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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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Funcionarios de Oregon investigan llamadas automáticas engañosas a votantes
El secretario de estado de Oregón está investigando informes de que algunos votantes están recibiendo llamadas automáticas que les dicen que no están registrados y no pueden votar.
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WATCH: ALEC’s Illegal Lobbying Scheme
See how ALEC helped Exxon lobby for anti-environmental legislation and deny climate science
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Es hora de preguntarnos sobre la democracia.
En el próximo debate presidencial, los moderadores de CNN y ABC considerarán plantear algunas de las 30 preguntas más votadas por el público, por lo que tendremos la oportunidad de preguntar a ambos candidatos sobre importantes reformas democráticas. Son siete preguntas que deben hacerse.
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Democracy On The Ballot In 2016
From coast to coast, voters have an opportunity this fall to vote on and approve reforms that help create a democracy that works for everyone. From Rhode Island to California, democracy reform is on the ballot. Common Cause is leading many of these initiatives that aim to #FightBigMoney and create a government truly of, by, and for the people.
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202 Days Later, why hasn’t the Senate #DoYourJob?
The Supreme Court convened on Monday for a new term with an old problem: 202 days after President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death last February of Justice Antonin Scalia, the seat remains open and the court remains evenly split between “liberal” and “conservative” factions.
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Gerrymander Gazette | October 4, 2016
We have redistricting litigation developments in North Carolina, Virginia, and Illinois in addition to a big prison gerrymandering decision out of Rhode Island. A significant win in California could bring reform to counties and cities across the state and a new campaign in Pennsylvania seeks to get candidates’ views about gerrymandering on the record. Here’s what’s happening around the country.
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Let’s say it again: Voter fraud is not the problem
The November election will be the first in 50 years conducted without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act, a development that heightens the importance of volunteer efforts to see that every voter has convenient, unobstructed access to the ballot. But with Election Day just five weeks away, some political leaders are stoking unfounded fears about voter fraud and recruiting volunteers bent on suppressing rather than boosting turnout.
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Leading Women: New Leaders, New Solutions for a 21st Century Democracy
Americans are coming together and seeking solutions to some of the most intractable problems facing our democracy. A growing number of women have taken the lead at democracy reform organizations that are setting the tone for the next major wave of reforms. Their efforts are modernizing our political system and creating a 21st century democracy that works for us all. Common Cause and allies held a discussion featuring several of the democracy movement's leading women, including Common Cause's recently-named President, Karen Hobert Flynn, to...
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Should we ban the selfie at the ballot box?
A federal appeals court has cleared New Hampshire voters to take selfies with their completed ballots on Election Day. The three-judge panel in Boston upheld a lower court ruling that found the 2014 state law banning the practice unconstitutional.
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Sheldon Adelson obtiene lo que pagó
A los estadounidenses les gusta pensar que nuestro gobierno nos representa a todos, pero a veces en la política estadounidense uno obtiene lo que paga.
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Celebrating National Voter Registration Day
With only 41 days left until Nov. 8, Election Day, it is essential to act quickly to include all eligible voters in the political process
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Enterprise Leaves ALEC!
Good news. Car rental giant Enterprise announced Wednesday that it has left the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive corporate lobbying group that masquerades as a charity.
