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So-Called 'Election Integrity' Panel in Pennsylvania Seen as GOP Trojan Horse to Help Trump Steal Election

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'Sewer of Political Disinformation': Facebook Slammed for Half-Measures and Dangerous Profiteering as Election Nears

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Common Cause called out Facebook's "pattern of making incremental concessions when its existing policies cause controversies and public outcry." (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Vow by social media giant to reject political ads that prematurely declare election winner slammed as 'another hollow gesture.'

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Right-Wing Operatives Accused of Trying to Entrap Progressive Pro-Democracy Groups in North Carolina to Undermine Their Election Work

Jon Queally, staff writer

The man who identified himself as James Fortune, photographed on a fishing boat off Cape Hatteras. He asked to accompany an employee of a nonpartisan voter education organization on the day-long trip, claiming he was an experienced fisherman. It turns out Fortune appears not to be who he claims to be. (Photo courtesy of the employee)

"Common Cause may be the target, but the attack is on our democracy and on the...

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'What a Healthy Democracy Should Look Like': Connecticut Small-Dollar Campaign Program a Model for Restoring Power to the People

Lisa Newcomb, staff writer

New report details how state initiative leveled the playing field for...

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) remotely questions U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on August 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)

'No Statute of Limitations for Felony' in North Carolina: Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint Demanding DeJoy Probe

Citing 'Criminal Exposure' in Straw-Donor Scheme and Possible Perjury, House Announces Investigation Into DeJoy

A mailman wearing a mask and gloves loads a postal truck with packages at a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office location in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 2020.

Sanders Warns of Trump Effort to 'Destroy the Post Office to Sabotage This Election'

On 55th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Advocates Call on Congress to Fully Restore Law to Honor John Lewis's Fight for Justice

Trump Accused of 'Intentional Disregard' and Attack on Democracy Throughout Failed Covid-19 Response

Watchdog Groups Demand Probe Into 'Voter Suppression Tactics' by Postal Service Chief—and Major Trump Donor—Louis DeJoy

'Green Light to Suppress Votes': Federal Court Reinstates Wisconsin GOP's Early Voting Restrictions Amid Pandemic

Nadler Says 'Waste of Time,' But Progressives Say 'Impeach Barr'—and Do It Now

Civil Rights Groups Vow to Fight Back as GOP Builds Massive Voter Suppression Machine for 2020 Election

'Our Democracy Can Never Be an Afterthought': Congress Urged to Include Vote-by-Mail in Next Covid-19 Package

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Rights Groups Work to Stop 'Unnecessary and Potentially Disenfranchising Purges' of Voter Rolls in Pennsylvania

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'A Cancer on Justice in This Nation': Fresh Demand for Barr's Resignation—or Impeachment—After Flynn Decision

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The NRA Enemies List: AARP to YMCA to Britney Spears to Hallmark Cards

Wow. Recently surfaced is an NRA list of several hundred "anti-gun" organizations, celebrities and cor porations who have lent support to evil overlords who would steal our assault rifes and our liberty. Among them: The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, U.S. Catholic Conference, Tony Bennett, N Sync, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Time Warner. Man, the NRA world must be getting lonesome.

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TODAY Election 2020 Media Briefing: Record Early Voting Despite Barriers

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Common Cause Adds Expertise Anticipating Unprecedented Opportunities for Comprehensive Democracy Reform at State and Federal Levels

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FCC Announcement to Regulate Speech on Social Media Facilitates Election Disinformation and Undermines Democracy

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30,000+ Grassroots Election Volunteers Recruited by Common Cause for 2020, Millions of Voters Contacted

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Federal Court Blocks Trump Campaign Efforts to Remove Ballot Drop Boxes in Pennsylvania

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AAI, Common Cause Call on Debate Commission to Combat Election Disinformation In Upcoming Debates

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Karen Hobert Flynn

Congress Has No Other Option Than to Impeach and Remove the President From Office

Paul Seamus Ryan

The Smoking Gun for Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Campaign Committee

Dale Eisman

'State of the Swamp' Spotlights Trump Team's Ethical Blindness

Allegra Chapman

Enhancing Voter Turnout: A Primary Concern

Lisa Gilbert, Stephen Spaulding

On Sixth Anniversary of Citizens United, Obama Still Has Chance to Act

Miles Rapoport

Democracy's New Moment

Rajesh Makwana

Equity + Sustainability = Sharing Globally

Michael Winship

A Free and Open Internet: The Latest from the Frontlines

Amy Goodman

The Monstrous Merger of Comcast and Time Warner Must Be Stopped - Now

John Nichols

Merging Cable Giants is ‘an Affront to the Public Interest’