Category: legislation
TikTok Has No Place in the Two-Party Duopoly
The US House of Representatives voted 352-65 Wednesday in favor of a bill (HR 7521) that would ban TikTok, a social media app used by approximately 170 million Americans, if Chinese tech company ByteDance refuses to divest from it.
13 March, 2024
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Can Congress Still Do Its Job? How Polarization Threatens Your Favorite Cause
Over the weekend, Senate negotiators released final language of a bill that would address the growing crisis at America’s southern border while also providing aid to Ukraine and Israel. This would be great news, if House Speaker Mike Johnson hadn’t announced the bill was dead on arrival before the bill had been written.
06 February, 2024
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HR 1: Bipartisan Support for Popular Political Reform Evaporates in Congress
Perhaps it is not surprising that Friday’s vote on HR1, the omnibus election reform bill, broke strictly along partisan lines...
13 March, 2019
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12 Things Everyone Should Know About The Debt Ceiling
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about the debt ceiling. Here are 12 things every American should know about it and what hitting it means.
28 February, 2019
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Study: Politicians Don't Really Care What Voters Want... Because They Don't Have To
19 July, 2019
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Tulsi Gabbard: US Regime Change Policies Undermine North Korea Talks
26 February, 2019
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Donald Trump: We Must Reject Politics of Revenge; Embrace Potential for Cooperation
05 February, 2019
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High Court Accepts Case Involving Independent Voters
09 March, 2020
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SCOTUS Blocks Wisconsin Deadline Extension for Absentee Ballots
07 April, 2020
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Legal Fight Heats Up over Missouri Law Requiring Notarized Mail-In Ballots
25 June, 2020
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NC Bill Combining Easier Mail-In Voting with Voter ID Makes Its Way to Governor's Desk
15 June, 2020
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CA Mail-in Bill Allows Ballots to be Received Up to 17 Days after Election
22 June, 2020
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A National Database: The Nonpartisan Solution to Police Misconduct
24 July, 2020
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Transparency Advocates Say HR 1 Exposes and Diminishes Foreign Influence in US Elections
04 March, 2021
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HR 1 Exacts Partisan Political Advantage in Exchange for Desperately Needed Voting Rights
21 March, 2021
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Social Media Regulation and Big Tech: Where Do We Go From Here?
17 March, 2021
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As We Move Toward Normalcy, We Must Continue Prioritizing Workers
01 July, 2021
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Reform It or Keep It? An Important Lesson from the History of the Filibuster
14 July, 2021
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Should Election Day Be A National Holiday?
18 October, 2021
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All Aboard The Freedom to Vote Act Train
22 September, 2021
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California Permanently Adopts Universal Vote-by-Mail, But Ignores Bigger Voting Rights Problem
28 September, 2021
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The Electoral Count Act: What It Is and Why So Many Want to Update It
12 January, 2022
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Attacking Citizen Ballot Initiatives Only Deteriorates Democracy Further
12 July, 2022
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The Citizen Ballot Initiative Process Is Under Attack
13 June, 2022
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