Common Cause marked 40 years honoring those who have worked to empower the American public to work towards restoring the core values of our country and holding political power accountable.
David Saperstein, Fred Wertheimer and David Cohen celebrate Common Cause's 40th Anniversary. Photo by Kyle Samperton.
DEDICATION TO DEMOCRACY: Concerned citizens gathered to mark four decades of Common Cause’s grassroots crusade for open government at a time when the issue of money in politics is of paramount concern. WARNING: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, the nonpartisan activist group’s chairman, noted that the U.S. is approaching a “perfect storm” with regard to the “hundreds of millions of dollars flowing to candidates with no way of knowing who is giving it” and predicted a “reaction from an angry public” (much like the Watergate affair) to counter the excess. If not, he added, “we lose our democracy altogether.”
