Democracy Wire

Even in California, where strong state campaign finance laws set an example for the nation, it’s not that easy to see who is bankrolling political candidates or initiatives.

Diagnosed with a brain tumor last week, John McCain returned to the Senate on Tuesday with his perspective on his life and service there sharpened by that confrontation with his own mortality.

Have you made your plans yet to provide a gift to Common Cause that will endure beyond your lifetime?

STEVE LIPSCOMB AND MIRANDA VISCOLI recently opened their home to Common Cause New Mexico members.

He’s one of your fellow Common Cause members. And he just came through for us all in a very big way.

COMMON CAUSE ACTIVISTS delivered thousands of petitions to Sen. Susan Collins’s office and four other key senators