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Nancy Schön, the sculptor behind the “Make Way for Ducklings” statues in the Boston Public Garden, is also responsible for something completely different: a popular...
Jan 7, 2020 Blog Post
Giving thanks for the rare good fortune of living in a great neighborhood in a great city - and exploring the link between good neighborhood...
Oct 30, 2019 Blog Post
Too often, the impacts of our behavior on the environment and our health are invisible to us, making it hard to see the damage we’re...
Sep 26, 2019 Blog Post
Our democracy as it currently exists is far from perfect, but in 2018, states and cities across the country pushed forward with a number of...
Jan 8, 2019 Blog Post
National elected leaders would have us believe Republicans and Democrats are from different planets, unable to communicate, much less agree on anything. Last weekend I...
Nov 2, 2018 Blog Post
Last week, we released the ninth edition of Following the Money, our annual report with U.S. PIRG Education Fund evaluating governments on their online financial...
May 1, 2018 Blog PostState-operated transparency websites provide checkbook-level detail on government spending, allowing citizens and watchdog groups to view payments made to individual companies, details on purchased goods...
Apr 25, 2018 Report
The dominance of large contributors over every aspect of the political process – from decisions regarding which candidates run for office to the ability of...
Feb 1, 2018 Report
The dominating influence of large political donors shapes elections from beginning to end – from an individual’s decision to run for office, to a candidate’s...
Feb 1, 2018 Blog Post
The Fair Elections law adopted in Montgomery County, Maryland, provides candidates for county-level positions with matching funds if they agree to accept contributions only from...
Jan 29, 2018 Report
