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Andrew Mayersohn is a PhD student in Harvard University's Department of Government, studying activism and participation in politics. Twitter: @andymayers
But do transparency and smarter government have the power to effect major changes?
Raising money is still the first and most vital task of a campaign, so the hysteria conveyed by these emails is based on real desperation.
Why don’t Democratic efforts in state and local politics stick?
Han and McKenna have written a history of the Obama campaign in which the candidate himself has little more than a cameo.
Outrage tactics such as the ‘hate retweet’ have value, even if they risk elevating the worst voices.
![A group of protesters with a long sign reading "Money Corrupts" stand in front of a courthouse. The words "Money [unequal sign] Speech" is projected on the buidling.](https://bostonreview.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/money-politics.png)
Rates of participation in politics are still at or near historic lows after decades of skyrocketing campaign spending.
The "independent" expenditures in the midterm elections are record-breaking
The interesting thing about the Challenge is that most of the participants do not seem particularly motivated by empathy.
Investigating money in politics is a little like studying dark matter.
Sports are an excellent tool for thinking through tricky ethical and political questions.
A response to Archon Fung and Anthony Fowler.
Data can give a sense of scale to political debate.
The most consequential and controversial questions in politics are not amenable to fact-checking.
Lawrence Lessig walked across New Hampshire to put campaign finance reform back on the national agenda.
The problem is that it is not anybody else’s responsibility, either.
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