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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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America’s Journey for Justice
Just steps away from where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. vividly called for racial equality more than 50 years ago, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) led a broad, diverse coalition of grassroots labor, environmental, and democracy groups on Monday in a new call for justice.
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Banda ancha para todos
Las reglas de neutralidad de la red que mantendrían Internet abierta y todos los datos tratados por igual entrarán en vigor el viernes, pero algunos en el Congreso todavía están tratando de revertir la decisión histórica de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones de proteger la Internet abierta.
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Common Cause Urges ‘Deliberate, Transparent Process’ for Review of Trade Deal
With the House of Representatives preparing to vote on President Obama’s request for special “fast track” authority to finalize a massive international trade agreement, Common Cause cautioned members of Congress today to insist on a deliberate, transparent process for review of the deal.
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Senate Bill Seeks to Enhance Voices of All Americans in our Democracy
Yesterday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced the Fair Elections Now Act, a timely piece of legislation that would dramatically improve how Congressional elections are funded.
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Campaign Preview? Clinton and Christie Spar Over Early Voting in New Jersey
The 2016 presidential election is still 17 months away, but the campaign already is in the silly season.
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Groups Urge Shell To Cut Ties With ALEC
In a letter sent yesterday, 19 international investors called on Shell, one of the world's largest oil companies, to leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a lobbying group composed of state legislators and corporate representatives.
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Pennsylvania Legislators Unveil Working Group Aimed at Ending Gerrymandering
Last week, a bipartisan bicameral group of Pennsylvania lawmakers joined for a press conference to announce the formation of a working group seeking to draft and pass comprehensive redistricting legislation. Led by Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton), the group aims to empower representative government by reforming a mechanism that has led to the system becoming “politically tainted, polarized, and gridlocked.”
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Breaking Gridlock at the FEC
After months of speech-making and letter-writing aimed at prodding their colleagues into action, two members of the Federal Election Commission took a new and unprecedented step on Monday to break the agency’s well-documented gridlock.
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UnKoch My Campus!
In the fight for academic integrity "UnKoch My Campus" is quickly gaining traction across the country.
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Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” First Place Winners
We are thrilled to announce the first place winners of the Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” writing competition.
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Ganadores del segundo puesto en el concurso “Gerrymander Standard” de Common Cause
Como prometimos, anunciamos a los ganadores del concurso inaugural de escritura del Premio a la Democracia de Common Cause, cuyo objetivo es identificar el mejor estándar de manipulación electoral. El lunes anunciamos a los ganadores del tercer puesto.
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New Polls Shows Overwhelming Majority of Americans Support Money in Politics Solutions
A poll released by The New York Times and CBS News today shows that more than 80% of Americans support fundamental change or a complete overhaul of the way political campaigns are funded. The survey found majorities of both Republicans and Democrats favor strong campaign finance reforms, including:
