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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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Looking Back to Move Forward on the Voting Rights Act
This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when 600 peaceful marchers, attempting to walk from Selma to Montgomery to protest the denial of voting rights to African-Americans, were attacked by police with tear gas and clubs.
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Young Oregonians speak out on Motor Voter
The Common Cause Oregon interns shared their thoughts on the groundbreaking election reform bill
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Common Cause Breaks Down Supreme Court Arguments in Case Challenging Independent Redistricting
Kathay Feng breaks down oral arguments in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
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Oregon, Leading the Way Toward 21st Century Democracy!
Oregon’s motto – “she flies with her own wings” – could not be truer today. Thanks to today’s final passage in the state legislature of the “New Motor Voter” law (HB 2177), hundreds of thousands of Oregonians will be added to the rolls under a trailblazing reform that shifts the burden of voter registration from the individual to the state.
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A Giant Charade
The 2016 presidential campaign has begun with a giant charade, as candidates in both major parties pretend not to be candidates and solicit donations they won’t be able to accept once they formalize their candidacies, Common Cause said today.
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Six Reasons Pfizer Should Stop Funding ALEC
As more major companies leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive corporate lobbying group, it’s a wonder why Pfizer remains a member.
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Our Secret Weapons Against Gerrymandering: Adorable Pterodactyls
Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, one of the most gerrymandered in the country, was once described by a federal judge as resembling “a broken-winged pterodactyl lying prostrate across the center of the state.” As a result, it only seemed appropriate to allow two small and cute pterodactyls to stand up for reform.
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Direct Democracy Directly At Risk
The Supreme Court is set to determine whether citizens may participate in decision making related to election integrity. If the answer is No, the public will lose a crucial tool in place since the country’s founding. Specifically, the Court is considering whether citizens may be considered part of their state legislatures when initiating referenda on the “times, places and manner of holding elections,” as prescribed by the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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Five Reasons to Care About Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Redistricting doesn’t always capture the public’s imagination, but here are five reasons why you should care about Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and the problem of gerrymandering.
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The Importance of the New Motor Voter Bill
Voting is the foundation of our democracy. When there exists impediments to voting, it is of the utmost importance they be removed.
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6 House of Cards characters who’d fit in on the Hill
Season 3 of House of Cards premieres on Netflix today, and unfortunately for our democracy, some of the characters are more realistic than you might think.
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Allies and Leaders React to Net Neutrality
Here's some of our favorite reactions to today's big FCC vote
