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Stop Trump’s Billionaire Budget
The Big Ugly Betrayal slashes aid for families, cuts taxes for billionaires, and pours money into expanding Trump’s secret police force.
Protecting Dissent
The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. Organized people power helped secure voting rights and equality for millions of Americans—but today that right is under attack by politicians who don't tolerate dissent.
Across the country, Americans protested against police brutality and racism after the murder of George Floyd and too many other Black Americans. But in response, many right-wing politicians have cracked down on our right to peacefully protest and dissent—including felony charges against non-violent protestors, targeting journalists who report critically on government officials, and even invitations to vigilantism.
Protecting dissent is vital, and we must speak up for our First Amendment rights to organize for justice and the values we believe in.
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Project 2025 is a 1,000-page agenda handcrafted by the Heritage Foundation for a Trump presidency – and we have every reason to believe Trump will try to follow through on it.
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Common Cause Watchdog Newsletter—July 10, 2025
This week’s newsletter is just a 5 minute read at 750 words.
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What is Project 2025?
Understanding this new threat to our rights. Project 2025 is a dangerous policy playbook being pushed by conservative extremists. It could threaten basic freedoms by gutting checks and balances and consolidating power in the office of the president, like other authoritarian governments.
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Media Literacy Skill: Lateral Searching
"What do I do if my loved ones do not trust verified sources of information?" is the #1 most asked question among trusted messengers navigating conversations about media literacy.
Lateral reading or lateral searching is a strategy that helps us to determine for ourselves who is a credible source of information.
Lateral reading or lateral searching is a strategy that helps us to determine for ourselves who is a credible source of information.
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Reuters: Twitter plan to fight midterm misinformation falls short, voting rights experts say
More emphasis should be placed on removing false and misleading posts, said Yosef Getachew, media and democracy program director at nonpartisan group Common Cause.
“Pointing them to other sources isn’t enough,” he said.
“Pointing them to other sources isn’t enough,” he said.
