With each passing day, our government grows more corrupt and less representative of its people; but so grows the will for reform.  A few notable recent events:

Good

"The City of Richmond, CA passed an amendment that prohibits a councilmember who receives more than $250 from a business or individual from voting on laws that those donor businesses or individuals lobby for, or would receive primary benefit, during future council votes. It would take one year for that councilperson to vote again on that particular item." read more... 

 Bad

"The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a plea to revisit its 2-year-old campaign finance decision in the Citizens United case." read more...

 Ugly

"34 members of Congress...many of whom held leadership positions and committee chairmanships in the House and Senate, changed portions of their [personal financial] portfolios a total of 166 times within two business days of speaking or meeting with the administration officials. The party affiliation of the lawmakers was about evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, 19 to 15." read more...

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When fighting against something as deeply entrenched as institutional corruption, it's only reasonable to expect that some days will turn out better than others. As Rootstrikers, we should be just as prepared to celebrate victories as we are to channel the outrage that follows from setbacks. Onward!