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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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As Trump Attacks Reporters, His Administration Looks to Bolster Big Media
“Fake news” is President Trump’s favorite whipping boy, but a report this morning documents how his administration’s policies are bolstering a few big media companies and undermining their smaller competitors.
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California’s Brown Vetoes Requirement that Presidential Candidates Release Tax Returns
California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have required President Trump and other presidential candidates to disclose their income tax returns in advance of the 2020 presidential election.
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Trump’s Threat to Quit Iran Deal Reflects Desires of His Biggest Donor
Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a prominent opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, gave pro-Trump super PACs $35 million.
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Court Weighing Common Cause Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering
A trial underway today in Raleigh, NC could put an end to partisan gerrymandering across the U.S.
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YOU DID IT! Activism across the nation.
YOU DID IT! Activism across the nation
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Volunteer Spotlight
WE RECENTLY SAT DOWN TO TALK WITH COMMON CAUSE VOLUNTEER, REVA RUBENSTEIN.
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In Their Own Words
Peggy donates her time to organizing community volunteers to help children in underserved schools improve their reading skills. And Jared, a retired pediatric oncologist, travels to the developing world to offer his medical skills to families in need
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Members Take on Koch Brothers
Common Cause members are making their voices heard as the battle here heats up over secret money and citizen-funded elections that shift power from wealthy special interests to the people, where it belongs.
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Lawmakers Push to Boost Census Funding
A group of lawmakers launched an effort Wednesday to increase Census Bureau funding by $438 million in order to accurately conduct the 2020 census
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Robert Reich: How Tyranny Begins
Common Cause's national chairman warns of the danger in President Trump's attacks on the media
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California’s New Disclose Act Sets Example for the Nation
California prides itself on being an incubator for democracy reform, so perhaps there’s reason to hope that the state’s attack this week on the scourge of “dark money” in our elections will spread across the country.
