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Power Shift: How People Can Take on the NRA Report
Fixing our gun violence problem will require fixing our democracy — but together, ordinary people can take on the gun lobby and win.
Close The Digital Divide, Protect The Lifeline Program
We urge you to reject the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) new proposals that will debilitate the Lifeline program
We the People
Our Small Dollars, Our Elections, Our Voices.
How Lobbying and Political Influence By Broadband Gatekeepers Has Shaped The Digital Divide Report
A new report from Common Cause in partnership with the Communications Workers of America, “Broadband Gatekeepers: How ISP Lobbying and Political Influence Shapes the Digital Divide,” examines lobbying and political spending by the largest ISPs and their trade associations and how these activities have shaped the digital divide.
COVID-19 Stimulus Package Provides Significant Broadband Relief to Help Connect Low-Income Households, Ignores other Democracy Reform Priorities
Today, Congress released the text to an emergency $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package that includes $7 billion to increase broadband access throughout the nation. While, foregoing other needed democracy reforms present in earlier versions of pandemic relief legislation, the package specifically includes an Emergency Broadband Benefit, which provides $3.2 billion for a $50 monthly subsidy for eligible low-income households and a $75 monthly subsidy for households on Tribal lands to purchase a broadband connection. Households...
Tell Lawmakers: Don’t Rig Florida’s Maps!
Governor DeSantis and other state leaders are discussing mid-cycle redistricting to change Florida’s voting maps before the midterm election next year. This isn’t just unfair, it’s cheating right in our faces. The Florida Constitution makes it illegal to draw maps to favor a political party. We need to tell our representatives in the Florida Legislature loud and clear: Don’t cheat. Don’t break the law. Don’t redraw the maps in the middle of the decade. To...
Volunteer Now: Help us protect voters this election season!
Four Voting Rights Victories That Give Us Hope
Let’s take a minute to acknowledge the victories that make our democracy stronger and more accessible.
Zero Disenfranchisement: The Movement to Restore Voting Rights
Americans deserve a democracy that fosters their ability to vote and holds their elected leaders accountable, regardless of whether they have a felony The practice of disenfranchising people because of a felony conviction should no longer be practiced in the U.S.
