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Common Cause is a nonprofit grassroots political advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, the former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. The group was created to serve as a citizens' lobby to establish greater transparency and accountability in U.S. political institutions. Common Cause's most recent President and CEO was Robert W. Edgar, a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served from 2007 until his death in April 2013. His successor, Miles Rapoport, former President of Demos, began work with the organization in March 2014. In September 2010, Robert Reich the former Secretary of Labor in the administration of President Bill Clinton, became the Chairman of the National Governing Board.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Common Cause > About Us > National Governing Board )〕 Archibald Cox, the former Watergate Special Prosecutor, was Chairman of Common Cause from 1980 to 1992.〔http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4860221〕 ==Mission== The organization describes itself as a "nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy, reinventing an open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest, and empowering ordinary people to make their voices heard in the political process.”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= About Us )〕 It focuses on five broad issues: money in politics, elections and voting, ethics in government, government accountability, and media and democracy. Some media outlets have described Common Cause as a liberal organization, including ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', ''Newsweek'', ''TIME'', and ''USA Today''. Common Cause regularly participates in the National Conference for Media Reform〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=6612969 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Common Cause」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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