Fair Elections Now (Or a Donor Strike?)
Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 13:19
Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, argues for the Fair Elections Now Act."At this perilous moment, as we face key battles on the economic crisis, climate change, healthcare, and a slew of other issues, it's important to recognize that these fights will not be settled in one fell swoop this year or next, but will play out over the coming decade or more. Working against bold, progressive solutions on all of these issues is a constant problem: big money donors hold sway, shifting the policy debate and shafting the common good. Only through real campaign reform will we level the playing field so that the voices of ordinary people are heard loud and clear inside the Beltway."