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American Media Columnist Index 500
Columnists - more opinion than you can shake a stick at.
 | American
University Campaign Finance
Data and information for journalists and scholars that follow the
money in politics. |
| Boston Review New Democracy Forum
articles on New Directions for Campaign Finance Reform |
| Center for Public Integrity
(CPI)
Created in 1989, CPI is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan research organization in Washington that concentrates
on ethics and public service issues. |
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Coin-Operated Congress
Created by Mother Jones Magazine, this site includes Mother Jones
articles on campaign finance, lists of major donors, and
searchable databases of contributors to campaigns. Last update
seems to have been in October of 1998, however. |
| Common Cause
Common Cause is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open,
honest and accountable government. Common Cause represents the
unified voice of the people against corruption in government and
big money special interests. |
| FECInfo
A comprehensive accumulation of campaign finance data compiled by
Tony Raymond, the FEC's former webmaster. Raymond now works for
the Center for Responsive Politics. |
| Federal Election Commission |
| Money Chase: Policy.com- Issue Of The Week
March 15, 1999 |
| Open Secrets
Created by the Center for Responsive Politics, Open Secrets is
designed to offer a close-up look at the "cash
constituents" of American politics, the individuals,
organizations and interest groups that fund federal elections.
Open Secrets allows users to look up a detailed financial profile
of your own Senators and representatives in Congress, showing
exactly which industries and interest groups contributed to their campaigns, and even which states and metro areas were their
richest sources of campaign cash. |
| PBS Online:
Follow the Money
Companion website to a PBS series focusing on Congressional
campaign finance hearings. |
| Perkins Coie DC Political Buzz
Focusing on campaign finance - excellent resources and links. |
| New
York Times: Political Fund-Raising Debate
Times coverage of the politics of campaign finance reform. |
| Center for Voting
and Democracy The Center for Voting and Democracy researches how voting
systems affect participation, representation and governance. We advocate
public interest redistricting, proportional representation systems for most
legislative elections and instant runoff voting for most executive elections |
| The White House Project
Working to change our political climate so that qualified women from all
walks of life can launch successful campaigns for the U.S. Presidency and
other key positions. |
| EC Electoral College WebZine
Standing in defense of the electoral college |
| League of Women Voters |
| Alternative
Voting Systems Paper by Steven J. Brams, NYU and Peter C. Fishburn, Bell
Laboratories |
| The Alliance for Democracy
The mission of the Alliance for Democracy is to free all people from
corporate domination of politics, economics, the environment, culture and
information; to establish true democracy; and to create a just society with
a sustainable, equitable economy. |
| Fair Vote Network Advocates of
proportional representation |
| Citizens Election Forum, Enhancing Democracy
Improving elections through citizens panels and election juries |
| Citizens' Research Foundation
The Citizens' Research Foundation is the nation's oldest non-partisan,
non-profit, academic research organization committed to broadening public
understanding of political financing and campaign reform. |
| Alliance for Better Campaigns
Promoting political campaigns in which the most useful information reaches
the greatest number of citizens in the most engaging ways |
| Citizens for True Democracy Advocates for Fair Elections
Electoral college, campaign finance, turnout, and proportional
representation |
| EPN The Electronic Policy Network - Politics and Civic Life
Articles and links on apathy and campaign finance |
| Town Hall Issues Library
- Government Reform Articles and links opposing campaign finance reform |
| Boston Review New Democracy Forum
Articles on the case for proportional representation |
| All4Democracy North Carolina
Campaign Finance Reform |
| Votation.com A private corporation
that manages electronic elections for governments and organizations |
| The Center for Public Integrity |
| GenderGap - Women in Government, Politics and the Military |
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