For the current Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH), American democracy is simpler than representing the people who vote for him. Instead of fighting for jobs and health in his district, Boehner will just spend money to polish...

About 50,000 people just communicated to their Senators that they've had it with coal companies polluting policymaking, and polluting their communities. With their names on the petition, we dropped off a copy of the latest Harvard...