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Common Cause/NY Statement on Trump Guilty Verdict

NEW YORK, NY -- This evening, a jury in Manhattan found former President Trump guilty on 34 counts. In response, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY issued the following statement:

"This case was always about hiding key information from voters, and now a jury of the former president's peers have confirmed that he lied to the public by falsifying business records in order to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. This is a felony punishable with jail time or probation, and just like anyone else convicted of...

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Media Literacy Skill: Lateral Searching

"What do I do if my loved ones do not trust verified sources of information?" is the #1 most asked question among trusted messengers navigating conversations about media literacy.

Lateral reading or lateral searching is a strategy that helps us to determine for ourselves who is a credible source of information.

Remote Public Participation at City Council Meetings Is Feasible, Strengthens Local Democracy

Trump Staff Could Be Wealthiest in History

Trump’s White House is set to have more billionaires than any other administration in history.

Trump’s A.G. Pam Bondi Guts DOJ’s Voting Rights Leadership

President Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi removed the leadership team of the Voting Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and ordered the dismissal of all the section’s active cases. The Voting Section enforces the federal laws protecting the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Acts.

Ranked Choice Voting Brought New Yorkers Together in This Year’s Democratic Primary

Redistricting Community College

CHARGE designed the Redistricting Community College so your community can actively engage in the 2021/22 redistricting process – at every level of government – from school board to congressional redistricting. 

We the People

Our Small Dollars, Our Elections, Our Voices.

A long way to go: Voters of color are still waiting for the promise of the VRA

Fifty-nine years ago on Tuesday, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, saying “it is not enough just to give men rights. They must be able to use those rights in their personal pursuit of happiness.”

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