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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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Modern Regulations Must Match Growth in Political Ads
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The Rev. Dr. William Barber: We Can Do Something, We Don’t Have To Take This
Democracy Wire welcomes guest author Hedrick Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and documentarian whose newest documentary, The People v. The Politicians will air on MSNBC this summer. Democracy Wire will feature Smith's writing and videos leading up to the air dates. Today, Smith talks with the Rev. Dr. William Barber of North Carolina, who reminds us of the morality at the heart of our democracy, our fundamental belief in human dignity that each of us has an equal say in the future for our families, communities, and nation.
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Citizen-Lobbyists Take Fight for Open, Accessible Internet to Capitol Hill
When mergers like AT&T and Time-Warner get rubber-stamped by an anti-consumer Federal Communications Commission, we all pay the price with higher monthly bills for internet, TV, and phone. But Citizen-lobbyists and activists from across the country know that more than money is at stake, it's our access to information and our ability to speak freely and organize online that threatens our democracy whenever media ownership is consolidated. That's why these activists were on Capitol Hill this week.
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Fair Districts Ohio: How Ohio Voters Forced Politicians Toward Fairness
Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, and documentarian shares his "director's cut" video and discusses how voters in Ohio organized, built #FairDistrictsOhio, and won. Americans understand our democracy is vulnerable and being attacked by enemies foreign and domestic. But voters aren't in any mood to complain about problems these days, we're looking for practical solutions that work, like the story of how Fair Districts Ohio won a big battle in The Politicians v. The People.
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Russian Oligarchs’ Unusual Access to Trump Inauguration
ABC News reports Russians close to Putin had unusual access to the Trump Inauguration.
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Voters Shake the Establishment – Again!
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a 19-year incumbent in the biggest political upset of 2018.
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When Newspapers Close and Coverage Declines, Democracy Suffers Too
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SCOTUS Punts on Partisan Gerrymandering in NC, Upholds Racially-Tainted TX Districts
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‘Crosscheck’ System Shuttered After Wrongly Tagging Legal Voters
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's voter database has generated thousands of "false positive" duplicate registrations. Some states want to use to system to remove voters from their registration rolls.
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States Press Congress for More Election Security Aid
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Common Cause, Allies Press Pruitt for Legal Fund Details
The embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator is the subject of at least 10 ethics investigations by an assortment of federal agencies.
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Maine’s ‘Clean Elections’ Program in Jeopardy
