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This list is an evolving document. Please visit often. http://www.opensecrets.org/ The Center for Responsive Politics tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy with the aim of creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry and a more transparent and responsive government. Find information on this site about: corporate donors; lobbyists; PACS & Super PACS; the revolving door between congress, corporate industry, and Wall Street; and more. http://www.epi.org/ The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) believes every working person deserves a good job with fair pay, affordable health care, and retirement security. EPI conducts research and proposes public policies that protect and improve the economic conditions of low- and middle-income workers and assesses policies with respect to how they affect those workers. Find information on this site about: the federal budget, deficit, and taxes; jobs and wages; facts on regulation and job creation, global trade policy and effects on American worker; the burden of health costs, and disparities in access and outcomes, and more. http://www.ctj.org/ Citizens for Tax Justice focuses on federal, state and local tax policies and their impact upon our nation. CTJ's mission is to give ordinary people a greater voice in the development of tax laws. Find information on their site about: fair taxes for middle and low-income families; requiring the wealthy to pay their fair share; closing corporate tax loopholes; adequately funding important government services; reducing the federal debt; taxation that minimizes distortion of economic markets; and more.

http://www.itepnet.org/index.php The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) works on federal, state, and local tax policy issues to ensure that elected officials, the media, and the general public have access to accurate, timely, and straightforward information that allows them to understand the effects of current and proposed tax policies. ITEPs work focuses particularly on issues of tax fairness and sustainability. Find information on this site on: federal, state, and local tax policy issues; state specific news and reports; information on who pays taxes and how much. http://stanford.edu/group/scspi/index.html The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality was created with the recognition that poverty and inequality have become an unprecedented threat and that the great universities of the world must address this threat with all the resources and initiative that we have applied in the past to other major social problems. Find information on this site on; research and data on multiple issues dealing with poverty and inequality; causes and effects; news; charts. Videos The Story of Citizens United v FEC (video - 10 mins) Explores the history of the American corporation and corporate political spending, the roles of citizens and for-profit corporations in a democracy and the impact the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is already having on our political process. http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-citizens-united-v-fec/ How Economic Inequality Harms Societies (video - 16 mins) TED talk by Richard Wilkinson on how inequality harms all people in society - not just the poorest. http://www.ted.com/talks/richard/wilkinson.html

Charts http://www.epi.org/publication/11-telling-charts-about-2011-economy/ http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-americachart-graph http://inequality.org/income-inequality/#

Like-minded Organizations http://rebuildthedream.com/ http://movetoamend.org/