Democracy Wire

Prison-based gerrymandering threatens our democracy’s commitment to fair representation. The practice leads to certain districts becoming largely composed of voiceless individuals, since prisoners cannot vote in most states.

What is Gerrymandering?

Party platforms can be sleepy affairs. In recent years, platform writing too often became an exercise of box-checking to “reach out and touch” as many interest groups as possible so everyone felt involved, with an anodyne sentence or two thrown in so these interests felt included. Long on generalities and short on specifics, platforms in recent years were routinely adopted at the party’s convention—and then promptly forgotten.

More than one-third of all Wisconsinites will have no choice whatsoever when they vote for their state representative in November

FOIA—the federal Freedom of Information Act—will turn 50 on the 4th of July, its birthday commemorated with President Obama’s signing of a rare, bipartisan bill to update and strengthen it.

Common Cause President, Karen Hobert-Flynn held a special phone briefing for members and supporters like you on June 23 at 8pm ET. She shared how we will use this next year to fight big money in politics, protect our right to vote, advance impartial redistricting reform, and more.