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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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Disclosure is not dangerous. Secrecy is.
On Tuesday evening, Congressman Joaquin Castro shone a light on those funders in his hometown of San Antonio. That publicly-available information is crucial to running fair and transparent elections.
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The Devastating Accuracy of #MoscowMitch and Devastating Inaccuracy of Buck Sexton
Politics is a series of moments that, over time, frame issues and define candidates -- occasionally with such devastating accuracy that the politician targeted is forced to react. Last week, #MoscowMitch blinked. That ensures we'll see the meme everywhere and vulnerable Senators in his caucus must be growing anxious. Unfortunately, conservative talk show host Buck Sexton is devastatingly inaccurate in his assessment of the costs of protecting our democracy from foreign influence.
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How do you report on a shooting? Better than we do now.
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Ranked-Choice Voting: How does it work?
Every American deserves to have their voice heard in our elections, from city council to the presidency. Those who are serving in elected office should reflect the beliefs of the people. In a democracy, the people have the power— and voters should have the final say. Yet, the way our voting systems are designed can limit voter’s choices.
Ranked-choice voting offers a solution.
Ranked-choice voting offers a solution.
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What Far Too Many Are Missing About Donald Trump’s Racism
Every American must remember not to just denounce President Trump's racist attacks, but to also reject it as a political strategy.
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The Mueller Report Adapted by Author of Black Hawk Down and Illustrator of Archer
Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down" and Chad Hurd, the art director of "Archer" collaborated to bring out the drama of The Mueller Report -- one more way to get more Americans to engage with this important record of historic levels of unethical, illegal, and unconstitutional behavior by the Trump campaign and White House.
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Is Trump Following Russia’s Lead on Elections?
President Trump has sided with Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community about Russia's influence on the 2016 election. With police cracking down on public dissent in Moscow and efforts in the US to curtail protest, engineer minority rule, consolidate media ownership and concentrate wealth into fewer and fewer hands, is Russia Trump's model for America's future?
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Gerrymander Gazette: The Next Legal Frontier is Here Edition
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#MoscowMitch: Joe Scarborough Lays Out the Threat to Democracy From Russia and the Senate
We have solutions that can protect our elections. The House has passed a bill. The Senate Intelligence Committee report warns that Russians are attacking us again. #MoscowMitch says nothing, does nothing. And Trump? #Nyet.
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Wrong on So Many Levels: Why Citizenship Data Will Damage Voting Maps
The Trump Administration has not given up using citizenship data to rig the census, it is just taking a new approach.
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Sunday Night MSNBC TV: American Swamp
MSNBC starts a four-part series called American Swamp this Sunday. It will look at President Trump's finances, money in politics, how lobbyists influence legislation, and what we can do about it. The series feature some of our favorite people, including Shelia Krumholz at OpenSecrets.org, and students at North Carolina A&T talking about gerrymandering. Tune in.
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The Truth: It’s What the American People Deserve from an Impeachment Inquiry
In this short video, Common Cause Graduate Communications Fellow Kenneth Campbell demonstrates why every American should be demanding an impeachment inquiry now. Thanks also to summer intern Isabel Giovannetti for her work on this and other video projects.
