One of the best mechanisms for increasing voter turnout is given short shrift
Mijin Cha
Mijin Cha is a senior policy analyst at the Demos Sustainable Progress Initiative. She is the author of The New York City Green Collar Jobs Roadmap and has written for the Georgetown International Law Review and the Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal.
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If New York Didn’t Have One of the Best Systems of Small-Donor Public Financing …
Outside money would have been even worse in this month’s elections.
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Outside Money Wins in New York City Elections
A real-estate money backed outside-spending group dominated New York City Council elections.Â
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Spitzer Is Dead Wrong on Public Financing
New York City’s public financing system has been a huge success. Eliot Spitzer should embrace it.
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Governor Cuomo Announces Campaign Finance Reform Package
Can New York state lead by example?
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An Antidote to Citizens United?
A new Demos report analyzes Connecticut’s public financing of its elections system.
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Introducing Economic Stimulus Done Right
A new bill would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
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How a Few Wealthy Individuals Shape the Climate Agenda
Meet the wealthy climate denial donor class.
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Is a Democracy Trust Fund a Good Idea?
New York state inches closer to instituting a public financing system for elections.
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Win, Win, Win: The Case for a Carbon Tax
The revenue source nobody’s talking about