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Lindsay Mark Lewis

Lindsay Mark Lewis is the executive director of the Progressive Policy Institute. Since 1992, he has worked for Democratic Members of the House, Senate, and National Committee.

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DNC Disaster

Why Dems Should Reject Their Donor Class

As the parties have given up on their core functions, wealthy donors with ideological agendas have filled the void they’ve left.

Lindsay Mark Lewis

articles/2012/11/17/trickle-down-bribery-or-the-butch-cassidy-congress/corruption-of-congress-lewis_glcwtx

Trickle-Down Bribery

Staffers all but run Congress, but finally they need to keep the boss happy. And a happy official is one whose donors are happy, writes Lindsay Mark Lewis.

Lindsay Mark Lewis

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