Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

August 2, 2021 at 7:05 PM

Sign the petition: Stop mass homelessness

Hi, With the stroke of a pen, President Biden could extend the eviction moratorium and prevent a national housing crisis. Sign the petition: Prevent mass homelessness and restore the eviction moratorium! Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, emergency orders…

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  Stop ExxonMobil · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Climate change "off the scale"

Biden administration is giving the green light to triple U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Dear Friend, Monstrous wildfires are sending smoke all the way from Oregon to New York City.1 Massive flooding across Europe has killed hundreds and left scientists “stunned.”2 An un…

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  Amazon Warehouse Watch · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 2:27 PM

Sign the petition: Denounce Amazon’s plan to build on sacred land!

Hi, Amazon wants to build a new HQ in South Africa by bulldozing over sacred indigenous land.1 And just like when Amazon tried to build a new HQ in New York City, local activists in Cape Town are pushing back. Amazon didn't choose a sacred indigenous site by accident. They know it h…

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 2:42 PM

Ajit Pai's legacy lives on

Joe Biden still hasn’t named anyone to the FCC. Dear Friend, It’s been more than 180 days, and President Joe Biden still hasn’t named a fifth member to the Federal Communications Commission. Each day that goes by without a fully-functioning FCC is a day that Ajit Pai's legacy of sabo…

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  Trump Prosecution Update · [email protected]

July 24, 2021 at 3:32 PM

Sign the petition: Merrick Garland won't prosecute Trump-era crimes

Hi, BREAKING: Merrick Garland says his Department of Justice will NOT prosecute Trump officials, including former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, even though an inspector general found evidence they provided false testimony about the origins of the proposed citizenship question on t…

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  Stop Jeff Bezos · [email protected]

July 20, 2021 at 11:21 PM

Sign the petition: Tax Jeff Bezos

Hi, Jeff Bezos launched himself into space because he's the richest person in the world and he can afford it. But he also pays little to nothing in US taxes.1 Rather than using his wealth to fight the devastating impacts of climate change, end hunger and homelessness, or even just p…

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  ExxonMobil Alert · [email protected]

July 18, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Sign the petition: Stop ExxonMobil

$6,000,000,000 Six billion dollars. That’s how much money will be handed over to Big Oil companies if we don’t take action now. Currently, the federal government is poised to give $6 billion to fossil fuel companies to build new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export hubs. If they move…

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  Biden Administration Update · [email protected]

July 17, 2021 at 6:16 PM

Corporate lobbyists are freaking out

President Biden just made a huge announcement taking on corporate power. Dear Friend, President Biden just announced a sweeping executive order to protect consumers and workers against some of the most egregious abuses of corporate power—policies that progressives like Elizabeth Warr…

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  Facebook Watch Alert · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 10:11 PM

Sign the petition: Facebook is out of control

Hi, Will you sign the petition demanding that Congress take on Facebook's unprecedented power? Big Tech continues to assert its heavy hand in manipulating the flow of information that shapes public opinion -- with algorithms that prioritize extremist content in order to drive profit…

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  Amazon Warehouse Watch · [email protected]

July 12, 2021 at 6:32 PM

Sign the petition: A/C in Amazon warehouses!

Hi, As Seattle was breaking records with triple-digit temperatures last week, Amazon warehouse managers called for a "power hour." They were pushing workers to run fast and pack faster despite having no indoor air conditioning in the warehouse.1 Amazon puts productivity over the saf…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 3:20 PM

Sign and send the net neutrality petition

Hi -- We have a crucial opportunity to restore net neutrality, but as the email below explains, time is running out. We need President Biden to fill the fifth seat on the FCC, breaking a 2-2 deadlock that currently allows Trump's appointees to block things like net neutrality. Can y…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

July 6, 2021 at 11:17 PM

Sign the petition: Supreme Court vs. Voting rights

Hi, The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just handed another huge blow to voting rights in a recent decision upholding an Arizona law designed to make it harder to vote.1 As usual it was a 6-3 decision. Trump's majority on the Supreme Court is going to keep handing down deci…

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  Voter Suppression ALERT · [email protected]

July 3, 2021 at 2:49 PM

Justice Alito's assault on people of color

Our democracy is in grave danger. Dear Friend, The Supreme Court just slashed the Voting Rights Act beyond recognition. The extreme right-wing majority, led by Justice Samuel Alito, upheld two Arizona laws designed to make it more difficult to vote, especially for people of color.1 A…

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  Stop Corporate Money in Politics · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 10:14 PM

Toyota’s donations to Trump supporters

Toyota’s statement is exactly why we need to clean up campaign finance. Dear Friend, Since the January 6 insurrection, Toyota has donated 37 times to Republicans who voted to overturn the election results.1 When asked to defend pouring money into the pockets of seditionists, Toyota …

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 6:22 PM

Sign the petition: Restore net neutrality

Hi, The fate of the open internet is in the hands of two Trump appointees -- unless Joe Biden acts now. Ajit Pai, who as Federal Communications Commission chair under Donald Trump led the repeal of net neutrality, resigned from the FCC when Joe Biden became president. Nearly half a …

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  Tax the Rich · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 2:15 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Jeff Bezos

Hi, Will you sign the petition to demand that the ultra-rich pay their taxes? ProPublica just uncovered an enormous trove of IRS data on the tax returns of the richest people in the US.1 What they found is that billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffet only pay a ti…

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  Tara Sharma, Demand Progress.org · [email protected]

June 20, 2021 at 11:05 PM

Sign the petition against gerrymandering

Hi, Will you sign the petition to stop Republicans from gerrymandering their way to electoral wins? This year, state legislatures are redrawing electoral maps based on 2020 census data. This process will have huge impacts on the makeup of Congress for the next decade. But Republican…

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  HR 1 Update · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 2:32 PM

Sign the petition: Joe Manchin

Hi, Texas Democrats stood up for voting rights. Will you tell Senators to do the same? As America observes Juneteenth this weekend, we celebrate the end of slavery -- and remember the work that remains to be done for racial justice. That includes voting rights. Republicans in Texas …

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  Biden Administration Update · [email protected]

June 14, 2021 at 4:47 PM

Sign the petition: No DOJ legal defense for Donald Trump!

Hi, Donald Trump's legal problems are far from over. But somehow, the Department of Justice is still defending Trump against a sexual assault allegation. You read that right: Attorney General Merrick Garland is following Bill Barr's lead and using the DOJ to defend Donald Trump in a…

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  Post Office Alert · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 8:00 PM

FBI launches DeJoy investigation

The corruption is real. Dear Friend, The FBI has launched an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his business’s campaign contributions.1 The Postmaster General is being pummeled by allegations of campaign finance fraud. Meanwhile, the mail service is continuing to d…

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  Stop McConnell · [email protected]

June 3, 2021 at 6:53 PM

McConnell betrayed our country.

Never again should we allow Trump and his allies to endanger democracy. Dear Friend, Mitch McConnell has nuked the commission to investigate into the January 6 attack on the Capitol.1 Once again, the House Minority Speaker and Senate Minority Leader caved to the former president and …

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  Police Accountability Alert · [email protected]

May 30, 2021 at 2:56 PM

Sign the petition: Pass the George Floyd Act

Hi, Will you add your name and tell Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act? One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. He should still be alive today -- and so should countless other people killed by police, like Daunte Wr…

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  Insurrection ALERT · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 5:49 PM

BREAKING: McConnell just killed the January 6 commission

Never again should we allow Trump and his allies to endanger democracy. Dear Friend, Mitch McConnell just nuked the commission to investigate into the January 6 attack on the Capitol.1 Once again, the House Minority Speaker and Senate Minority Leader caved to the former president and…

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  Maria Langholz, Demand Progress · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 5:33 PM

Sign the petition to tax the billionaires

Hi, A big fight is happening in Washington, D.C. right now. President Joe Biden has put forward his vision of an infrastructure plan that would rebuild crumbling infrastructure, invest in the clean energy we need to fight climate change, all while creating good union jobs. But Repub…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

May 19, 2021 at 3:11 PM

Sign the petition: Don't let Kavanaugh and Barrett overturn Roe v. Wade

Hi,  The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case that could lead to Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett overturning Roe v. Wade. Mississippi recently banned abortion in the first 15 weeks of a pregnancy. All lower courts have said it is unconstitutional. But now right-wing justic…

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  Stop Netanyahu · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Sign and send the petition: Palestinians need our help

Hi, Tens of thousands of Demand Progress members have signed their name to this urgent petition to support legislation stopping U.S. funds from being used by the Israeli military to kill Palestinians and destroy their homes. This momentum is helping change the conversation in Congre…

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  Middle East Peace Alert · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 6:04 PM

Sign the petition: Palestinians need our help

Hi, Will you tell President Biden and Congress to stop U.S. funds from being used to kill Palestinians and take their homes? You've probably seen press coverage or social media posts about the violence in the Middle East, which has left more than 100 Palestinians dead, including chi…

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  Stop Mitch McConnell · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 2:06 PM

Did you hear what Mitch McConnell said?

Mitch McConnell has vowed to never work with Biden. It’s time to end the filibuster. Dear Friend, America is facing some incredible challenges. 32 million people have been infected with the coronavirus.1 Nearly 10 million people are out of work.2 And 13 million children live in food …

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  Post Office Alert · [email protected]

May 8, 2021 at 8:24 PM

DeJoy keeps getting worse

Louis DeJoy is doubling down on ruining the U.S. Postal Service. Dear Friend, BREAKING: Louis DeJoy's USPS has been running a "covert" operation to monitor social media for inflammatory content.1 Enough is enough. We need to stop Postmaster General Louis DeJoy before he does any more…

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  Corporate Influence ALERT · [email protected]

May 5, 2021 at 7:33 PM

Big Tech lawyers flooding the Justice Department

We’re going to stop this flood of pro-corporate attorneys. Dear Friend, Attorney General Merrick Garland promised that he had “no conflicts” when it came to prosecuting Google and other Big Tech organizations for antitrust violations.1 So why is Garland filling top positions in the D…

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  Tax the Rich · [email protected]

May 4, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Sign the petition to tax the billionaires

Hi, Will you sign the petition to tax the billionaires? Some of America's billionaires are not happy about the prospect of having to pay a little bit more in taxes. One of them, Leon Cooperman, is raging against Senator Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax plan. Warren invited him to testi…

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  Tara Sharma, Demand Progress.org · [email protected]

May 3, 2021 at 10:09 PM

Sign the petition: Bill Gates

Hi, Will you sign the petition opposing Bill Gates' efforts to stop mass vaccine production worldwide? The pandemic continues to worsen around the globe -- and thanks in part to Bill Gates, countries can't get the vaccines they need. Gates helped convince Oxford University to sell i…

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  Save the Post Office · [email protected]

May 1, 2021 at 2:36 PM

Fire Louis DeJoy

Louis DeJoy is doubling down on ruining the U.S. Postal Service. Dear Friend, First, he slowed mail delivery during the U.S. election. Then he unveiled a 10-year plan to cut post office hours and raise prices. Now Louis DeJoy is doubling down on destroying the U.S. Postal Service by…

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  Keep Demanding Progress · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 7:48 PM

This is authoritarianism. Full stop.

This is a recipe for disaster. Dear Friend, This is a recipe for disaster: Republican-led states are waging a war on voting rights, and we’re running out of the resources we need to fight back. Republican-led states have passed more than 360 bills to make voting more difficult.1 And …

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  Keep Demanding Progress · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 3:51 PM

Google’s attack on email

Google is messing with your inbox, and it’s threatening our work. Dear Friend, It was April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic was in full swing, and some of our biggest issues—from the continuity of Congress to the power of Big Tech—were in the public eye. And then our Gmail traffic sud…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

April 25, 2021 at 6:14 PM

Biden must fire this Trump appointee

Dear Friend, Trump appointees are still filling key positions all over the federal government, including at Social Security. Will you sign the petition urging Biden to fire them? Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul, and his deputy, David Black, are two of the wor…

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  Middle East Peace Alert · [email protected]

April 23, 2021 at 7:23 PM

Sign the petition: Iran Nuclear Deal

Hi, On the campaign trail, President Biden promised to re-enter the Paris Accord and restore the Iran deal. On Day 1, he brought the US back into the Paris Accord. But on the Iran Deal, the Biden administration is stalling. So much so, that Jared Kushner is cheering Biden’s stance o…

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  Stop the NRA · [email protected]

April 19, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Sign the petition: Gun control

Hi, Will you sign the petition demanding stronger gun control laws now? Americans make up 4.4 percent of the world’s population—but own 42% of the guns.1 Another mass shooting, this one in Indianapolis, shows the urgent need to act. Ten people were shot dead while grocery shopping o…

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  Stop Jeff Bezos · [email protected]

April 14, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Amazon stoops to a new low

Amazon’s interference in union efforts must be stopped. Dear Friend, Amazon’s anti-union intimidation tactics are undermining workers' rights. After being subjected to “captive audience meetings,” a barrage of text messages from management, and other underhanded techniques, Amazon is…

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  Police Accountability Alert · [email protected]

April 13, 2021 at 10:16 PM

Sign the petition: George Floyd Act

Hi, Will you add your name and tell Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act? Just a few miles from the spot where Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, police just outside of Minneapolis used deadly force during a traffic stop and killed another black man. His name wa…

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  Universal Health Care Action Alert · [email protected]

April 5, 2021 at 5:20 PM

Sign the petition: The Medicare for All Act of 2021

Hi, Will you sign the petition urging Congress to pass Medicare for All? COVID-19 has taken the lives of at least half a million people in the US. One-third of these deaths are connected to a lack of health insurance.1 In other words: our current for-profit healthcare system is dead…

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  Stop the Filibuster · [email protected]

April 3, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Demand Progress v. Charles Koch

McConnell has been ordered by the Koch organization to keep the filibuster in place. Dear Friend, The filibuster has a powerful new ally: Charles Koch. In a leaked call between an advisor to Mitch McConnell and a group run by the powerful billionaire, the Koch group admitted that the…

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  Tax the 1% · [email protected]

April 1, 2021 at 8:58 PM

Elizabeth Warren v. Jeff Bezos

Bezos is attempting to turn public opinion against Sen. Warren. Dear Friend, Jeff Bezos has picked a fight with Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren called out Amazon for its union-busting, low-wage-paying, tax-dodging ways. Amazon's Twitter account, under the direction of Bezos, shot ba…

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  Wealth Tax Alert · [email protected]

March 30, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Sign the petition to tax the rich

Hi, Elizabeth Warren has vowed to make Amazon pay their taxes -- and Amazon is resisting. Will you sign the petition to tax Jeff Bezos and other billionaires? Senator Warren is determined to tax the wealthiest people and the biggest corporations in America, who aren't paying what th…

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  SCOTUS Alert · [email protected]

March 25, 2021 at 10:06 PM

Expand the Supreme Court

We must expand the Supreme Court while we have the chance. Dear Friend, Donald Trump is gone, but the far-right justices he lodged on the nation’s highest court are there for life. The Supreme Court’s 6–3 majority looks poised to dismantle what’s left of the Voting Rights Act—unleash…

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  Post Office Action Alert · [email protected]

March 24, 2021 at 3:18 PM

Sign the petition: Fire Louis DeJoy and save the postal service

Hi, We need to stop Louis DeJoy before he does any more damage. Sign the petition and tell the Senate to save the postal service! Louis DeJoy is still in charge of the U.S. Postal Service -- and he just announced plans to cause even further damage to the mail. This week DeJoy announ…

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  Stop the Filibuster · [email protected]

March 19, 2021 at 3:48 PM

Big news on the filibuster!

President Joe Biden just reversed course on the filibuster! Dear Friend, President Joe Biden just took a HUGE step toward reforming the filibuster. In an interview this week, the president came out in favor of the “talking filibuster,” which would force Republicans to actually stand …

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

March 18, 2021 at 10:17 PM

Sign the petition: Comcast

Hi, Will you tell Joe Biden to appoint an FCC commissioner who will bring back net neutrality? Right now the FCC is split 2-2 between supporters and opponents of net neutrality. If the Biden administration appoints a champion of a free and open internet to the FCC, that gives us a 3…

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  Tal Frieden, Demand Progress · [email protected]

March 16, 2021 at 11:30 PM

Sign the petition: End Trump’s Attack on the USPS

Hi, Trump fought to destroy the USPS. Now we're fighting back. Sign the petition to save the postal service and restore postal banking! Over the course of his presidency, Trump tried to undermine the USPS by stacking its board with corporate executives, deliberately slowing mail, an…

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  Stop Voter Suppression · [email protected]

March 15, 2021 at 4:26 PM

This is an emergency

The Senate must pass the For the People Act. Dear Friend, An Arizona legislator just admitted the point behind the wave of voter-suppression bills coming from his state and dozens of others: "There’s a fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans,” Rep. John Kavanagh told…

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