The National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) is proud to announce that CommonSense American, its flagship program, is now four-for-four. This past July, Congress passed Workforce Pell legislation, opening the…
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CommonSense American now has over 80,000 members! Each and every member is so important in expressing the common sense of everyday Americans on political policy! Learn more by visiting https://www.commonsenseamerican.org/.
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December and January were busy months for NICD's Next Generation program. Delaware, Rhode Island, Idaho, and Michigan all welcomed discussions about civil discourse within state legislatures. On Tuesday, January 24,…
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Passage of the Electoral Count and Presidential Transition Reform Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Congress passed the bipartisan Electoral Count and Presidential Transition Reform Act, legislation that will fortify peaceful…
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The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation (AAA-ICDR Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is able to solicit donations and provide grants to fund a range of…
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CommonSense Americans Support Legislation That Will Build Trust in Elections The bipartisan legislation announced last month by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D–W.Va.), along with another eight Republicans and six Democrats, is a crucial…
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What can we do to ensure our elections are safe and trustworthy? What we know through the National Institute for Civil Discourse's CommonSense American program is that everyday citizens support legislation…
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The Fulcrum // by David Meyers // Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ImagesJust three Republican senators have declared their intent to vote in favor of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, completing a…
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NICD mourns the loss of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who firmly embodied the values of bipartisanship and public service and whose deft hand guided progress in the Senate…
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Today, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (“Modernization Committee”) passed its second set of recommendations in the 117th Congress. The slate of recommendations focuses on enhancing civility and collaboration…
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