FDF Board Member Ken Dammand outlines the importance of Fix Democracy First's work within the context of Nancy MacLean's thesis on American Democracy.

Our government is a union of all United States citizens. Everyone is a member. It is the way we organize to efficiently address problems that affect us all.

This stirring nonfiction graphic novel by Daniel G. Newman and artist George O’Connor takes readers behind the scenes where lawmakers scheme to handpick their voters.

David Daley examines how a small cadre of Republican operatives rigged American elections.

Howard Zinn presents a different side of history from the more traditional "fundamental nationalist glorification of country".

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities.

American investigative journalist Jane Mayer writes about a network of extremely wealthy conservative Republicans, foremost among them Charles and David Koch.

Based on Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s investigative reporting of the 2016 presidential election for Rolling Stone and BBC television

Eric Liu lays out the strategies of reform and revolution to help every reader make sense of our world today.

Written by Anand Giridharadas, this book helps us understand some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today’s news.

Written by Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky, this book shows how democracies die—and how ours can be saved.

Written by Nancy MacLean, this book is an explosive exposé of the right's relentless campaign to eliminate unions, suppress voting, privatize public education, and change the Constitution.

Written by Lawrence Lessig, this book charts the way in which the fundamental institutions of our democracy, including our media, respond to narrow interests rather than to the needs and wishes of the nation’s citizenry

Written by Richard L. Hasen, this book offers concrete steps that need to be taken to restore trust in American elections before the democratic process is completely undermined.

Written by Neal Simon, Contract to Unite America provides specific, practical solutions for an improved government and a better tomorrow.

The primary source of big money in First World countries is the control of consolidated and potentially immortal artificial entities -- corporations.

An overview of our work toward a system in which citizens’ voices in government are not dependent upon their financial resources

Great disparity in the wealth of citizens has been a problem for the conduct of democracy since ancient Athens. At the outset of the American experiment in democracy only wealthy males over 21 could vote.

The latest news and articles relating to Money in Politics

Citizen Koch is a 2013 film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, concerning the political influence of American plutocrats on the political process following the US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses the grave economic and social consequences that may result if the gap between rich and poor continues to widen.

A fun guidebook to returning the United States government to its People

Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging Black voters from Florida's electoral rolls.

A political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials

Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy? reflects on a word we too often take for granted.

An aggregated list of all FDF's suggested books to learn more issues relating to improving our Democracy.

Brief summary of the series Democracy Journey by Ken Dammand about our democracy, how we got here, and what can be done.

Ken Dammand breaks down popular myths about democracy, capitalism, and more...

Democracy is all about equality in political power. But this doesn’t work for everybody.

A series about our democracy, how we got here, and what can be done.

BIG win in Seattle! Two of the three bills that are part of the Clean Campaigns Act passed unanimously.

The story of our fight clean elections, voters rights, gerrymander reform and against dark money, Citizens United, and rigged elections.