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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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

March 13, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Sign the petition about the filibuster (please read)

Hi, The American people can't wait any longer for change and relief from this pandemic and the economic crisis. But Republican Senators continue to vow to use the filibuster to frustrate Joe Biden's plans.  And some conservative Senate Democrats are trying to preserve the filibuster…

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  Stop Jeff Bezos · [email protected]

March 11, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Sign and send this petition to stop Amazon from crushing a union

Hi, This is a BFD: President Biden just spoke out in support of a unionizing drive at Amazon's Bessemer warehouse in Alabama, where over 6,000 workers are about to vote whether to form Amazon's first unionized warehouse in the US.1 This could pave the way for more worker organizing …

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  Stop the Filibuster · [email protected]

March 10, 2021 at 9:17 PM

Forget Mitch McConnell. Pass H.R. 1

Republicans bring the war on voting rights to the Senate. Dear Friend, The House of Representatives just passed the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a landmark voting-rights bill to combat the more than 250 voter suppression bills that have swept state legislatures since the 2020 electio…

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

February 24, 2021 at 11:00 PM

Congress grills Trump appointee

Joe Biden must act now to fix the USPS. Dear Friend, Today, Congress is grilling Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, demanding answers about how he has crippled the U.S. Postal Service, leading to record-slow mail service.1 When asked today how much longer he plans to stay in the j…

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  Stop the Filibuster · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 1:12 AM

The Senate Dems are protecting Jim Crow.

The filibuster is protecting Jim Crow in the legislature. Dear Friend, Right now, the Senate has in its hands a critical bill that could finally correct the Supreme Court’s 2013 gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which allowed the suppression of Black and brown votes across the c…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

February 15, 2021 at 3:10 PM

Sign the petition and save the postal service

Hi, Donald Trump is out of office -- but Louis DeJoy is still running the postal service. And as we saw during the recent holiday season, Trump and DeJoy's actions have created lasting damage to the post office. Right now Joe Biden has an important opportunity to save the US Postal …

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  Convict Trump Now · [email protected]

February 14, 2021 at 8:20 PM

Betrayal. Full stop.

These Senate Republicans let us down. Dear Friend, On Saturday, House managers for Donald Trump's impeachment trial tried to introduce witnesses based on revelations late last week that members of Congress heard Trump side with the rioters at the Capitol Building. In retaliation, Sen…

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  Democracy Defense Team · [email protected]

February 11, 2021 at 5:44 PM

Sign the Petition: Convict Trump

Hi, The videos make it clear: the Senate must convict Trump. On Wednesday, House impeachment managers opened their case with a stunning, shocking video that showed how Trump helped encourage the right-wing mob that stormed the Capitol.1 Yesterday they showed never-before-seen vide…

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  Stop Trumpism · [email protected]

February 8, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Biden must fire these Trump appointees

It’s critical that the people responsible for furthering Trump’s agenda are weeded out. Dear Friend, It’s been 18 days since Donald Trump was booted out of office and sent back to Mar-a-Lago. But Trump appointees are still filling key positions all over the federal government, and t…

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  Stop Trumpism · [email protected]

February 6, 2021 at 5:43 PM

How does Louis DeJoy still have a job?

It’s critical that the people responsible for furthering Trump’s agenda are weeded out. Dear Friend, Six weeks past Christmas, the post office is still a mess. Donald Trump may be gone, but his terrible postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, is still at work, keeping the postal service dro…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

February 5, 2021 at 10:34 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass a new voting rights law!

Hi, The last four years have made it clear we need to fix our democracy by expanding voting rights, getting big money out of politics, and taking on corruption. Congress has a plan for that. It's called HR 1, the "For the People Act," and it would be the most sweeping voting rights …

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  Stop McConnell NOW · [email protected]

January 30, 2021 at 5:05 PM

The entire Biden agenda could be dead in a week

The Democratic-controlled Senate needs to end the ability of Republicans to strangle Biden’s agenda before it’s even begun. Dear Friend, On Inauguration Day last week, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were sworn in, giving Democrats the majority in the U.S. Senate. But Mitch McConnell…

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  Net Neutrality Alert · [email protected]

January 28, 2021 at 8:03 PM

Huge news for net neutrality

We’re one giant step closer to net neutrality! Dear Friend, Former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai just stepped down after four awful years at the helm of the Federal Communications Commission, which began when Trump installed him as chair. This is potentially huge news for net neutrality an…

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  Stop McConnell · [email protected]

January 27, 2021 at 5:05 PM

Sign the petition: Filibuster

Hi, Joe Biden hasn't even been president for a week, and Republican Senators already are working hard to undermine his ability to deliver for the American people. Sen. Mitch McConnell is desperate to preserve the legislative filibuster and has blocked the Senate from getting to work…

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  Stop McConnell NOW · [email protected]

January 22, 2021 at 12:33 AM

Hawley and McConnell are blocking Biden

Republicans can still stop legislation from moving in the Senate. Dear Friend, Joe Biden has only been president for 24 hours, and Senators Josh Hawley and Mitch McConnell are already throwing roadblocks in the way of his progress. McConnell is refusing to give Democrats their commit…

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  Trump Impeachment Team · [email protected]

January 15, 2021 at 4:38 PM

This is huge: Mitch McConnell backs impeachment

The NY Times reports that Mitch McConnell is privately supporting Trump’s impeachment. Dear Friend, The Republican wall of support for Donald Trump is finally starting to crumble, and we could have a real chance to remove him before the end of his term. Yesterday, 10 House Republica…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

January 12, 2021 at 7:06 PM

The Capitol Police need to answer for its actions

Congress was in danger. Dear Friend, The Capitol Police need to answer for what happened last Wednesday. Despite promises to members of Congress, the Capitol Police were completely unprepared for the mob of right-wing insurrectionists who overran the Capitol building. An even worse …

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  David Segal, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

January 12, 2021 at 12:35 AM

The anniversary of Aaron's passing

Hi, Today we mark the 8th anniversary of the tragic passing of my cofounder at Demand Progress, the activist and technologist Aaron Swartz.  Aaron took his own life, at the age of 26, while being threatened with decades in prison, accused of having violated the antiquated Computer …

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  Demand Progress Impeachment Team · [email protected]

January 11, 2021 at 1:47 AM

Sign and send the petition: Impeachment

Hi, "We came close to half the House nearly dying on Wednesday," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said about the insurrection at the Capitol.1  But Democratic leaders are considering delaying Trump's impeachment proceedings, for days or even months. We cannot let that happen. Sign the …

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Sign the petition: Congress has to impeach Trump right now

Hi, A right-wing mob stormed Congress today in an attempt to stop the electoral vote count -- minutes after Donald Trump spoke at their rally.  It took hours for Trump to speak out about this attack. When he finally did, he spent most of time talking about how he believes the electi…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

January 4, 2021 at 10:35 PM

He’s attempting a coup.

Trump has taken to threatening a state official to overturn the election. Dear Friend, Donald Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to overturn certified election results in a shocking phone call on Saturday.1 The media is minimizing it, but let’s call it what it is: an atte…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

January 3, 2021 at 11:56 PM

Sign the petition: Impeach Trump

Hi, Donald Trump was just caught on tape trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. We cannot let him get away with it. Yesterday Trump called Georgia's Secretary of State and, according to an audio recording of the call obtained by the Washington Post, Trump asked him to f…

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