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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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Press Club Panel Examines “New Nullification” in the Senate
A standing room only crowd turned out Tuesday at the National Press Club for a Common Cause-sponsored panel discussion of “The ‘New Nullification’ At Work,” a report issued this Spring on continuing dysfunction in the U.S. Senate.
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As ALEC heads to Dallas, who’s paying the bills
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive, corporate-backed, lobby will have its annual conference next week in Dallas. More than 1,000 state lawmakers from across the country will convene for closed-door meetings with corporate lobbyists and executives to write “model bills” dealing with everything from education to telecommunications to environmental policy.
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Round Up: Common Cause at Netroots
The thousands of progressive activists who turned out for last weekend’s Netroots Nation conference in Detroit included a strong contingent from Common Cause.
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PR Watch Flushes Out the Kochs
In a PR Watch article posted on Monday, Brendan Fischer and Nick Surgey detail the immense power of the industrialists Charles and David Koch, the brothers who’ve become synonymous with big money in politics . The post explores how the brothers are able to legally give millions to political organizations every year.
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What We’re Reading This Week – 7/11/14
This week: Keystone pipeline lobbying, redistricting, Udall amendment, and the People’s Pledge
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What We’re Reading, Week Ending July 18
Recommended reading from Common Cause
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La pente glissante des droits individuels pour les entreprises
La Cour suprême est censée protéger les droits de tous, en interprétant nos lois de manière à ce que chaque personne soit considérée de manière égale. Mais dans l'affaire Hobby Lobby et dans d'autres affaires impliquant des entreprises, la Cour semble accorder des droits et des privilèges spéciaux aux entreprises.
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Common Cause Maryland organise une fête d'anniversaire en l'honneur de l'homonyme du découpage électoral
Common Cause Maryland a organisé jeudi une fête d'anniversaire pour Elbridge Gerry, largement reconnu comme le premier homme politique à avoir perfectionné l'art obscur de manipuler les circonscriptions législatives à des fins partisanes. Gerry, ancien vice-président et gouverneur du Massachusetts, a promulgué une loi créant des circonscriptions aux formes étranges afin de consolider la majorité de son parti au Parlement alors qu'il était gouverneur. La Boston Gazette a réalisé une caricature politique en 1812 comparant l'une de ces circonscriptions à une salamandre et la qualifiant de « gerrymandering ».
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Voter, Get Your Gun
An Alabama attorney general's opinion highlights the continuing need for the Voting Rights Act
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As FCC Website Crashes, We Deliver Net Neutrality Comments in Person
When the Federal Communications Commission’s website crashed – yet again, on Tuesday – the last day to file Net Neutrality comments, a pair of Common Cause interns crossed DC in a thunderstorm to turn in hard copies of thousands of comments from members and activists.
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Major Victory for Florida Voters
A Florida circuit court yesterday ruled that the state’s congressional lines violated state constitutional requirements that redistricting be done in a nonpartisan manner. Common Cause was a plaintiff to the lawsuit along with League of Women Voters of Florida, National Council of La Raza, and several Florida voters.
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Peach State People’s Pledge
Michelle Nunn is the 4th major U.S. Senate candidate to call for a People's Pledge.
