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  Stop Joe Manchin · [email protected]
September 29, 2021 at 2:18 PM

Why is Joe Manchin undermining Biden’s agenda?

Progressives need to stand firm against corporate power. Dear Friend, Congress is in crisis. Time is running out to pass a budget. The infrastructure bill that was agreed on in August is still waiting for a vote. The Build Back Better plan to address climate change, provide paid fam…
  Climate Action Now · [email protected]
September 20, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Joe Manchin from blocking climate action

Hi, Over 80 people are reported dead in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Several more storm systems are brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. And other storms are causing historic flooding up and down the east coast. With the human toll of climate change mounting before our eyes, Joe Manchin is …
  Stop Joe Manchin · [email protected]
September 16, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Joe Manchin is sticking up for corporations

We could have these progressive priorities, but Joe Manchin is standing in our way. Dear Friend, Congress is in the middle of debating a budget bill that would defeat Mitch McConnell’s stranglehold on Congress and accomplish real progressive priorities. But Senator Joe Manchin is thr…
  Stop Joe Manchin · [email protected]
September 13, 2021 at 2:36 PM

Sign the petition if you agree that teeth are part of the body

Hi, Your teeth are part of your body, right? Not according to Medicare. Medicare doesn't cover basic dental services, such as cleanings, fillings, dentures, and more. That could all change -- unless Joe Manchin gets his way.The Senate's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill inclu…
  Stop ExxonMobil · [email protected]
September 12, 2021 at 3:22 PM

Sign the petition: ExxonMobil is trying to avoid taxes

Hi, Amazon had record profits in 2020 -- but paid just a fraction of it in federal income taxes.1 And ExxonMobil is busy lobbying against higher corporate taxes.2 These and other massive corporations want to report their gigantic profits to investors, so they can show off for Wall S…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
September 10, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Sign the petition: AUMF

Hi, "We can never allow this to happen again." That's what Rep. Barbara Lee said of the 20-year long war in Afghanistan when it finally ended last month.1 Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the Authorization of Use of Military Force (AUMF) in the fall of 2001, right…
  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]
September 9, 2021 at 9:01 PM

DeJoy’s corruption knows no bounds

The chair of the USPS Board of Governors is financially tied to Louis DeJoy. Dear Friend, Why is the chair of the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, Ron Bloom, defending Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ten-year plan to destroy the post office?1 Maybe it’s because of the $305,…
  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]
September 7, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Sign the petition: Adding Supreme Court justices "is the only solution" to save abortion rights

Hi, momentum is building to expand the Supreme Court in the wake of their terrible ruling upholding Texas's abortion ban. Democratic Senator Tina Smith from Minnesota announced her support for rebalancing the court.1 And the Washington Post's Perry Bacon, Jr. wrote "Inaction is no l…
  Amazon Warehouse Watch · [email protected]
September 6, 2021 at 5:41 PM

Sign the petition: Amazon caught redhanded

Hi, Amazon continues to feel the heat in Alabama. Last month the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Amazon unfairly tampered with the union vote in Bessemer, Alabama.1 The NLRB found that Amazon used their power to bully the postal service into putting a mailbox at the workpl…
  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]
September 3, 2021 at 5:43 PM

DeJoy awards his own company $120 million

Louis DeJoy must go. Dear Friend, The U.S. Postal Service has awarded a $120 million contract to a shipping company that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy used to run and still has financial interest in.1 And this contract is partly paid for by a hike in prices that took effect last Sun…
  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]
September 2, 2021 at 6:46 PM

Sign the petition: The Supreme Court quietly overturned Roe v. Wade

Hi,  The Supreme Court just allowed a Texas bill banning most abortions to become law, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade. In 1973 the Supreme Court ruled in the Roe v. Wade case that women have the right to have an abortion in the first trimester of a pregnancy. But Texas just pas…
  Anti-war Alert · [email protected]
August 31, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Sign the petition: Reject billions more in Pentagon funding!

Hi, Pro-war voices in the Senate are pushing to add billions more in Pentagon funding. The Biden administration requested only a 1% increase to the Pentagon budget. But the Senate wants a $25 billion increase. Why? Because warhawks in Congress would rather throw more money into Amer…
  Save the Post Office · [email protected]
August 25, 2021 at 3:10 PM

Postal Commission: DeJoy “not grounded in reality”

DeJoy’s plan to destroy the post office is working. Dear Friend, The Postal Regulatory Commission has called Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plan to raise prices and slow down the mail "not grounded in reality."1 A member of the USPS Board of Governors has called the Trump-appointee…
  Amazon Alert · [email protected]
August 22, 2021 at 5:18 PM

Amazon under investigation

We can stop the acquisition of MGM. Dear Friend, This is HUGE: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM studios.1 The MGM merger would add a catalog of more than 4,000 films and 17,000 episodes to A…
  Biden Administration Update · [email protected]
August 18, 2021 at 6:27 PM

Sign the petition: Afghanistan

Hi, Right now Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian crisis -- and the solutions must be humanitarian as well. Here's how you can help. Donald Trump slashed the number of refugee visas approved from Afghanistan and other countries, as part of his wider attacks on people from Muslim co…
  Stop Big Oil · [email protected]
August 17, 2021 at 7:32 PM

The simple action Biden could take to stop Big Oil

The latest climate change report is dire, and we must act now. Dear Friend, The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has just been released, and the news is very bad. The chances of staying under the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius is extremely s…
  Stop ExxonMobil · [email protected]
August 11, 2021 at 5:18 PM

Sign the petition: Oil companies are drilling on federal lands

🚨​🚨More oil drilling permits than Trump.​🚨​🚨 Hi, Climate scientists warned in a new report this week that big countries need to adopt rapid and drastic reductions in carbon emissions to prevent more extreme weather and widespread devastation.1  But here in the U.S., oil companies are…
  Trump is NOT Above the Law · [email protected]
August 7, 2021 at 8:56 PM

Why is Merrick Garland not prosecuting this Trump crony?

Wilbur Ross lied. That’s a crime. And yet Attorney General Merrick Garland hasn’t yet moved to prosecute him. Friend—Did you see our email this week? The Department of Justice must prosecute Wilbur Ross. Will you chip in $10 to help push for the DOJ to stand up for progressive values…
  Trump Prosecution Update · [email protected]
August 4, 2021 at 2:56 PM

WTF, Merrick Garland?

Wilbur Ross lied. That’s a crime. And yet Attorney General Merrick Garland hasn’t yet moved to prosecute him. Dear Friend, The facts are clear: Donald Trump’s secretary of commerce, Wilbur Ross, lied to Congress, under oath. That’s a crime. He should be prosecuted.1 So why isn’t Merr…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…