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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

With the midterm elections looming, the news cycle is about to become a partisan whirlwind. The real threats to democracy – the ones that will significantly impact your life – risk getting buried in chaos.

That’s why we compiled the top 5 democracy trends Common Cause is monitoring in 2026, and what we’re doing about them.
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Florida Redistricting Decision Coming Next Week

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Florida Redistricting Decision Coming Next Week

A Florida judge who ruled that the state’s congressional districts violated state constitutional protections against drawing lines for partisan gain delayed a decision about whether to redraw districts before the November midterm elections. Common Cause is a plaintiff in the case. In a hearing yesterday, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis stated that he planned to issue a ruling next week.

What We’re Reading This Week – 7/25/14

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What We’re Reading This Week – 7/25/14

This week - Parenting, Koch Brothers' Power, Minneapolis school-board race, and Baseball vs. FCC's proposal

A Hopeful Sign From FCC On Media Consolidation

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A Hopeful Sign From FCC On Media Consolidation

The FCC closed a legal loophole on Thursday as it approved a mega transaction between Sinclair Broadcasting and Allbritton Communications

ALEC Picked Up Tab for Texas Lawmakers’ Junkets

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ALEC Picked Up Tab for Texas Lawmakers’ Junkets

The corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council has spent thousands of dollars on "scholarships" that financed state legislator's trips to posh resorts

Press Club Panel Examines “New Nullification” in the Senate

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Press Club Panel Examines “New Nullification” in the Senate

A standing room only crowd turned out Tuesday at the National Press Club for a Common Cause-sponsored panel discussion of “The ‘New Nullification’ At Work,” a report issued this Spring on continuing dysfunction in the U.S. Senate.

As ALEC heads to Dallas, who’s paying the bills

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As ALEC heads to Dallas, who’s paying the bills

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive, corporate-backed, lobby will have its annual conference next week in Dallas. More than 1,000 state lawmakers from across the country will convene for closed-door meetings with corporate lobbyists and executives to write “model bills” dealing with everything from education to telecommunications to environmental policy.

Round Up: Common Cause at Netroots

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Round Up: Common Cause at Netroots

The thousands of progressive activists who turned out for last weekend’s Netroots Nation conference in Detroit included a strong contingent from Common Cause.

PR Watch Flushes Out the Kochs

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PR Watch Flushes Out the Kochs

In a PR Watch article posted on Monday, Brendan Fischer and Nick Surgey detail the immense power of the industrialists Charles and David Koch, the brothers who’ve become synonymous with big money in politics . The post explores how the brothers are able to legally give millions to political organizations every year.

What We’re Reading This Week – 7/11/14

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What We’re Reading This Week – 7/11/14

This week: Keystone pipeline lobbying, redistricting, Udall amendment, and the People’s Pledge

The Slippery Slope of Individual Rights for Corporations

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The Slippery Slope of Individual Rights for Corporations

The Supreme Court is supposed to protect everyone’s rights, interpreting our laws so that each person is valued equally. But in Hobby Lobby and other corporate cases, the Court seems to be granting special rights and privileges to corporations.

Common Cause Maryland veranstaltet Geburtstagsparty für den Namensgeber des Gerrymandering

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Common Cause Maryland veranstaltet Geburtstagsparty für den Namensgeber des Gerrymandering

Common Cause Maryland veranstaltete am Donnerstag eine Geburtstagsfeier für Elbridge Gerry, der als erster Politiker die dunkle Kunst der parteipolitischen Manipulation von Parlamentsgrenzen perfektionierte. Gerry, ehemaliger Vizepräsident und Gouverneur von Massachusetts, unterzeichnete während seiner Amtszeit seltsam geformte Wahlkreise, die die Mehrheit seiner Partei im Parlament festigen sollten. Die Boston Gazette zeichnete 1812 eine politische Karikatur, in der einer der Wahlkreise mit einem Salamander verglichen und als „Gerrymander“ bezeichnet wurde.

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