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CA Politicians Are Relying on County Parties to Funnel Money, Avoid Campaign Limits

Chase Davis, Center for Investigative Reporting. January 4, 2010.

By using county parties as middlemen both Democrat and Republican donors can contribute far more money than the law typically allows.

You Can't be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 22, 2008.

Author John R. MacArthur's new book ponders the enduring problems in American democracy.

Political Parties: Journalists, Power Players and Free Booze

Ari Berman, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. August 27, 2008.

Some think political journalists are too cozy with the powerful sources they cover. Events in Denver do little to dispel that suspicion.

Party Crashing: How the Facebook Generation Does Politics

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 26, 2008.

Author Keli Goff on how today's youth -- black youth in particular -- choose their leaders. Hint: It's not by skin color or party affiliation.

Democratic and Republican Parties, Realigned

Lawrence Goodwyn, The Nation. April 14, 2007.

Public anxiety over the economy could lead to a permanent restructuring of America's political parties.