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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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Broadband For All
Net neutrality rules that would keep the Internet open, and all data treated equally, are set to take effect on Friday, but some in Congress are still trying to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s historic decision to protect the Open Internet.
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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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Aperçu de la campagne ? Clinton et Christie s'opposent au vote anticipé dans le New Jersey.
L’élection présidentielle de 2016 aura lieu dans 17 mois, mais la campagne électorale bat déjà son plein.
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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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Les législateurs de Pennsylvanie dévoilent un groupe de travail visant à mettre fin au découpage électoral
La semaine dernière, un groupe bipartisan bicaméral de législateurs de Pennsylvanie s'est réuni lors d'une conférence de presse pour annoncer la création d'un groupe de travail chargé de rédiger et d'adopter une loi complète sur le redécoupage électoral. Dirigé par la sénatrice Lisa Boscola (démocrate de Northampton), ce groupe vise à renforcer le gouvernement représentatif en réformant un mécanisme qui a conduit le système à devenir « politiquement biaisé, polarisé et paralysé ».
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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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Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Second Place Winners
As promised, we are announcing the winners of Common Cause’s inaugural Democracy Prize writing competition to identify the best “gerrymander standard.” On Monday, we announced the third place winners.
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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:
