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Corporations Are Not People: Citizens United and the Global Climate Crisis
Written by Caroline Selle Last Thursday, Common Cause invited author and activist Jeff Clements to speak at Busboys and Poets about his new book, “Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More...
View ArticleNew York Needs Campaign Finance Reform Now
President Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney are here in New York for tonight’s debate, and they’re making the most of their visits with schedules packed full of fundraisers. This shouldn’t come as a...
View ArticleMaking the People’s Pledge Impermeable
Back in January, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren signed the “People’s Pledge” in order to prevent outside campaign spending in the millions by SuperPACs and other...
View ArticleCA Common Cause Asks Watchdogs To Investigate Out Of State Contributions
Last Friday, California Common Cause asked the Fair Political Practices Commission to take immediate action to protect the integrity of November’s election by investigating and exposing the secret,...
View ArticleTurning Away The Vote
Written by Sam Wercinski In America’s free market economy, no business would turn away potential customers. So why should American democracy turn away potential voters? That is exactly what’s happening...
View ArticleMinnesota’s “NO” Vote on Voter ID: What It Means
Written by Doug Chapin On Tuesday, Minnesota voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have required voters to show photo ID at the polls. The result marked the end of nearly two years of...
View ArticleDon’t Believe the Spin. Dark Money Won.
Written by Timothy Karr Before Nov. 6 is written into history, we need to challenge assumptions now circulating among Washington’s pundit class. First, the Obama victory didn’t signal the demise of...
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CDT & Common Cause Urge Clarification of Text Spam Laws
Written by Meredith Whipple A week before the 2012 presidential election, a marketing firm called ccAdvertising launched a political outreach campaign via text message. In and of itself, this was...
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On Watergate’s anniversary, calls for media reform
Written by Graham Vyse Could structural changes to American journalism — like increased federal support for public media — help prevent future political scandals? That was one of the big questions...
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Reelection Worries Told Through Tweets
Written by Katherine Delos Reyes In the realm of congressional politics, reelection inevitably lies as one of the focal points of pressure for new lawmakers struggling to maintain their incumbency. An...
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Transparency moving through Colo. Legislature
Written by Stephanie Russell Last month, transparency prevailed at the House Local Government Committee Hearing regarding the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), or HB12-1193. The bill, sponsored by...
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Federal Judge’s Decision in Wisconsin Signals Legalized Coordination of...
A federal judge in Wisconsin put one of the few remaining constraints on political spending on the endangered list this week, ruling that candidates are free to coordinate their “issue advocacy” with...
View ArticleMinnesota’s “NO” Vote on Voter ID: What It Means
Written by Doug Chapin On Tuesday, Minnesota voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have required voters to show photo ID at the polls. The result marked the end of nearly two years of...
View ArticleDon’t Believe the Spin. Dark Money Won.
Written by Timothy Karr Before Nov. 6 is written into history, we need to challenge assumptions now circulating among Washington’s pundit class. First, the Obama victory didn’t signal the demise of...
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CDT & Common Cause Urge Clarification of Text Spam Laws
Written by Meredith Whipple A week before the 2012 presidential election, a marketing firm called ccAdvertising launched a political outreach campaign via text message. In and of itself, this was...
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On Watergate’s anniversary, calls for media reform
Written by Graham Vyse Could structural changes to American journalism — like increased federal support for public media — help prevent future political scandals? That was one of the big questions...
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Reelection Worries Told Through Tweets
Written by Katherine Delos Reyes In the realm of congressional politics, reelection inevitably lies as one of the focal points of pressure for new lawmakers struggling to maintain their incumbency. An...
View ArticleMaking the People’s Pledge Impermeable
Back in January, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren signed the “People’s Pledge” in order to prevent outside campaign spending in the millions by SuperPACs and other...
View ArticleCA Common Cause Asks Watchdogs To Investigate Out Of State Contributions
Last Friday, California Common Cause asked the Fair Political Practices Commission to take immediate action to protect the integrity of November’s election by investigating and exposing the secret,...
View ArticleTurning Away The Vote
Written by Sam Wercinski In America’s free market economy, no business would turn away potential customers. So why should American democracy turn away potential voters? That is exactly what’s happening...
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