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Fact check on ALEC’s claims that it is not taxpayer funded
ALEC, taxpayer, corporations
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Our ‘Country Club,’ Tis of Thee?
In Evenwel, two plaintiffs from Texas scouted by Blum asked the Supreme Court to re-interpret fundamental principles of our democracy by drawing lines based on voters only, and making invisible millions of our family, friends, and neighbors who are not voters.
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Democracy Spring Day Three Focuses on Racial Justice
Protestors at the Capitol are building support for campaign finance reform
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Nebraska Legislature Sends Redistricting Reform Bill to Governor’s Desk
Today the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature passed LB 580, a bill that would create a nine-person independent citizens commission tasked with redrawing congressional and state legislative districts after each census.
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Scandals Hit the South
Amid an outbreak of ethical violations in southern states, Common Cause is pushing reforms that increase transparency of political spending, limit the amount of money candidates can accept and establish reasonable enforcement mechanisms
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Supreme Court unanimously upholds We The People: #EveryoneCounts & Everyone Deserves Representation
This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a politically-motivated activist attempt to re-write the Constitution to exclude non-voters from political representation.
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In Too Many Places, the Machinery of Our Elections Is Still Broken
In Arizona, Utah and Idaho, thousands of people stood for hours in line to vote on Tuesday
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NC A&T students speak out on campus gerrymandering
Students at NC A&T State University, the nation's largest historically black college or university, recently spoke out against new congressional voting maps that leave their campus split into two districts.
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Voting Online Feels Great…Until You Wake Up
Tuesday's online voting in the Utah Republican caucus is vulnerable to cyberattacks
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In College? Want to Vote? Check the Voter ID Laws
Some students are learning the hard way about changing voter ID requirements
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The Internet Discussion We’re Not Having
Our media are letting us down. From their mostly vapid coverage of the 2016 Presidential campaign on television to the paucity of new information on the Internet’s major “news” sites, the communications ecosystem is failing our democracy. It’s a failure that has already cost us dearly and a breakdown that will only get worse until we recognize and confront the damage that has been done. Sadly, amid the incessant hurling of personal broadsides and character assassination from many of the candidates, and the ubiquitous...
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Super Tuesday Could Decide Both Party Nominees
This is a crucial day in the selection of our next President.
