



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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The Social Safety Net: Medicare
Medicare is a broadly popular social safety net program — and an expensive one. Below, we look at some bipartisan proposals to lower Medicare’s price tag. Medicare…
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The Future of the Two-Party System
Last month, House Republicans proposed a procedural vote allowing them to offer an amendment to a gun safety bill introduced by Democrats. Over the opposition of party…
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Deepfakes and Democracy
Just in time for the 2020 election, a new kind of fake news is setting off alarm bells. ‘Deepfakes’ are computer-generated videos that show people saying things…
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The Second Amendment Over Time
In his book “The Second Amendment: A Biography,” Michael Waldman reminds us of some history that may come as a surprise in today’s political climate: until 2008,…