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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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Read the Bill? Who Has Time for That?

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Read the Bill? Who Has Time for That?

Americans deserve transparency from our government, especially when our healthcare and financial well-being is at stake. But Republican leaders in the House of Representatives seem to favor rushing a vote to repeal Obamacare over transparency and accountability.

Common Cause Wisconsin Joins Panel to Discuss an End to Gerrymandering

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Common Cause Wisconsin Joins Panel to Discuss an End to Gerrymandering

Common Cause Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck joined University of Wisconsin Political Science Professor David Canon and John Nichols of The Nation and The Capital Times to discuss gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Organizing For Action sponsored the event, which attracted a full house at the Alicia Ashman Library in Madison. Common Cause Wisconsin also sponsored the event along with Fair Elections Project, Indivisible Madison, and Citizen Action.

Woman Could Be Jailed After Giggling at Sessions Hearing

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Woman Could Be Jailed After Giggling at Sessions Hearing

It’s no laughing matter. A woman who police arrested for laughing out loud during January’s confirmation hearing for Attorney General Jeff Sessions was convicted Wednesday of “disorderly and disruptive conduct” that was intended to ‘impede, disrupt, and disturb the orderly conduct’ of congressional proceedings.”

New Spending Bill Makes Lawbreaking Easy for Government Contractors

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New Spending Bill Makes Lawbreaking Easy for Government Contractors

Six hundred twelve pages into the 1,665-page bill that will keep our government open until September lurks a sentence that will make Congress and the president – assuming he signs it – partners in corrupting our elections and government contracting process

Nach hundert Tagen ist die Russland-Untersuchung wichtiger denn je

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Nach hundert Tagen ist die Russland-Untersuchung wichtiger denn je

Das Versäumnis der Kongressführung, eine unabhängige Untersuchung einzuleiten, wird in Washington schnell zur einzigen wichtigen Frage. Was muss der Kongress tun, damit er der Russland-Untersuchung die Priorität einräumt, die ihr nach Ansicht des amerikanischen Volkes gebührt?

Freunde erinnern sich an Benjamin Barber, den unermüdlichen Verfechter der Demokratie

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Freunde erinnern sich an Benjamin Barber, den unermüdlichen Verfechter der Demokratie

Heute Morgen gibt es traurige Nachrichten aus New York: Benjamin Barber, ein brillanter politischer Theoretiker und langjähriges ehemaliges Mitglied des National Governing Board von Common Cause, hat seinen Kampf gegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs verloren.

Trendsetting States Setting a Bad Example

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Trendsetting States Setting a Bad Example

Iowa and New Hampshire set the trends for presidential elections.Let’s hope that their influence does not extend to election laws.

Senate Committee’s Russia-Trump Probe Stalls Out

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Senate Committee’s Russia-Trump Probe Stalls Out

Just a few weeks ago, the Senate Intelligence Committee looked like the best hope for those of us holding out hope that Congress might conduct a serious investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. No more.

A New Weapon Against Fake News

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A New Weapon Against Fake News

PolitiFact, a nonprofit news organization, has launched an online almanac to identify "fake news" websites

Common Cause Suit Challenges North Carolina Legislature

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Common Cause Suit Challenges North Carolina Legislature

A lawsuit filed Wednesday by Common Cause North Carolina and 10 Carolinians asks a state court to nullify two bills passed at a special session of the state legislature last December because legislative leaders provided no advance public notice of their meeting.

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