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  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 4:37 PM

The Squad 2.0 -- We Need Arati Kreibich in Congress

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. U.S. public policy benefits when even a handful of serious progressives make it into Congress. With a large number of them, Congress could radically transform itself and restrain the imperial presidency. Here’s one we all need to get behind acro…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 14, 2020 at 4:52 PM

Save the U.S. Postal Service

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The U.S. Postal Service is probably our most trusted government agency. It’s been around as long as the United States. The Constitution grants Congress the power to establish it. But the Postal Service is under threat of elimination — a more seri…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 13, 2020 at 2:26 PM

Dark Money Goes After AOC

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not your local small-town pro-business club. It's one of the largest right-wing lobbies in Washington, D.C., and one of the top funnelers of dark money (money from unidentified sources) into election campaigns. Us…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM

A Unique Congresswoman. She Needs Us Now.

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. She is the member of Congress who introduced legislation to immediately pay every person in the United States $2,000 followed by $1,000 a month until a year after recovery from the coronavirus crisis. She is leading efforts, along with activist …
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 3, 2020 at 2:12 PM

"Still Ahead of His Time": Bernie Sanders, Healthcare and Pandemic

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. RootsAction.org has just released a short video -- “Still Ahead of His Time” -- underscoring that Bernie Sanders is the strongest candidate in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We invite you to watch the two-minute video and share it via F…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 2, 2020 at 1:08 AM

UPDATE: The November election is at risk

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. A technical problem prevented some people from taking this action. The issue has now been resolved, and we invite you again to sign on. The integrity of our elections is at stake. Apologies and thank you! In the last few weeks, the coronavirus …
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 6:51 PM

November's election is at risk

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. In the last few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown our country into crisis. Many thousands of vulnerable people have seen their jobs disappear and their loved ones fall ill. To fully recover from this disaster -- and prevent the next one …
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, via RootsAction Team · [email protected]
March 28, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Insider Traders: Demand They Resign

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. They had inside information, and they used it to profit off a global crisis. Now, they must resign from the Senate immediately.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌  RootsAction is pleased to forward this critical petition f…
  Thomas Drake, RootsAction Education Fund · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 5:08 PM

Sand Castles and Propaganda in Dystopia of Coronavirus Crisis

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. Today, we’re glad to send you a new essay by NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake -- addressing connections between the coronavirus emergency, government secrecy and the crucial importance of whistleblowing for public health and safety. Tom has grim …
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 1:28 PM

Paid Sick Leave for All U.S. Workers.

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. Demand Congress pass paid sick leave legislation to protect all U.S. workers. Click here to sign the petition! Our Message to the U.S. Congress reads: Thank you for taking the global COVID-19 pandemic seriously and working around the…
  RootsAction Education Fund · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 1:24 AM

CIA whistleblower still searching for work

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. At a time when the president routinely lies and hides key facts, the need for whistleblowers has never been greater. That reality underscores the importance of continuing support for CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. Jeffrey endured two and a …
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
March 16, 2020 at 11:34 PM

Bernie More Than Ever

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The lack of universal health coverage in the United States has slowed and is slowing preparations for addressing coronavirus, and has blocked people from seeking the healthcare they need. No economic theory can change the medical fact that a la…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 6:38 PM

Here's a serious coronavirus plan and a button to send it to the U.S. government

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. A huge coalition of organizations has just put together a serious plan for Coronavirus and created a page on which you can send it to the U.S. government. Please take a moment and do this now. The coronavirus pandemic is coming to the U…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 4:19 PM

Medicare For All Yes, Coronavirus No

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The lack of universal health coverage in the United States has slowed and is slowing preparations for addressing coronavirus, is creating large bills for people who've been tested, and is leading to refusals to test people lacking health coverag…
  RootsAction DIY · [email protected]
February 8, 2020 at 9:51 PM

Stop the prosecution of a drone whistleblower

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The prosecution of drone whistleblower Daniel Hale is currently scheduled to proceed in March. A former veteran of the drone assassination program who became an outspoken activist and critic of it, Hale is being prosecuted under the draconian Es…
  RootsAction Education Fund · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Saturday in DC: Tell ABC What You Think of Its Debate Hosting

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The RootsAction Education Fund is pleased to pass along to you this invitation from our friends at the Institute for Public Accuracy. “Hey, ABC, your corporate bias has been showing!” PLEASE JOIN US Forward this message widely and spread th…
  RootsAction Education Fund · [email protected]
February 3, 2020 at 9:35 PM

Big ABC Debate Friday Night. Tell Them What You Think Saturday.

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. The RootsAction Education Fund is pleased to pass along to you this invitation from our friends at the Institute for Public Accuracy. “Hey, ABC, your corporate bias has been showing!” PLEASE JOIN US Forward this message widely and spread th…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
January 28, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Drop the charges against Glenn Greenwald

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. Brazil has charged award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald with a crime for engaging in journalism. Please click here now to sign this petition: “We stand with Glenn Greenwald and The Intercept’s team in Brazil and demand that prosecutors respe…
  RootsAction DIY · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 3:11 PM

Speaker Pelosi: Meet with Extinction Rebellion Hunger Strikers

RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. Speaker Pelosi: Meet with Extinction Rebellion Hunger Strikers ** Campaign created by Eric Tien and Stephen Leas, 13-Day Hunger Strikers ** This is wrong. We shouldn’t have to starve ourselves just to meet with you. Our generation will live wit…
  RootsAction Team · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 1:00 AM

Bernie Campaign Events in Virginia This Week

Bernie 2020 is Coming to Barnstorm Across Virginia! Joseph Hutton - Bernie 2020 Campaign Ballot Access Organizing Director, and Emily Isaac - Bernie 2020 Relational Organizing Director will be talking about organizing and how we'll ensure Bernie is on the ballot in Virginia! Frida…
  RootsAction · [email protected]
July 30, 2019 at 7:44 PM

Welcome to RootsAction

Welcome to RootsAction where we're putting "progress" back into progressive! Like us on Facebook Follow us on on Twitter Hi Supporter, Welcome to RootsAction.org! We are an online initiative dedicated to galvanizing millions of Americans who are committed t…
  RootsAction · [email protected]
July 22, 2019 at 5:39 PM

Welcome to RootsAction

Welcome to RootsAction where we're putting "progress" back into progressive! Like us on Facebook Follow us on on Twitter Hi Supporter, Welcome to RootsAction.org! We are an online initiative dedicated to galvanizing millions of Americans who are committed t…