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. […]
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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Campaign Finance Emissions
Thirty years after the first Earth Day in 1970, environmentalists have much to celebrate. Just 25 years ago, for example, the majority of the nation’s water was polluted. Today, two-thirds of that precious resource is considered safe, thanks largely to the Clean Water Act. But despite the broad public support for further efforts to cut […]
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Swearing Off Soft Money – Sort Of
As the most expensive Senate race in the country ($63.4 million raised by all candidates as of September 20), the New York contest between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Representative Rick Lazio is drawing almost as much attention as the presidential campaign. Lazio made news by challenging Clinton, in the midst of their first televised […]