs the system to benefit the wealthy few at the expense of renters.
Reflecting on 2024: A record-breaking year for the movement
Dec 18 2024
In 2024, we set an ambitious goal: to reach more Americans than ever before, open their eyes to the corruption in our government, and inspire them to rise up, join the movement, and enact powerful anti-corruption laws nationwide. It worked.
Why are egg prices so high?
Dec 4 2024
When corporations can cut corners, buy silence, and artificially raise prices, both public health and your pocketbook are directly jeopardized.
Lobbyists are poisoning your drinking water
Nov 21 2024
There are many scientific, technical, and logistical challenges to eliminating PFAS in our drinking water, but one thing is absolutely clear: our corrupt political system makes it infinitely more difficult.
Florida’s Amendment 6 Explained
Oct 31 2024
Florida is one of few states with public financing enshrined in its state constitution. We need to be expanding and improving public campaign financing programs, not getting rid of them.
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.
The worst congressional gerrymanders of the 2020s
Dec 13 2024
"A common dynamic we do see, though, is a reduction in overall competitiveness of lots of state maps."
Exclusive: Senator's Stock Trade Raises 'Conflict of Interest' Concerns
Dec 2 2024
Speaking to Newsweek, Sam D'Arcangelo, senior manager of communications at nonpartisan anti-corruption group RepresentUs said the purchase was "a conflict of interest."
The Friday Edition: Talking money in politics with Dave O'Brien
Nov 22 2024
This week, editor Will Kaback sat down with Dave O'Brien, the policy director for RepresentUs, to ask him some of the questions our readers always ask us about money in politics — how it works, how it’s changed, and what can be done to stop it.
An urgent message from our CEO
Nov 6 2024
About the 2024 election results.
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.
RepresentUs, OpenSecrets Put Spotlight on Record-Breaking Pace of Election Spending by Big Donors
Oct 10 2024
The groups have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the billions of dollars big donors and special interests are spending on the 2024 election, which has already topped $3.5 billion.