President Obama slams the Citizens United decision in his State of the Union Address, The Afro-American reports.

Jay Mandle, a professor of economics at Colgate University, discusses the importance of recognizing the way campaigns are paid for as a "process" issue.

Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, offers the Fair Elections Now Act as a way to help perfect our democracy.

Today, Public Campaign released a statement lauding Pres. Obama's selection of John J. Sullivan to fill a vacancy on the Federal Election Commission. 

A number of activists and good government groups, including Public Campaign, have singed onto a letter asking the DSCC and the DCCC to ban lobbyist and PAC contributions year round.

Colgate University professor Jay Mandle delves into the complexities surrounding the present financial crisis and the prospect of nationalizing failed banks on The Huffington Post.