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11.15.2022

As 2024 Election Begins, Common Cause Will “Double Down On Work to Protect Voting Rights for All”

"The clock has started in the 2024 election, and our work to protect our elections begins now. We will double down on our work to protect voting rights for all—Democrats, Republicans, and Independents."

06.1.2023

Celebrating Our Future Leaders in Civic Engagement

05.23.2023

Common Cause’s Work in Stopping the TEGNA/Standard General Merger

05.22.2023

Common Cause Members Speak Out: Stopping the TEGNA/Standard General Merger

Common Cause members generated over 6,000 comments to the Federal Communications Commission opposing corporate media consolidation -- and on May 22, 2023, TEGNA and Standard General dropped their bid to merge! Read what Common Cause members like you had to say:

05.12.2023

Motherhood and Democracy: A Conversation with Jordan Davis and Marilyn Carpinteyro

Voting & Elections 05.3.2023

‘Shaping This World’ — How Gen. Z Is Getting More Engaged in Politics Than Ever

"For the longest time, I felt super alone for being so political, aware, and angry all the time. When I started climate activism, I felt like a boy crying wolf who was never lying about the wolf in the first place. Little did I know I was part of a growing youth movement that would become mainstream in no time."

05.3.2023

‘Where Hope Lies’ — How Young Organizers Have Taken on the Climate Crisis

"In the youth climate movement, hope and hopelessness exist simultaneously. Despite an overwhelming sense of hopelessness, I still get up every day and continue to fight for our future."

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