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Money & Influence 09.25.2017

Congress Must Protect Our Right to Know Who Is Trying to Influence Us

Facebook's announcement this month that it's changing the way it handles political advertising is good news but no cause for celebration.

Voting & Elections 09.25.2017

'Flawed From the Start' on Video

A new video from Common Cause spotlights the president's phony 'election integrity' commission.

Money & Influence 09.25.2017

Russians Weren't the Only Ones Running 'Dark Money' Ads on Facebook

A report published today hints at a vast universe of social media electioneering that reached millions of Americans last year with messages paid for by contributions that probably were illegal and came from hidden donors.

Voting & Elections 09.22.2017

Gerrymandering Documentary Premieres Tonight

“Divide and Conquer”, a Vice News documentary on the effects of gerrymandering, features interviews and commentary from lawmakers and advocacy groups in North Carolina, a state Vice refers to as “ground zero for the gerrymandering debate.”

Media & Democracy 09.22.2017

Probing the Morality and Responsibility of Social Media and Search Engines

Another in a series of reports from Common Cause New York's 2017 summer interns.

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