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August 7, 2021 at 5:06 PM

Facebook even worse than Fox News?

The Delta variant is spreading like wildfire, and anti-vaccine disinformation on social media is making it worse.     Dear John,   For decades, Fox News has been the biggest source of right-wing disinformation in America.   But …

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August 5, 2021 at 11:25 PM

How the system is failing young people

Despite making up the largest portion of the workforce, millennials own less than 5% of all U.S. wealth.     Dear John,   There's a narrative out there that millennials and the Generation Zs behind them are lazy.   Well, that is just bunk.  Ou…

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August 3, 2021 at 10:34 PM

A Trump bombshell quietly dropped last week

It should shock us all.     Dear John,   We’ve become so inured to Donald Trump’s proto-fascism that we barely blink an eye when we learn that he tried to manipulate the 2020 election.    Yet the most recent revelation should frighten every Am…

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July 29, 2021 at 7:49 PM

This is Trump’s legacy

Covid is facing a resurgence in the US, and so is Trumpian politics     Dear John,   Despair is worse after hope is briefly ignited. I don’t know about you, but I was elated earlier this spring when it seemed as if Trump and COVID were gone, a…

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July 27, 2021 at 6:22 PM

This 1916 experiment made workers wealthy

Who else thinks we should bring back profit-sharing?     Dear John,   In 1916, Sears, Roebuck and Co., then one of America’s largest corporations, with over 30,000 employees, announced a major experiment called profit-sharing, in which the fir…

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July 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Why Isn’t Joe Biden Doing All He Can To Protect American Democracy?

Both parties are beholden to an anti-democratic coalition that is blocking real change from taking effect.     Dear John,   You’d think Biden and the Democratic Party leadership would be doing everything in their power to stop Republicans from…

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July 22, 2021 at 5:33 PM

We must say no cynicism

Today, I’m making a special request. I’m asking you to help fight the toxic stew of cynicism and hopelessness.     John--Friend--We are grateful for the incredible response we've received from this email. If you haven't already, I hope you have a moment t…

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July 21, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Workers are on strike across the country

From Frito-Lay workers to coal miners to rideshare drivers: Workers are taking their power back.     Dear John,   Today, hundreds of app-based workers are striking across the country to demand better wages and the right to join a union.   In T…

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July 20, 2021 at 11:45 AM

One small step for billionaires...

We’ve privatized almost everything else, but no one can privatize heroism.     Dear John,   Jeff Bezos will blast off to space this morning, a week after Richard Branson went up. Another small step for billionaires.   Once upon a time, long lo…

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July 19, 2021 at 8:17 PM

Tucker Carlson’s latest conspiracy theory

Tucker Carlson has the #1 top rated show on cable news, and that makes him quite possibly the most dangerous source of right-wing disinformation in the country.     Dear John, Tucker Carlson has embraced white supremacist conspiracy theories, warned that …

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July 18, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Child Allowance Payments Are The Biggest Help In Decades. Republicans Just See Welfare.

The party of ‘family values’ does not really support needy families.     Dear John,   Last Thursday, 39 million American parents began receiving a monthly child allowance ($300 per child under six, and $250 per child from six through 17). It’s…

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July 15, 2021 at 11:57 PM

A special request

Today, I’m making a special request. I’m asking you to help fight the toxic stew of cynicism and hopelessness.     Dear John, Last week, in a leaked video, Republican Congressman Chip Roy was caught admitting the truth: that Republicans don’t want to pass…

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July 14, 2021 at 6:52 PM

Six months into Biden's presidency

Voting rights loom large as the biggest potential disaster.     Dear John,   Six months in, it looks like Joe Biden has a good chance of getting America back to where it was before the pandemic.   Covid-19 is in retreat. So far, almost half o…

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July 13, 2021 at 8:33 PM

No, expanding the Supreme Court is not radical

You’ve probably heard Republicans decry Democrats as “radical court-packers,” “power hungry,” and so on.     Dear John,   The Supreme Court wrapped up its term this month, and its last decisions were disastrous. On voting rights, campaign fina…

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July 11, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Data, Not Arms, The Key Driver In Emerging US-China Cold War

Cybersecurity comes down to which side has access to more information about the other and can utilize it best.     Dear John,   This week, shares in China’s giant ride-hailing app Didi crashed by more than 20%. A few days before, Didi had rai…

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July 10, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Our plan to beat Fox News (it’s working)

The key to reaching Gen Z is Tik Tok, and we’re killing it.   Dear John, In the 2020 election, Generation Z and Millennials--those born between 1981 and 2014--cast 30 percent of the votes for president. By 2024, that number is expected to reach 37 percent.…

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June 29, 2021 at 7:56 PM

Why your Chipotle burrito costs more

Don't believe the GOP's tortured logic.     Dear John,   Republicans have finally found an issue to run on in next year’s midterm elections. Apparently Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head weren’t gaining enough traction…   “Democrats’ socialist stim…

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June 27, 2021 at 5:16 PM

More bad news for Fox News

We just launched one of our most strategically impactful projects in our history--and it’s working.     John, We've received an incredible ourpouring of support for the Purple America Project, our effort to use social media and scientific message testing …

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June 24, 2021 at 10:31 PM

The American economy is perilously fragile

Concentration of wealth is to blame.     Dear John,   Policymakers and the media are paying too much attention to how quickly the US economy will emerge from the pandemic-induced recession, and not nearly enough to the nation’s deeper structur…

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June 23, 2021 at 4:11 PM

Fox News is in big, big trouble.

We just launched one of our most strategically impactful projects in our history--and it’s working.     Dear John, After four years of Donald Trump, capped off by the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we knew we had to do something bold to save…

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June 22, 2021 at 6:53 PM

The bill Jeff Bezos doesn't want you to know about

The PRO Act would rein in the unchecked power of corporate behemoths and rebuild worker power. It’s urgently needed.     Dear John,   Today is one of Amazon’s biggest days of the year — the second and final day of Prime Day. Jeff Bezos’ wealth…

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June 21, 2021 at 2:57 PM

Fox News is in big, big trouble

We just launched one of our most strategically impactful projects in our history--and it’s working.     Dear John, After four years of Donald Trump, capped off by the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we knew we had to do something bold to save…

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June 20, 2021 at 8:21 PM

America's Greatest Danger isn’t China. It’s Much Closer to Home.

The rivalry with China is palpable, but history teaches us lessons about how it’s easier to blame others than blame ourselves     Dear John,   China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical and economic stance in the world is unleashing a fierce…

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June 15, 2021 at 6:20 PM

What's the real story about immigration?

It's not what politicians and the media have told you.     Dear John,   The story you’ve heard about immigration, from politicians and the mainstream media alike, isn’t close to the full picture.   A desperate combination of factors are drivin…

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June 14, 2021 at 9:18 PM

Republicans have found a new target: Chipotle burritos

Apparently Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head weren't gaining enough traction.     Dear John,   House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices.   You heard me right. The National Republican Congressional Committee (…

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June 13, 2021 at 6:52 PM

Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: Return to sender

Louis DeJoy is a corrupt Trump crony and must be fired by the Board of Governors now.     Dear John, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have been the most corrupt and destructive member of the entire Trump administration. He tried to sabotage the U.S. Pos…

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June 10, 2021 at 6:22 PM

Re: ProPublica’s bombshell report

When America’s richest men pay $0 in income tax, this is wealth supremacy.     Dear John,   ProPublica’s bombshell report on America’s super-wealthy paying little or nothing in taxes reveals not only their humongous wealth but also how they’ve…

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June 9, 2021 at 8:02 PM

What did we learn?

Here are a few lessons I hope we all take away from this pandemic.     Dear John,   The pandemic is far from over, but hopeful signs abound in the U.S. As vaccination rates rise and caseloads fall, it’s crucial that we don’t simply move on fro…

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June 7, 2021 at 1:57 AM

Without Manchin, Is The For The People Act Dead?

Are Republican senators more united in their opposition to democracy than Democratic senators are in their support for it?   Dear John, This morning, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced in the Charleston Gazette-Mail that he’s a “no” on the For the …

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June 4, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Trump’s rallies are coming back. Here’s our plan to fight back.

Donald Trump announced that he’s resuming his campaign-style rallies this month. That means we must be better prepared to fight back against Trump’s lies, as this time, our democracy might not survive.     Dear John, Beware... Donald Trump just announced …

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June 2, 2021 at 9:17 PM

The unchecked power of police unions

Shielding officers from accountability is not what unions were created to do.     Dear John,   A little over a year ago, the world watched in horror as police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd in broad daylight. Before that heinous act…

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May 24, 2021 at 8:27 PM

The danger of collective amnesia

No, the deadly Capitol attack was not a “normal tourist visit.”     Dear John,   Earlier this month, Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde claimed the deadly Capitol attack looked like a “normal tourist visit.” Rep. Paul Gosar said the mob was a group …

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May 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Workers Matter And Government Works: Eight Lessons From The Covid Pandemic

We have also learned that healthcare is a right, billionaires are often wrong –and conspiracy theories can often prove deadly.     Dear John,   Maybe it’s wishful thinking to declare the pandemic over in the U.S., and presumptuous to conclude …

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May 22, 2021 at 8:16 PM

PragerU: The most insidious threat online

PragerU is the most insidious right-wing outfit anywhere on the internet.     Dear John, You may not have heard of it, but Prager University is among the most insidious right-wing outfits on the internet. PragerU videos have collected nearly five billion…

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May 20, 2021 at 4:21 PM

A crisis on our hands

Far-right extremists like Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro, and Fox News are dominating Facebook.     Dear John, We have a crisis on our hands: Of the 10 top-performing link posts on Facebook in the U.S. yesterday, nine came from sources of far-right extremis…

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May 19, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Tucker Carlson, Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro . . .

Far-right extremists like Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro, and Fox News are dominating Facebook.     Dear John, We have a crisis on our hands: Of the 10 top-performing link posts on Facebook in the U.S. Monday, eight came from sources of far-right extremism …

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May 17, 2021 at 9:32 PM

The secret tax loophole making the rich even richer

Here’s how to stop the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history.     Dear John,   This Tax Day, millions of Americans will comb through all their tax documents and shell out hundreds of dollars to ensure they don’t accidentally …

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May 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Republican Covid Lies Follow Foreign Strongmen’s Lead – And Are Deadly For It

India and Russia show what happens when authoritarians deny reality. The Trumpists would have the U.S. follow suit.     Dear John,   A hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, is being charged under the country’s National Securi…

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May 15, 2021 at 5:05 PM

Tucker Carlson has highest ratings on cable news

Tucker Carlson has become the #1 most watched host on cable news. That’s terrifying.     Dear John, The latest TV news ratings are out, and who is the #1 most-watched host? Tucker Carlson, who every night pushes anti-immigrant propaganda, and conspiracy …

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May 13, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Republicans capitulate to Trump. Again.

House Republicans have voted to remove Liz Cheney from leadership for the sin of refusing to support Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the election was stolen.   Dear John, Yesterday, House Republicans voted to remove Liz Cheney from leadership for the sin of re…

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May 11, 2021 at 7:49 PM

Democrats are running out of time

Democrats’ window of opportunity is already tiny. And it’s closing fast.     Dear John,   It may seem that we’re barely recovered from the 2020 election, but many are already gearing up for the midterm elections of 2022 — and the stakes couldn…

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May 9, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Republicans Tried To Overturn The Election. We Can’t Just Forget That.

Americans like to look forward, but the effects of Trump’s lies about Covid and the January 6th insurrection are still with us.     Dear John,   America prefers to look forward rather than back. We’re a land of second acts. We move on.   This…

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May 5, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Working-class imposters

The Republican Party is trying to rebrand itself as the “party of the working class.” Rubbish.     Hi John,   After the 2020 election, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan claimed the Republican Party was “no longer the wine and cheese party. It’s the b…

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May 4, 2021 at 4:28 PM

Something very bad might happen tomorrow

Facebook could announce tomorrow that they are lifting Donald Trump’s ban.   Dear John, The New York Times and other news outlets are reporting that Facebook’s Oversight Board has made its decision on whether to allow Donald Trump back on its platform. A…

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May 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM

The First 100 Days Of Biden Were Also The First 100 Without Trump – That’s Telling

The new president is benefiting not just from bold proposals and actions but from his predecessor’s catastrophic record.     Dear John,   By almost any measure, Joe Biden’s First 100 Days have been hugely successful. Getting millions of Americ…

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April 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM

361 voter suppression bills in 47 states

There’s only one way to stop the GOP’s assault on our democracy.     Dear John,   Republican-controlled state legislatures have introduced over 361 voter suppression bills in 47 states, and some states, like Georgia, have already enacted them…

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April 25, 2021 at 5:27 PM

In Space, No One Will Hear Bezos And Musk’s Workers’ Call For Basic Rights

The bosses of Tesla and Amazon want to take humans to Mars and beyond – but won’t show basic humanity on Earth.     Dear John,   Elon Musk’s SpaceX just won a $2.9 billion NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, beating out Jeff Bezos. …

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April 22, 2021 at 7:43 PM

GOP now the “party of the working class”?!

Trump-style pretend populism is gaining traction.   Dear John, New reporting just revealed that freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right congresswoman who has praised QAnon and made comments in support of murdering Democrats, has raised more tha…

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April 18, 2021 at 3:40 PM

Biden Is Poised To Transform How America Treats Industry. He Must Follow Through.

From climate to healthcare, fundamental challenges demand the U.S. change with the times.     Dear John,   America is about to revive an idea that was left for dead decades ago. It’s called industrial policy and it’s at the heart of Joe Biden’…

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April 17, 2021 at 3:53 PM

Facebook’s awful decision

Facebook's Oversight Board is expected to allow Donald Trump back onto their platform any day now.   Dear John, Facebook's Oversight Board is expected to allow Donald Trump back onto their platform any day now. YouTube's CEO has said that she plans to lift…

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