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What You Need to Know About Money in Politicsincludes answers to frequently asked questions, an extensive library of articles, student views on money in politics, links to other organizations.
DM in the News contains all the latest Democracy Matters coverage from around the country - articles and op-eds published by Democracy Matters students, news of student activities and Speakers Bureau events, and feature articles in such national publications as the New York Times, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated. Recent newsroom articles include:
- Supporters Rally for Fair Elections
Oneida Daily Dispatch
- Do California’s Students Care About Democracy?
USC Annenberg Digital News
- Leaders Speak Out Against Corporate Contributions
The Little Rebellion
- Corporation Nation - We, the People: A Forum to Defend Democracy
New Paltz Times
- So you think you can be a politician?
SMU Daily Campus
Money On My Mind
explores the problem of private money in politics with an in-depth look at a single issue every month.Author Jay Mandle is the W. Bradford Wiley Professor of Economics at ColgateUniversity, and co-founder of Democracy Matters. Topics include:
- Visioning Democracy
- After Health Care: Now the Harder Part
- The “Shadow” Financing of Elections
- Changing America with Grassroots Organizing
- Civil Rights and Financing Elections
- Dirty Air, Clean Money
- Supporting Student Activism
- Downsizing the Military
Campus Activism Blog contains posts by Democracy Matters campus leaders detailing their campaign successes and lessons learned.
E-News
contains the current and back issues of our monthlybulletin.Keep up to date on DM happenings and the world of news about money in politics.
Top Videos
on the issues of money and politics, environment, foreign policy and morecan be downloaded and watched.
Online Training Module
will give you the information and skills needed to organize a great Democracy Matters chapter.
Action Campaigns
are listedon the back give you ideas on how to effectively leaflet, table, dorm-storm and more. Don’t miss new information on running open mikes, rallies, improv theatre, poetry slams, and more.
Downloadable Materialsinclude flyers, leaflets, and other materials from campuses across the country. You’ll find helpful templates for petitions, press releases, letters to elected officials, and chapter constitutions. Don’t miss new additions to our library of images, cartoons, and graphics.
Speakers Bureau
provides dynamic speakers for your campus on issues of elections, student activism, money and politics, and more.
Community Resources
give DM students the opportunity to work off-campus, gaining important experience with the real world of politics. At the same time, community activists gain much needed help and the energy to carry their efforts forward.
Recommended Films and Books
are listed here.Spread the word by organizing book discussions and great film screenings that demonstrate how big corporate money in politics affects the environment, the economy, funding for higher education, foreign policy and much more.
Democracy Matters TrainingVideo
shows how you can make a real difference with on-campus grassroots organizing to get big money out of politics and people back in!