Why are egg prices so high?
When corporations can cut corners, buy silence, and artificially raise prices, both public health and your pocketbook are directly jeopardized.
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Lobbyists are poisoning your drinking water
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
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.
Proportional Representation, Explained
Is proportional representation the answer to America’s broken political system?
What’s driving political polarization and how can we solve it?
What if our political system and the way we vote is contributing to the problem?
How Do Special Interests Control Our Government?
These groups lobby for their interests, finance political campaigns, and even write the laws that Congress passes... often with minimal transparency.
Earth Day: How Corruption Affects Our Environment And Health
To be pro-environment, we must be anti-corruption.
Why is Congressional Stock Trading Legal?
Insider trading is a highly illegal practice, and it could land you up to 25 years in prison… unless you happen to be a member of Congress.
Why do we call America a democracy?
And why do some insist it isn’t?
It’s Time to Reset the Daylight Savings Problem
Nearly everyone hates switching their clocks twice a year, but nothing has changed. Why don’t we do anything about it? The culprits, unsurprisingly, include politicians and lobbyists.
Why Aren’t There More Political Parties in the U.S.?
Americans want more options, but our election system pushes us toward a duopoly.