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If there was any doubt about the Court’s effectiveness and ability to draw lines in the public interest, that question has been laid to rest.

The influence of private interest money on the part of the natural gas companies stands to unduly tip the balance.

Hot on the heels of the Occupy Autumn 2011 comes Netroots New York this weekend at Pace University in NYC, so activists in the Big Apple should be primed for discussions on the next phase of citizen-led democracy. Common Cause New York is a sponsor of the weekend conference and is also hosting a workshop [...]

Americans like to think of our elections as a model for the rest of the world, but as we approach 2012, some of our leaders are behaving like dictators. To advance their political careers and those of their allies, they’re trying to exclude large groups of their fellow citizens from participating in our democracy. This [...]

“Even if the Senate leadership doesn’t want public financing, it deserves to come to a vote. Then all New Yorkers can see where their senator stands.”