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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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Big Win on Net Neutrality
By now you've heard. The FCC just approved the strongest Open Internet ("net neutrality") rules - ever.
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If it Ain’t Broke…
A huge win came from the Cornhusker State yesterday. Nebraska's unicameral legislature, in a bipartisan move, defeated a photo ID bill that's hit the floor four years in a row. Thanks to the longstanding efforts of a strong coalition - including Common Cause Nebraska - the state has quashed legislation that could have denied 112,000 Nebraskans who don't have access to the prescriptive ID from exercising their right to vote.
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Qué significan los límites de contribución más altos para 2016
El proyecto de ley de asignaciones CRomnibus que se convirtió en ley en diciembre atrajo la atención por revertir un elemento de la reforma financiera Dodd-Frank, pero quizás igual de importantes fueron los cambios a la ley de financiamiento de campañas.
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Open Mic at the FEC
Last week, I spent an hour at a witness table next to Shaun McCutcheon. He was the lead plaintiff in the eponymous Supreme Court case that dissenting Justice Stephen Breyer wrote “eviscerate[d] our campaign finance laws.”
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5 presidentes sobre la democracia
En este Día de los Presidentes, recordamos las sabias palabras de algunos de nuestros presidentes a lo largo de la historia.
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Common Cause Georgia Backs Redistricting Reform in State Senate Hearing
Common Cause Georgia Executive Director William Perry testified in front of the Georgia Senate’s Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee this week in support of redistricting reform.
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8 times Jon Stewart was at his greatest
With Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show, we're all losing an important voice. Here are 8 times Jon Stewart was at his greatest.
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What’s better: 25% of Angelenos voting? Or 75% of Angelenos voting?
Charter Amendments 1 and 2, on the Los Angeles March 3rd primary election ballot, would increase voter participation and hold politicians accountable by holding municipal and school board elections at the same time as federal and state elections.
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Common Cause Ohio Takes Case for Redistricting Reform to Cincinnati
Common Cause Ohio joined partner organizations in Cincinnati to review the details of Issue 1.
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Victoria
El presidente Tom Wheeler lo expresó mejor en la histórica reunión de la FCC de la semana pasada: “Internet es simplemente demasiado importante como para permitir que los proveedores de banda ancha sean los que establezcan las reglas”. Amén.
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Se perdió a Charles
Charles Benton se fue hace menos de una semana, pero ya lo extraño. Lo extraño como amigo, como persona encantadora y, a propósito de este testimonio, como defensor intrépido y eficaz del interés público. No podría haber admirado más a este buen hombre.
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From the Worst FCC Vote to the Best
But, 13 years later, a spirit of redemption is in the air. Last week, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler moved boldly to correct the bizarre classification rulings of his predecessors. He put forward a plan that would bring broadband providers clearly under the consumer-empowering provisions of Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Title II is where consumer protections, universal service, privacy, disability rights, and other important safeguards are housed.
