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Democracy Means Everyone
The 2016 presidential campaign early fundraising totals rolled in earlier this month, breaking records, but shocking no one.
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Fair Districts for Ohio Launches Campaign to Stop Partisan Manipulation of Ohio General Assembly Districts
Catherine Turcer with Common Cause Ohio joins Fair Districts for Ohio co-chairs for campaign launch
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Donald Trump Comes Clean About Money in Politics, But Doesn’t Offer Solutions
Business mogul, reality TV star, and now presidential candidate Donald Trump seems to understand how politics works these days.
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As Voting War Shifts to Carolina Courtroom, Thousands March for Voting Rights
Voting Rights Act in 2013 moved this week into a federal courtroom in North Carolina.
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Common Cause believes lawmakers should represent all, not just voters
A group of recent court decisions has reignited the debate over how we draw legislative districts. In a case out of Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of Americans to create independent commissions that strip politicians of the power to gerrymander districts.
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The State of Redistricting
Like the shape of many congressional districts, the process of redistricting is a complex one.
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Common Cause Discusses Redistricting Reform on Oregon Community Radio
Common Cause National Redistricting Coordinator Dan Vicuna and Oregon Executive Director Kate Titus went on Oregon community radio to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the right of the people to create unbiased citizen redistricting commissions.
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The “Coalition of Conscience” and the Shaping of Democracy
It’s been a good week for democracy.
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Why I’m Marching
This past weekend, I joined hundreds of activists from the NAACP, Common Cause, and other organizations in Georgia for the Journey For Justice, a march from Selma to Washington D.C. to make good on our democracy's fundamental promise of liberty and justice for every American.
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VIDEO: Are The Koch Brothers & ALEC Profiting Off The Public?
Watch Common Cause Policy Counsel Stephen Spaulding discuss the Koch brothers, ALEC, and large corporations’ plan to profit off privatizing our public goods on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann.
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VIDEO: Good news in the fight against gerrymandering
The Supreme Court gave us some good news in the fight against gerrymandering when it upheld Arizona's independent redistricting commission earlier this week. I went on the Thom Hartmann show to talk through what it means.
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VIDEO: Disclosing Conflict Minerals
Last week, the D.C. Circuit Court overturned a SEC rule requiring companies to disclose whether they use conflict minerals, arguing that it infringed on corporations' First Amendment rights. I went on the Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss what this means in the larger fight for a transparent and open government.
