We Can't Go Back to the Bad Old Days
October 3, 2017
President Trump's 'voter fraud' commission is making deeply troubling requests for personal information about voters.
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Democracy Reforms Are Advancing, Even In the Trump Era
September 27, 2017
While partisan knives get sharper in Washington and the White House and the majority party in Congress continue their offensive against sensible controls on big money in politics, democracy reformers are making important progress in state capitols.
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Trump's Media Attacks Undercut Press Freedom
October 18, 2017
President Trump’s repeated attacks on journalists and what he calls “fake news” are undermining press freedom at a time when newspapers and broadcasters already are struggling with declining subscription and advertising revenues.
As Trump Attacks Reporters, His Administration Looks to Bolster Big Media
October 17, 2017
“Fake news” is President Trump’s favorite whipping boy, but a report this morning documents how his administration’s policies are bolstering a few big media companies and undermining their smaller competitors.
Tom Mathews, Common Cause's First VP, Dies at 96
October 17, 2017
There’s sad news today from Utah, where the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Tom Mathews, recruited by Common Cause founder John Gardner in 1970 to serve as the fledgling organization’s first vice president, died Saturday at age 96.
McCain, Biden, and Politics In the Trump Era
October 17, 2017
On Monday night in Philadelphia’s historic Independence Hall, John McCain and Joe Biden, fiercely partisan adversaries who hoped to be president, showed off a friendship that transcends politics on Monday and recalled a time when Democrats and Republicans in Washington could put country over party to actually get things done.
California's Brown Vetoes Requirement that Presidential Candidates Release Tax Returns
October 16, 2017
California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have required President Trump and other presidential candidates to disclose their income tax returns in advance of the 2020 presidential election.
