The final numbers aren’t in yet, but we may soon be calling this the first $4-billion presidential election in U.S. history. (About half as much was spent by parties and candidates a mere four years ago.) With most of the campaign money coming from special interests, the need for comprehensive reform intensifies. A new wave […]
Ellen Miller
Ellen Miller is the publisher of TomPaine.com. She is a former senior fellow at The American Prospect and the Moving Ideas Network.
A public interest advocate with over 30 years experience in Washington, D.C., Ms.Miller's career spans early work with Ralph Nader at the Center for ResponsiveLaw and the Center for Auto Safety, to positions on Capitol Hill at the HouseIntelligence Committee and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and thefounding and direction of two nationally prominent organizations in the field ofmoney and politics The Center for Responsive Politics and Public Campaign.Before joining The Prospect, she served as president of Youth Venture, a nonprofit focused on creating a dramatic change in the role of young people in contemporary American society.
A nationally-recognized expert on America's campaign finance system, Ms. Milleris well-known as a public speaker, commentator, and writer on a range of issues. She serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including EarthAction, the Center for Responsive Politics, and the Family Foundation, and livesin Washington, D.C. with her husband, Richard, and their two daughters, Anne andElizabeth.
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Golden Zip Codes
From the high-rises of New York’s Upper East Side to the mansions of Beverly Hills, the wealthiest Americans are opening their wallets to invest in presidential politics. Candidates Bill Bradley, George W. Bush, Al Gore, and John McCain are all overwhelmingly and disproportionately dependent on wealthy and white contributors to finance their campaigns. While the […]
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The Courting of John McCain
Can George W. Bush get John McCain’s endorsement? That may turn out to be the most important political question of the spring. Bush isn’t off to a good start: He’s made a series of remarks antagonizing the McCain camp, even as both his and McCain’s surrogates have been trying to bring the two sides together. […]