Campaign finance reform in the age of Citizens United
All is not lost with the SCOTUS decision. Small-donor public financing can still give candidates a fair chance
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 7:06 PM UTCElections Next New Deal
Mark Schmitt
Elections Next New Deal
When did “Fix the Debt” become “protect Bush tax cuts”?
A coalition devoted to reducing the deficit shouldn't embrace the irresponsible tax measures that helped create it
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 9:52 PM UTCBusiness Alan Simpson, Erskine Bowles
Dark money obscures Congress
Forget the national elections. Two thirds of winning House incumbents outspent their opponents by a factor of nine
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 7:52 PM UTCBusiness Barack Obama, Business
3 ways to restore progressive taxation
With the the "fiscal cliff" looming, it's time for Obama to erase George W. Bush's toxic legacy once and for all
Monday, Nov 19, 2012 4:39 PM UTC 57Politics Barack Obama, George W. Bush
Mitt’s tax war on America’s youth
Romney's new cap on tax deductions would transfer wealth to the wealthy -- and hit the young where it hurts most
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 9:26 PM UTCBusiness 2012 Elections, Next New Deal
Debunking the “moocher class”
The conservative narrative of an "entitlement society" ignores that most Americans are both givers and takers
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 2:03 PM UTC 14Politics Moochers, Republicans
Happy Birthday, Social Security
On the 77th anniversary of Social Security, an explanation of what has made the program so important
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2012 4:18 PM UTC 16Politics Next New Deal, Social Security
What Romney tells us about our tax code
The real question isn't whether Mitt Romney paid his taxes but whether we want to make an unfair tax code worse
Sunday, Aug 5, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 60Politics Next New Deal, Mitt Romney, Taxes
Republicans won’t repeal Obamacare
The insurance industry won't let them
Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 45Politics Next New Deal, Supreme Court
Take focus off the court
The huge role of money in politics can be addressed in ways that don't rely completely on the nine Supremes
Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 6:50 PM UTCPolitics Next New Deal, Supreme Court
The rise of the zombie candidate
Super PACs have made it possible for no-shot hopefuls like Gingrich, Perry and Santorum to run indefinitely
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012 4:04 PM UTC 13Politics New Deal 2.0, Campaign Finance
Mark Schmitt is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Fellows Program at the Roosevelt Institute.
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