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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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In College? Want to Vote? Check the Voter ID Laws
Some students are learning the hard way about changing voter ID requirements
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The Internet Discussion We’re Not Having
Our media are letting us down. From their mostly vapid coverage of the 2016 Presidential campaign on television to the paucity of new information on the Internet’s major “news” sites, the communications ecosystem is failing our democracy. It’s a failure that has already cost us dearly and a breakdown that will only get worse until we recognize and confront the damage that has been done. Sadly, amid the incessant hurling of personal broadsides and character assassination from many of the candidates, and the ubiquitous...
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Super Tuesday Could Decide Both Party Nominees
This is a crucial day in the selection of our next President.
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Mga Pagbabago sa Form ng Pagpaparehistro sa Target na mga Botante ng Estudyante
Hinahamon ng Common Cause ang pag-apruba ng isang pederal na opisyal sa mga pagbabago sa mga form ng pagpaparehistro ng botante na ginagamit sa tatlong estado.
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Washington’s Wisdom: Advice to the Senate on the Supreme Court Vacancy from a Real Originalist
This afternoon, the United States Senate will observe one of its most hallowed traditions: the annual reading of President George Washington's farewell address, penned in 1796. Every year, a senator is assigned to read the address into the Congressional Record, and then adding his or her signature to a leather-bound book that is kept by the secretary of the Senate for posterity. This observance began during the Civil War.
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Gerrymander Gazette – February 2016
In this monthly newsletter, Common Cause will provide periodic updates on the goofy politics that allow this anachronism to survive and the grassroots campaigns, legislative efforts, and litigation that are allowing citizens to fight back and make their voices heard.
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Gerrymander Gazette – March 2016
In this monthly newsletter, Common Cause will provide periodic updates on the goofy politics that allow this anachronism to survive and the grassroots campaigns, legislative efforts, and litigation that are allowing citizens to fight back and make their voices heard.
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Pag-dissect sa Panawagan para sa isang Bagong Kumbensyong Konstitusyonal
Ang Common Cause ay nagbabala sa mga editor at reporter tungkol sa mga panganib ng isang iminungkahing constitutional convention
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Tuesday, March 8
PLUTOCRACY, ITS CONSEQUENCES, AND THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
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BREAKING: Ford Leaves ALEC!
ALEC, Ford, climate change
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Democracy reform is becoming the defining issue of the 2016 race
Campaign finance, money in politics, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, John Kasich, 2016 election, New Hampshire, redistricting, Citizens United, disclosure, Ted Cruz
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Federal Court Orders Redrawing of North Carolina Congressional Districts
A three-judge federal district court panel has ruled that North Carolina’s 1st and 12th Congressional Districts constitute an unlawful racial gerrymander and have ordered the state’s congressional map to be redrawn by February 19.
