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Stamp Money Out of Politics

“Not 2 B Used 4 Buying Elections,” that’s the slogan stamped in red ink on every single dollar in my wallet. I started StampStampede.org in 2012 to provide a simple, highly effective tool anyone,...

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Why I'm Standing With Doug Hughes, the Gyrocopter Pilot

Activists gather at the Pettyman Courthouse in D.C. today for Doug Hughes's indictment hearing. He faces 9 1/2 years in prison because he landed a gyrocopter outside the U.S. Capitol last month to...

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Money is the Original Form of Viral Media

In ancient times, Romans crossed out coins imprinted with the face of their tyrannical emperor, Caligula. In the early 20th century, British suffragettes carved“Votes for women” onto pennies in order...

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How Voters are Being Locked Out of the New Hampshire Primary

These bills are "Not to be Used for Buying Elections!" All the candidates seeking a White House run in 2016 seem to have little else but seven-figure campaign checks on the brain. Even in the state of...

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Corporations are NOT PEOPLE

The Roberts Court, in the 2010 Citizens United decision, guaranteed moneyed interests such as corporations the ability to provide unrestricted campaign donations to sway elections in their favor....

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Donna the Buffalo's Stampede

In a few days, I'll be joining Donna the Buffalo and Peter Rowan as they hit the road to croon and jam along the East Coast for their "Stampede" tour to stamp big money out of politics and take back...

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We’re Not Stopping Until We Win

Looking back at 2015, this last year may be remembered as the turning point in the fight to get big money out of politics and restore our democracy.Hands down, we’re winning.  In 2012, only one...

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New Anti Citizens United Victories!

Only a few days into the new year and there has already been exciting updates for the democracy movement. This week, California’s top court ruled that Californians can officially vote on a statewide...

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Inspiration from the Suffragettes

Suffragettes like Alice Paul remind us how ordinary citizens can successfully hold governments accountable and bring about extraordinary changes together.Alice Paul, full-length portrait.Beginning in...

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State of the Union: Government for Sale to the Highest Bidder

In his final State of the Union, President Barack Obama named the largest problem threatening our Republic – how big money is rapidly and aggressively seizing our government from “We the...

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Continuing Dr. King's Fight for Political Equality

Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in an America where “all men are created equal.”  His lifelong work to bring ordinary citizens together in service of this great dream continues to inspire the...

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Open Joyfully: Political Revolution Inside

Just as there is nothing as unstoppable as a flavor whose time has come--there is nothing as unstoppable as a leader whose time has come.Political revolution in one delicious pint.When I started...

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Hillary Clinton's Big Money Saga

Politics has been called “the art of the possible.” In Hillary’s view, this sense of “the possible” is determined by big money’s influence in our country’s policy-making, and she is fine with tiptoeing...

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Broken Democracy, Voter Suppression, Big Money - How to Fight Back

Although it’s only January, I think it’s safe to say that “our democracy is broken” will be the understatement of the year. It’s not just the electoral college or alleged Russian interference – it’s...

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How we win a 28th Amendment to Get Money Out

Stamp Stampede and American Promise are teaming up to build a 50-state Citizen Uprising to win a 28th Amendment that would prevent corporate interests and big money from interfering in American...

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"Voter Fraud" is a Fraud

“Voter Fraud” is a fraud. Any reasonable person understands that President Trump’s hyped-up claims about voter fraud are flat out wrong.  Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)– who is not...

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Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen Announces Mass Protest to Stamp...

The tax scam, net neutrality, drilling in the Arctic wildlife-refuge, it’s simple, lawmakers have sold out the American people for campaign contributions and kickbacks. Join me and pledge to stamp on...

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A Christmas Message to Donald Trump from Ben and Jerry

Jerry and I finally found something that we have in common with Donald Trump -- We all love Oreo cookies! In the spirit of Christmas, this is our message to Donald about the #GopTaxScam.xYouTube Video

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