Expand the Court! · [email protected]

June 28, 2022 at 3:55 PM

The most right-wing Supreme Court in generations

The Supreme Court’s spring term was just as devastating as we expected. Hi, The Supreme Court’s extreme right-wing majority has issued the worst of its spring term decisions, and they are devastating to human rights.1 The justices obliterated the federal right to abortion access, gut…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

June 25, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Sign the petition: They overturned Roe v. Wade

Hi, we wanted to make sure you saw this urgent message about expanding the Supreme Court in response to their horrific decision overturning Roe v. Wade. --The Demand Progress Team  The Supreme Court followed through on their threat and just overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminate abortion…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

June 24, 2022 at 4:46 PM

Sign the petition: They overturned Roe v. Wade

Hi, The Supreme Court followed through on their threat and just overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminate abortion rights for millions of Americans. That's horrific. And Clarence Thomas signaled they plan to go even further.  In his own concurring opinion, Thomas said the Court should "reco…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

June 23, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Sign the petition: SCOTUS rules for more guns

Hi, The Supreme Court – stacked with Trump-appointed judges – just made our country more dangerous. They ruled that New York State's concealed handgun permit law is unconstitutional.1 They are paving the way for more guns in more public places from college campuses and public transp…

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  Stop Google · [email protected]

June 21, 2022 at 5:20 PM

Sign the petition: Don't collect location data on abortion seekers!

Hi, In a post-Roe America, your cell phone could be used against you to let law enforcement know if you've visited an abortion care provider and even where you went afterward. That's because Google not just collects and retains a huge amount of cell phone location data – they also g…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

June 17, 2022 at 9:39 PM

Make a donation: Investigate Clarence Thomas

Every new bit of information about Ginni Thomas is more damning than the last. Hi, Every new bit of information about Ginni Thomas is more damning than the last. The Washington Post just reported that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was in frequent contac…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

June 14, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Sign the petition: John Oliver vs. Big Tech

Hi, On Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Oliver made a strong case for Congress to act now to pass two bills that would help break up Amazon, Facebook, Google, and the Big Tech monopolies: "It's not that tech companies are inherently bad because they are …

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  We ❤️ USPS · [email protected]

June 11, 2022 at 2:32 PM

One step closer to booting Louis DeJoy

We’re turning up the heat to get Postmaster General Louis DeJoy fired. Hi, It's been 18 months since Joe Biden was sworn in as president. And yet Trump megadonor Louis DeJoy is still in charge of the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy has slowed delivery times and raised prices. He's remove…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

June 9, 2022 at 7:51 PM

Sign the petition: Amazon doesn't want these bills to pass

Hi, We've reached a critical moment in the fight against Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook. Two important bills with bipartisan support that would rein in the abusive, anti-competitive behavior of Big Tech giants are on the cusp of receiving a vote on the Senate floor. But…

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  Net Neutrality Now · [email protected]

June 8, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Comcast is going all out to tank Biden’s FCC nominee

Comcast and their lobbyists are doing everything they can to tank Biden’s final nominee to the FCC. Hi, When Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, it should have only been a matter of time before the policies of Trump FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai were thrown out and net neutrality once again…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress · [email protected]

June 4, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Sign the petition: Senate went on vacation

Hi, Just a few days after the mass shooting at a school in Texas, the US Senate...went on vacation. The Senate went on recess in late May. When they return, Democrats will try and persuade Republicans to vote for gun control legislation that is widely popular with the American peopl…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

June 3, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Sign the petition: Investigate Clarence Thomas

Hi, Every new bit of information about Ginni Thomas is more damning than the last. The New York Times just reported that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, emailed Arizona lawmakers in 2020 to pressure them to overturn the presidential election results.1 Gi…

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  Stop the NRA · [email protected]

June 2, 2022 at 2:34 PM

This time, we can beat the NRA

169 children have been killed in mass school shootings since 1999. Enough is enough. Hi, From Columbine High School to Robb Elementary School, 169 children have been killed in mass school shootings since 1999.1 169 children. Now, in the wake of the horror of Uvalde, Americans wa…

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  Stop Jeff Bezos · [email protected]

May 29, 2022 at 3:49 PM

Sign the petition: End corporate welfare!

Hi, President Biden recently tweeted: "You want to bring down inflation? Let's make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share."1 Big Tech will do anything it can to hide the fact that corporate power is driving inflation. Just look at Jeff Bezos's response to President B…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

May 26, 2022 at 11:18 PM

Sign the petition: Stop guns

  Hi, After the horrific mass murder of children at an elementary school in Texas, will our country finally take action to stop mass shootings and pass new gun control laws? Not if the Supreme Court can help it. In fact, the Supreme Court is about to issue a ruling that could throw o…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

May 25, 2022 at 10:38 PM

Sign the petition: Stop guns

Hi, After the horrific mass murder of children at an elementary school in Texas, will our country finally take action to stop mass shootings and pass new gun control laws? Not if the Supreme Court can help it. In fact, the Supreme Court is about to issue a ruling that could throw ou…

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  Stop Joe Manchin · [email protected]

May 24, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Joe Manchin!

Hi, Joe Manchin is once again exploiting his position as a key swing vote for Democrats to do the bidding of the fossil fuel industry. That's been Manchin's signature move for his entire career.1 It's time to stop him, and make Congress pass President Biden's bold climate agenda. Af…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

May 20, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Comcast will do anything to stop this Biden appointment

We can restore net neutrality with the confirmation of Gigi Sohn — but Comcast is going all-out to stop her. Hi, Donald Trump's biggest gift to the telecom industry was the repeal of net neutrality, delivered courtesy of his FCC chairman, former Verizon lobbyist Ajit Pai.1 Now we …

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  We ❤️ USPS · [email protected]

May 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM

Louis DeJoy is getting sued

Louis DeJoy wants to spend billions on 165,000 gas-guzzling trucks. No way. Did you see our message last week about Louis DeJoy's latest scandal? Check it out below. It's unbelievable. Hi, The planet is on fire. Gas prices are skyrocketing. But Postmaster General and Trump holdover…

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  Surveillance Action Alert · [email protected]

May 13, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Sign the petition: Stop data brokers from selling users’ menstrual cycle data!

Hi, With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, we need to step up efforts to protect Americans who would be at risk of retaliation or prosecution. Will you sign this petition to urge Congress to protect users' private personal data from falling into the hands of anti-abo…

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  Save the U.S. Postal Service · [email protected]

May 10, 2022 at 10:24 PM

Louis DeJoy just got some very bad news

Louis DeJoy wants to spend billions on 165,000 gas-guzzling trucks. No way. Hi, The planet is on fire. Gas prices are skyrocketing. But Postmaster General and Trump holdover Louis DeJoy is still trying to move forward with his plan to spend billions on a fleet of gas-guzzling truck…

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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]

May 7, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Sign the petition: No war in Yemen!

Hi, The war in Yemen is currently on pause for the first time in 6 years, due to the Ramadan holiday. The ceasefire is supposed to give Yemenis a fighting chance at survival by allowing humanitarian aid to reach the over 23 million Yemenis who need immediate lifesaving assistance.  …

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

May 5, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Sign the petition: Abortion is a fundamental right

Hi, there is a huge outpouring of support for expanding the Supreme Court to take on its extremist majority and save abortion rights, along with other rights and causes Trump's handpicked justices are threatening. Will you read our email below and tell Congress it's time to expand t…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

May 3, 2022 at 3:24 PM

Sign the petition: Stop SCOTUS from overturning Roe v. Wade

Hi, The draft opinion written by far-right Justice Samuel Alito shows the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate abortion rights for millions of Americans -- and it could happen as soon as next month.1  But it gets worse. The Washington Post just reported that Rep…

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  SSA Under Threat · [email protected]

April 29, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Can you believe it? Republicans want to end Social Security?!

Republicans admitted that they want to end Social Security as we know it, and now they’re trying to back away. Hi, First, Senate Republicans proposed ending Social Security within five years. Then, in the face of massive public backlash, Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Ric…

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  Social Security Update · [email protected]

April 24, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Sign the petition: Pass Social Security 2100!

Hi, Despite a torrent of criticism, Senate Republicans are unrepentant: they want to cut Social Security. Both Rick Scott1 and Mitt Romney2 have made proposals in recent weeks to slash Social Security benefits, despite the soaring cost of living. Despite criticism, they're not backi…

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  SSA Under Threat · [email protected]

April 22, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Republicans *admitted* they want to end Social Security

Republicans openly admitted that they want to end Social Security as we know it, and now they’re trying to back away. Hi, For years, Republicans have sought to weaken Social Security by cutting benefits, reducing the number of people who are eligible, and putting your money into the …

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

April 15, 2022 at 7:54 PM

Sign the petition: Amazon using Trump tactics against the union!

Hi, Amazon is taking a page from Donald Trump's playbook. They filed a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board seeking to overturn the Amazon Labor Union's historic victory at a New York City warehouse.1 Amazon's corporate leadership just can't accept that they lost. They sp…

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  Stop Trump · [email protected]

April 14, 2022 at 5:16 PM

We have good news (and some very, very bad news)

Louis DeJoy has been a disaster for the U.S. Postal Service from the minute Donald Trump picked him. Hi, Last week, President Biden signed historic legislation to fund and strengthen the U.S. Postal Service. This is legislation that Demand Progress and our coalition partners fought …

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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]

April 13, 2022 at 4:34 PM

Sign the petition: Corporations shouldn’t make money off our taxes

Hi, When you go to file your taxes this week, you might get charged with a last-minute bill depending on how you file — even if you're using services advertised as free.  That's because the IRS allows private tax prep companies to prey on taxpayers and make a profit off of something…

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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]

April 10, 2022 at 5:46 PM

Sign the petition: Stop DeJoy!

Hi, Once again, it looks like Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have abused his public office to secure deals that would profit him personally.1 We're calling for the Justice Department and the USPS Inspector General to investigate DeJoy now. Click here to join us.  Reports indicat…

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  We need a Wealth Tax · [email protected]

April 7, 2022 at 3:56 PM

Sign the petition: Tax the rich!

Hi, We can always count on Sen. Elizabeth Warren to fight for a fair shot for all Americans. A couple weeks back she called out Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, for avoiding paying any income taxes in 2018.1  Musk fired back, claiming his tax liability of $11 billion for …

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  SSA Under Threat · [email protected]

April 6, 2022 at 10:33 PM

They actually admitted it: Republicans want to kill Social Security

Republicans are openly admitting that they want to end Social Security as we know it, but we aren't taking this lying down. Hi, Republicans in Congress are feeling so bold right now they aren't even hiding the fact that they want to end Social Security as we know it.1 Senator Rick Sc…

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  Tax the Rich · [email protected]

March 27, 2022 at 3:51 PM

Sign the petition: End tax loopholes for corporations!

Hi, Congress must end tax loopholes for mega-corporations and raise the overall corporate tax rate!  ADD YOUR NAME Tesla will pay $0 in federal taxes this year despite recording a record profit of $5.5 billion in 2021 thanks to existing corporate tax loopholes and the company's "cr…

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

March 24, 2022 at 3:15 PM

How is DeJoy getting away with this?!

Gas is still a fortune, but Louis DeJoy wants to buy 165,000 gas guzzlers instead of clean electric vehicles. What?!?! Dear Friend, The U.S. Postal Service inspector general just released a report saying that 99% of mail routes should be transferred to electric vehicles.1 But Postma…

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  Tal Frieden, Demand Progress · [email protected]

March 21, 2022 at 6:05 PM

Sign the petition: Ban stock trading for members of Congress

Hi, On February 22, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks in Lockheed Martin, a defense contractor.1 Two days later, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, Lockheed Martin stocks have gone up 16%. It's just the latest example of members of Congress engaging in questionabl…

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  Price Gouging Alert · [email protected]

March 18, 2022 at 5:13 PM

Sign the petition: End Gas Price Profiteering

Hi, Even as the price of gas per barrel is well below recent records, gas prices remain high.1 That's because oil and gas companies are gouging consumers, and taking advantage of the war in Ukraine to rake in as much profit as possible. Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill tha…

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  Stop Joe Manchin · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 3:55 PM

Sign the petition: Don't let Joe Manchin condemn millions of kids to poverty

Hi, 10,000,000 children in the US could fall into poverty this year.1 Sign the petition and tell Congress: End child poverty! ADD YOUR NAME The Child Tax Credit that lifted millions of American families from poverty expired in December, and millions of children could go hungry as a…

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  Supreme Court Update · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 12:51 AM

Sign the petition: Stop Republican obstruction of Biden's nominee

Hi, Will you speak up and urge Senators to quickly confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court? ADD YOUR NAME Get this: after rushing through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg in just 27 days in the fall of 2020, Republicans are now throwi…

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  Tax the 1% · [email protected]

March 4, 2022 at 2:04 PM

WaPo: “Best time ever to be a billionaire”

Billionaires are out of control. Dear Friend, The Washington Post just called 2021 “the best time in history to be one of America’s 745 billionaires.”1 The ultra-wealthy saw their net worth grow by 70% since the beginning of the pandemic, while the rest of us are struggling with ris…

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  Biden Administration Update · [email protected]

February 27, 2022 at 9:05 PM

Sign the petition: Trump's Medicare privatization must end!

Hi, The privatization of Medicare begun under Trump has drastically expanded in the last 12 months — and corporations with ties to the Trump family stand to benefit. President Biden needs to shut it down immediately and save Medicare. Click here if you agree. During the Trump admini…

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

February 24, 2022 at 7:57 PM

Louis DeJoy’s latest scandal

Louis DeJoy is undermining an effort to bring electric trucks to the post office. Dear Friend, Louis DeJoy just defied President Biden—in order to undermine an effort to electrify the post office's vehicle fleet. DeJoy took billions of dollars of taxpayer money intended for an all-el…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Sign the petition: Iran

Hi, A diplomatic breakthrough with Iran to end their nuclear program could be just "days away."1 Sadly, the war hawks in Washington are working overtime to sabotage this deal before it's even announced. Click here to tell Congress to support diplomacy with Iran! In fact, as soon as …

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Amazon jacks up its prices

Amazon is soaking its customers who have no choice. Dear Friend, Amazon—which made Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world—is making more money than ever. Corporate profits were up more than 50% last year, an extra $10.5 billion earned on the backs of mistreated employees and small …

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  Stop Trump · [email protected]

February 13, 2022 at 8:09 PM

Sign the petition: The Trump insurrection was a year ago. It's time to stop a repeat.

Hi, The Republican Party just officially declared the January 6th insurrection and the events leading up to it as "legitimate political discourse." Then, the party formally condemned the two Republicans who serve on the committee investigating the January 6th attack.1  The Trump GOP…

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  Post Office Update · [email protected]

February 5, 2022 at 4:07 PM

Sign the petition: Stop DeJoy

Hi, Trump's disastrous Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, has hacked away at the Postal Service, trying to gut it from the inside out. But under the Biden administration, we can repair it – if Congress acts. Right now there's a bill in Congress called the Postal Service Reform Act. Th…

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  Electoral Crisis ALERT · [email protected]

February 3, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Democrats change course on election law

We are running out of time to change this law. Dear Friend, A new strategy to give Trump-following Republicans control of the outcome of elections was born out of the January 6 insurrection—a strategy that has been completely flying under the radar. Republicans have been pouring mill…

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  Stop Facebook · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Sign the petition: Protect our privacy!

Hi, Big Tech is rapidly expanding its control over the payment systems we use to purchase goods and services. We can't let tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google tighten their stranglehold on our economy.  ADD YOUR NAME Whoever controls payment systems — the part of the we…

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  Congress Action Alert · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 3:43 PM

Sign the petition: Ban Congress from trading stocks

Hi, There's huge new momentum in Congress to finally ban lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks, with several bills being proposed this month. But House leaders still haven't acted, despite a series of recent scandals. This week more than two dozen members of Congress s…

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 8:55 PM

DeJoy ally rushed into office despite protest

Postal workers protested the USPS's Board of Governors. Dear Friend, Postal workers gathered outside the U.S. Postal Service headquarters last week to protest the continued employment of postmaster general Louis DeJoy.1 Employees of the USPS have been working under onerous conditions…

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