An Alternative to Partisan Politics
Partisanship and gridlock are holding our nation back.
Americans want their leaders to come together around common-sense policies to tackle our hardest problems. The path forward is clear: Increase civic engagement. Improve the quality of political discourse. Support leaders who work together to forge common sense solutions to our hardest problems. If enough Americans come together to reclaim our politics, America will get moving again. Common Ground was written to help us begin.
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A Reflection on the Kavanaugh Hearings
It’s been two months since Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as a Justice of the Supreme Court. His confirmation followed a bitter fight over a position that is…
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No Common Ground on the Tax Bill
Congressional republicans achieved one of their top priorities today by passing a massive, and not particularly popular, tax bill. In the short-term, it offers huge tax breaks…
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A Balanced Approach to Balancing the Budget
If we want to realistically address the debt crisis, we must begin by honestly acknowledging its causes, and addressing each one without exclusion. But that doesn’t mean…
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The Challenges of Measuring Poverty
A few years ago, detractors of anti-poverty programs made a distressing claim: these programs don’t actually work. Census Bureau data at the time showed that the poverty…