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5 Ways Common Cause Defended Democracy in the First Trump Administration
Here’s just a few examples of how members like you made a positive impact during the first Trump Administration.
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‘Election Integrity’ Commission Appears Unconcerned With Election Hacking
President Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity is well-stocked with state election officials hostile to efforts to protect critical voting and voter registration systems against electronic hackers, Mother Jones reported over the weekend.
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A reflection on Charlottesville and the future of our country
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Sinclair-Tribune Deal Looms Large in Local Media Markets
In the current surge of news media consolidation and homogenization, the Sinclair-Tribune merger proposal may be the most alarming yet.
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Ohio Partisan Fairness Standard Would Be First In U.S. for Congress
Ohio has the opportunity to lead the way again and improve democracy by mandating partisan fairness in the drawing of congressional districts.
Only 11 states explicitly prohibit partisan gerrymandering or have some protection against drawing districts for political advantage.
Only 11 states explicitly prohibit partisan gerrymandering or have some protection against drawing districts for political advantage.
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Sessions, Trump, Ask Court to Back Ohio Voter Purge
Tuesday brought a reminder that Attorney General Sessions is well positioned to undermine our democracy and that the Justice Department under his direction is busy at the task.
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A Funny Way of ‘Draining the Swamp’
The cozy relationship between defense contractors and the Pentagon bureaucracy is getting cozier than ever.
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Appeals Court Backs Same Day Registration in Illinois
Good news today from Illinois, where a federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that blocked large counties from allowing their residents to register and vote on the same day.
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Sinclair-Deal auf dem Prüfstand
Die behördliche Prüfung des $3,9 Milliarden schweren Plans von Sinclair Broadcasting zur Übernahme der Tribune Media Group tritt mit dem heutigen Abgabetermin für Kommentare zur Fusion bei der Federal Communications Commission in eine kritische Phase ein.
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Voting Rights: The Struggle Continues
As the nation marked the 52nd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act over the weekend, there were reminders aplenty that the right to vote is far from secure across America.
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Defining Democracy: Coordination
Teil einer unregelmäßigen Serie über die in den Nachrichten dominierende Sprache, die beeinflusst, wie die Amerikaner erfahren, wie unsere Regierung funktioniert.
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Bills Would Protect Mueller’s Investigation
Senators left Washington late Thursday with a hopeful sign that they will not tolerate any effort by President Trump to derail Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia’s meddling in last year’s election and the Trump campaign’s possible involvement in it.
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Fixing ‘the Engine of Government’
Faces of Common Cause: Miranda Viscoli and Steve Lipscomb
