People care about a number of different issues - most of which are directly impacted by big money in politics.  Select issues below to learn how clean elections is needed to help enact change on all these important issues.  Each issue page contains recent updates on news articles that address the ways in which private money influences the issue.

A major issue facing young people today is the rising cost of higher education. When adjusted for inflation, average tuition and fees at four year public colleges have risen 35 percent since 2001 and tuition at private college increased just 5.9 percent in the past academic year. More...

Wall Street and major corporations not only control our economy. Through their huge campaign contributions, they also disproportionately influence our political system, its legislation, and the lives of all of us. More...

The United States is only 5 percent of the global population, yet we consume 25 percent of the world's fossil fuels and are the second largest emitter of carbon dioxide - the leading cause of global warming.  More...

There are 47 million Americans without health insurance.  The largest and fastest growing population of uninsured citizens are between the ages of 19-24.  The World Health Organization ranked the United States 35th in the world in quality of health care - the lowest amongst all industrialized democracies.  More...

The United States spends more on defense than all other nations in the world combined.  Defense contractors, weapons manufacturers, and reconstruction firms wield an enormous amount of power over the political process and the type of policy the U.S. exercises across the globe.  More...

Money and wealth in the United States has traditionally been concentrated in the hands of a few, mostly older white males.  Hence, it is no wonder that our government is representative of a very similar demographic.  More...

The increasing number of poor people in the United States reflects our growing and shameful inequality in income. More...

According to the Center for American Women and Politics, women hold only 25 percent of statewide elected offices, 22.5 percent of state legislative offices and 14.8 percent of seats in Congress. Considering women make up over half the U.S. population, these numbers are painfully low.  More...