by Adam Eichen | Nov 21, 2019 | End SuperPACs, In the News
A national debate about campaign donations is taking shape in Alaska. An Anchorage Superior Court ruled Nov. 4, the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) had failed to enforce contribution limits to political campaigns. APOC has until Monday, Nov. 25 to appeal the...
by Adam Eichen | Nov 21, 2019 | Democracy Reform, In the News
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump has furthered the political divide not just in Washington, but all over the country. With partisanship at an all-time high and politicians dominated by special interests, is America’s democracy in crisis? Harvard law...
by Adam Eichen | Nov 19, 2019 | Democracy Reform, In the News
In his new book, Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig argues that American democracy is broken not only because of partisanship in Washington, but also because the American system of government does not properly ensure representation under the ideal of “one...
by Adam Eichen | Nov 8, 2019 | Democracy Reform, In the News
If we had 20 years to solve the problems of American democracy, what could we accomplish? If we don’t have 20 years, what should we do right now? When I want to ask such questions, I pose them to Lawrence Lessig. This present conversation focuses on Lessig’s book They...
by Adam Eichen | Nov 6, 2019 | End SuperPACs, In the News
Advocates of toughening campaign finance regulation are thrilled by a judge’s ruling in Alaska this week, which they view as a potential starting point for reversing the Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgate of money into politics this decade.
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