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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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Why Ethics Are Essential
We’re letting candidates know that if they want to represent us in the halls of Congress or in overseeing our state democracy, they can start by pledging to ethical leadership now, as they campaign for our votes.
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Our disinformation team worked with Election Protection partners to remove Facebook ads.
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Common Cause Joins Anti-Gun Violence Advocates in New Anthology on How to End Gun Violence in a Divided America
Ending gun violence will require fixing our democracy — but together, ordinary people can take on the gun lobby and win
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Memo to the Media: Election 2020 Reporting Without Amplifying Disinfo
Covering the 2020 elections are a challenge for reporters: unfortunately some stories are used to amplify disinformation about voting or the election process. Here are seven key tips for journalists on how to report responsibly and cover the election without harming voters with disinformation.
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What We’ve Got Here Is Failure To Communicate
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Track Your Ballot
With the increase of vote by mail in this year's election, voters should take an extra step to check that status of their absentee ballot. Click on your state below to track your ballot.
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The Daily Show: America’s Got Suppression
With so much money being invested in suppressing the vote by the Trump campaign and the GOP, not to mention secret and unaccountable dark money groups, Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah launches America's Got Suppression! Co-hosts Roy Wood, Jr. and Desi Lydic interview three contestants, including Common Cause's Vashti Hinton-Smith whose vote is suppressed by gerrymandering that split the North Carolina A & T campus into two congressional districts, diluting the voting power of students at the HBCU campus. And HBCU Democracy...
