Special Report

• Citizen Bopp

  Viveca Novak

  Meet the lawyer on a crusade to topple all limits on the role of money in politics.

• Toppling the Money Empire

  Ilyse Hogue, Nick Nyhart

  Grassroots movements can lead the way in taking big money out of politics.

• Calling for a Convention

  Lawrence Lessig

  Amending the Constitution is our best bet for fixing Congress.

• Minimizing Special-Interest Power by Maximizing Participation

  Michael Waldman

  Fighting back against restrictive voting-rights laws and empowering small donors can help reclaim elections.

• Tocqueville for Toffs

  Robert Kuttner

  Common people have to reclaim democratic civic society from moneyed interests.

• The Clean-Election State

  Keith M. Phaneuf

  Connecticut's fight against corruption creates a model of transparent government.