Tuesday, June 27th, is the long-awaited National Clean Money Day - an opportunity to reflect on the frequently malevolent role that money and special interests play in our hijacked political system.  To celebrate, a coalition of groups, including Common Cause, will host hundreds of house parties across the United States.  Parties will feature a screening of the new film "The Big Buy: Tom Delay's Stolen Congress," a documentary that investigates corporate power, dirty money, and corruption during the tenure of former House Majority Leader Tom Delay.  Delay's close political ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff are also explored by this film.

After the screening, the house parties will be linked by a conference call with Common Cause President Chellie Pingree, radio commentator and public speaker Jim Hightower, film director Robert Greenwald, and other reform leaders.  The conference call will present a plan to curtail the prevalence of dirty money and corruption through Clean Money reforms at the federal level.

Go here to register for a party in your area.  House parties are great way to discuss and find solutions to pressing political issues with similarly engaged members of your community.  Please consider attending a party on Tuesday, and afterwards use the Comments section to let us know how your party went.