Grassroots Donor

At the end of 2012 we conducted a survey of our grassroots donors so we can better understand how to communicate with you and what interests you politically.

Below are the results:

On December 28th we hit our goal of 500 signatures before the end of the year!

Last week Professor Lessig and I stopped by WBUR to talk about the importance of the Grassroots Democracy Act and why we need to get big money out of politics. You can listen to the entire segment here

Photo: Rep. John Sarbanes, left, and

An infographic showing why we need the Grassroots Democracy Act.

The CWA, NAACP, and Greenpeace have used a joint letter supporting the Grassroots Democracy Act.

Read their letter and the reasons they decided to support the bill here.

Adam Lioz, of Demos, breaks down the reasons why the Grassroots Democracy Act is needed as well as some of the details of the bill it’s self.

Read the entire article here.

Congressman Sarbanes introduced the Grassroots Democracy Act today.

This week the L.A. city council took steps toward reforming their current campaign finance law.

Newsmax report:

President Barack Obama says the nation should consider mobilizing behind a constitutional amendment process to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that loosened restrictions on money in politics.

Obama made the comment Wednesday in an online chat with the website Reddit. The 2010 Citizens United ruling paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations, unions and wealthy interests.

Still scratching your head about Citizens United and the new campaign finance laws regarding political candidates?

For a list of reading material regarding these topics, here is a complete listing of helpful news stories dating back to 2010