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Here’s Why Common Cause Filed 57 Complaints Against the Trump Administration for Violating Federal Ethics Laws
When the Trump Administration started using government platforms to blame Democrats for the shutdown, we jumped into action.
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Gerrymander Gazette: I’ll See You in Court Edition
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For 2020 candidates, what about democracy?
The first four Democratic presidential debates saw questions on healthcare, taxes, military spending & quite a bit more--but not a single question was asked on our democracy. Several candidates have released bold plans to fix our broken political system, so it's time to tell the DNC: let's debate them.
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Election Manipulators Use ALEC To Push Their Partisan Power Grabs Against Voters
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is up to it again: promoting new ways to restrict political representation and undermine one of the central foundations of American democracy.
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SCOTUS Theater to take on gerrymandering, census cases
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The FCC’s Proposal to Cap Broadband Funding Would Leave Millions of Americans Without Internet Access
Universal service is the principle that all Americans, regardless of location or income, deserve ubiquitous and affordable access to communications services, which have become integral to our lives. Communications services allow us to connect with friends, family, employers, schools, government institutions, and ultimately participate in our democracy.
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Disclosure is not dangerous. Secrecy is.
On Tuesday evening, Congressman Joaquin Castro shone a light on those funders in his hometown of San Antonio. That publicly-available information is crucial to running fair and transparent elections.
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The Devastating Accuracy of #MoscowMitch and Devastating Inaccuracy of Buck Sexton
Politics is a series of moments that, over time, frame issues and define candidates -- occasionally with such devastating accuracy that the politician targeted is forced to react. Last week, #MoscowMitch blinked. That ensures we'll see the meme everywhere and vulnerable Senators in his caucus must be growing anxious. Unfortunately, conservative talk show host Buck Sexton is devastatingly inaccurate in his assessment of the costs of protecting our democracy from foreign influence.
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How do you report on a shooting? Better than we do now.
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Ranked-Choice Voting: How does it work?
Every American deserves to have their voice heard in our elections, from city council to the presidency. Those who are serving in elected office should reflect the beliefs of the people. In a democracy, the people have the power— and voters should have the final say. Yet, the way our voting systems are designed can limit voter’s choices.
Ranked-choice voting offers a solution.
Ranked-choice voting offers a solution.
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What Far Too Many Are Missing About Donald Trump’s Racism
Every American must remember not to just denounce President Trump's racist attacks, but to also reject it as a political strategy.
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The Mueller Report Adapted by Author of Black Hawk Down and Illustrator of Archer
Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down" and Chad Hurd, the art director of "Archer" collaborated to bring out the drama of The Mueller Report -- one more way to get more Americans to engage with this important record of historic levels of unethical, illegal, and unconstitutional behavior by the Trump campaign and White House.
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Is Trump Following Russia’s Lead on Elections?
President Trump has sided with Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community about Russia's influence on the 2016 election. With police cracking down on public dissent in Moscow and efforts in the US to curtail protest, engineer minority rule, consolidate media ownership and concentrate wealth into fewer and fewer hands, is Russia Trump's model for America's future?
