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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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Hinihimok ng Karaniwang Dahilan ang 'Sinadya, Transparent na Proseso' para sa Pagsusuri ng Trade Deal
Sa paghahanda ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan na bumoto sa kahilingan ni Pangulong Obama para sa espesyal na "mabilis na landas" na awtoridad upang tapusin ang isang napakalaking internasyonal na kasunduan sa kalakalan, binalaan ng Common Cause ang mga miyembro ng Kongreso ngayon na igiit ang isang sinadya, malinaw na proseso para sa pagsusuri ng 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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Campaign Preview? Clinton and Christie Spar Over Early Voting in New Jersey
The 2016 presidential election is still 17 months away, but the campaign already is in the silly season.
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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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Inilabas ng Mga Mambabatas sa Pennsylvania ang Working Group na Naglalayong Wakasan ang Gerrymandering
Noong nakaraang linggo, isang bipartisan bicameral na grupo ng mga mambabatas sa Pennsylvania ang sumali para sa isang press conference upang ipahayag ang pagbuo ng isang nagtatrabahong grupo na naglalayong bumalangkas at magpasa ng komprehensibong redistricting legislation. Sa pamumuno ni Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton), ang grupo ay naglalayon na bigyang kapangyarihan ang kinatawan ng gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng pagbabago ng mekanismo na naging dahilan ng pagiging “politically tainted, polarized, at gridlocked.”
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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!
Sa paglaban para sa akademikong integridad, ang "UnKoch My Campus" ay mabilis na nakakakuha ng traksyon sa buong bansa.
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Karaniwang Dahilan "Gerrymander Standard" Mga Nanalo sa Unang Puwesto
Kami ay nasasabik na ipahayag ang unang puwesto na nagwagi ng 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:
