About
Taking our government back.
Pitchfork Democracy is a podcast about taking our government back. The Constitution opens with three words — We the People — but somewhere between Citizens United and the gerrymandered map on your county's wall, the people got written out of their own story.
The many versus the money.
Billionaires and corporations now speak with megaphones while ordinary Americans whisper. Districts are drawn so politicians choose their voters instead of the other way around. And one person, one vote — the most basic promise of self-government — gets quietly traded away in back rooms and courtrooms.
Each week, Pitchfork Democracy talks with the reformers, organizers, scholars, and troublemakers fighting to get money out of politics, overturn Citizens United, outlaw partisan gerrymandering, and restore a democracy where every vote counts the same — whether it's cast in a penthouse or a farmhouse.
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Our Values
Money Out of Politics
Fighting to overturn Citizens United and end the era of billionaire megaphones.
End Gerrymandering
Voters should choose their politicians — not the other way around.
One Person, One Vote
Every vote counts the same, whether it's cast in a penthouse or a farmhouse.
Not Left vs. Right
This isn't about partisan politics. It's about the many versus the money.