Here's a round up of this week's Fair Elections op-eds and letters to the editor from states all over the country. 

Our friends at Brave New Foundation have released a compelling new video highlighting the human impact of our big money and special interest-based democracy.

An opinion piece by Adam Friedman of MASSvote discusses how the huge amount of time that Congress spends fundraising hurts prospects for addressing our nations challenges, and calls for support of the Fair Elections Now Act.

Politico has named the Fair Elections ad "Where's John Boehner to the list of this summer's best political ad's. The "Founding Father's were dispatched to Ohio in an attempt to track down Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) during the August recess.

Katrina vanden Heuvel has a column today in the Washington Post that discuses the impact that the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court ruling is already having on our elections. She calls for passing the Fair Elections Now Act, as well as the DISCLOSE Act.

Members of Congress are notorious for their constant need to raise campaign contributions. And as elections have become increasingly expensive, candidates have had to find innovative ways to keep the cash flowing to their campaign coffers. As we previously mentioned, a number of members of Congress have taken to using concerts as a venue to raise money.