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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]
January 5, 2023 at 8:44 PM

Sign the petition: Investigate corporate America!

Hi, It’s time for Congress to go after Big Pharma, Big Tech, and Big Oil. Now that Democrats hold control of the Senate, they have the power to launch a coordinated battle with corporate America using their authority in committees—and it looks like they’re gearing up to do just that…
  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]
December 28, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Brett Kavanaugh, are you serious?!

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was spotted at a holiday party hosted by extreme right-wing conservative leader Matt Schlapp. Hi, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was just spotted at a party hosted by Matt Schlapp, the right-wing leader of the Conservative Political Action…
  Indigenous RIghts · [email protected]
December 26, 2022 at 4:07 PM

Sign the petition: Give the Cherokee a voice in Congress

Hi, Almost 200 years ago, the federal government made a promise to the Cherokee, and now it’s time to see it through.1 Click here if you agree: Give the Cherokee Nation a delegate to Congress! A 1835 treaty between the Cherokee nation and the US government guaranteed that the Cherok…
  “Kavanaugh compromised” · [email protected]
December 24, 2022 at 5:43 PM

Sign the Petition: Partying Brett Kavanaugh’s Conflict of Interest

Hi, There is an old saying, “a man is known by the company he keeps”. With that in mind, let’s look at Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. His recent attendance at a private holiday party saw him alongside deplorables like Stephen Miller, Matt Gaetz, and Sebastian Gorka.1 The rig…
  Stop Clarence Thomas · [email protected]
December 22, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas was key to the insurrectionist agenda

Hi, Recently, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Moore v. Harper, “one of the scariest election cases in the Supreme Court’s modern history,” according to Vox.1 The court’s ruling will determine whether states can overturn election results and gerrymander to their hearts’ content.…
  Stop Brett Kavanaugh · [email protected]
December 17, 2022 at 8:26 PM

Brett Kavanaugh caught partying with white supremacists

Politico just broke a bombshell story reporting that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh attended a private holiday party. Hi, Politico just broke a bombshell story reporting that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh attended a private holiday party with some of the most notorious…
  USPS Solidarity · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Sign the petition: Fire Trump’s Postmaster General!

Hi, We want Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy out. Only the USPS Board of Governors has the power to fire DeJoy, and only President Biden has the power to nominate Board Governors. With two vacancies on the Postal Board, Biden has the opportunity to change the balance of the bo…
  Stop Price Gouging · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Sign the petition: Corporate greed has gone too far

Hi, Greedy corporations are using inflation as an excuse to jack up prices on consumers.1 Corporations are enjoying record profits while they raise prices on working families who are struggling to keep up with the rising costs of inflation.2 Corporate greed is fueling price increase…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
December 14, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Sign the petition: Send public service champions to the USPS

Hi, We think we’ve found a way to finally fire Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The power could lie with Senator Gary Peters. Sen. Peters is the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and directly oversees the confirmation process …
  Eliminate the Debt Ceiling · [email protected]
December 10, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Time is running out to save Social Security

Republicans are doubling down on their threats to Social Security. Hi, Republicans are already making open threats to slash Social Security — or else tank the global economy by refusing to raise the debt limit and forcing the federal government into default. John Thune, the second-h…
  End the War · [email protected]
December 9, 2022 at 4:50 PM

Tell Congress (URGENT): End US support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen!

Hi, THIS CAN'T WAIT: We have only a few days to pressure the Senate to end US-involvement in the brutal war in Yemen! Click here to tell your senator to get on board. The Saudi-led war in Yemen has killed an estimated 377,000 people1 and exposed tens of millions to horrific famine.2…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Sign the petition: Break up monopolies NOW

Hi, Ticketmaster fees are jacking up the cost of concert tickets, making them unaffordable for many people.1 These mysterious fees sometimes account for a whopping 70% of ticket prices on Ticketmaster.2 How can this be happening? Ticketmaster is a monopoly that owns both the ticketi…
  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]
December 5, 2022 at 10:37 PM

Our last chance to restore net neutrality

The Senate must confirm Gigi Sohn and save net neutrality. Hi, Comcast, Fox News, and other conservative media outlets have launched an unprecedented smear effort against Gigi Sohn, Biden’s tiebreaking appointee to the Federal Communications Commission.1 It has worked like a charm. M…
  Stop Fox · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Sign the petition: Stand up to Fox’s unchecked monopoly power!

Hi, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation has cooked up a new fee to charge TV provider DirecTV — and if it goes into effect, DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, and U-Verse customers nationwide are likely to get stuck with higher prices for their cable service.1 Tell DirecTV: say NO to Fox’s new c…
  Amazon Watch · [email protected]
December 1, 2022 at 11:08 PM

Sign the petition: This is Democrats’ chance to stop Amazon

Hi, Democrats have only one month left in the Congressional majority and time is running out to crack down on Amazon’s monopoly power. The majority of Americans want our representatives in Congress to regulate Big Tech,1 and the White House has called for an “ambitious” crackdown on…
  SSA Under Attack · [email protected]
December 1, 2022 at 3:45 PM

No cuts to Social Security

Republicans are openly planning to force deep cuts in Social Security after they take control of Congress Hi, Republicans are openly planning to force deep cuts in Social Security after they take control of Congress next year — and Democrats are running out of time to stop them. Here…
  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Sign the petition: Deep Fake Mark Zuckerberg and the Monopoly Man have a message for Congress

Hi, Thank you for protecting Big Tech CEOs and blocking bipartisan legislation that would hold Big Tech accountable.  That’s the message deepfake “Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg” shared with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in our new ad calling o…
  Samuel Alito Alert · [email protected]
November 26, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Enough is enough: The Supreme Court is out of control.

Yet another scandal has hit the U.S. Supreme Court, this time potentially implicating Sam Alito, author of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Hi, Yet another scandal has hit the U.S. Supreme Court, this time potentially implicating Sam Alito, author of the decision overturning Roe…
  Stop Clarence Thomas · [email protected]
November 25, 2022 at 3:52 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas was key to the Trump coup plan

Hi, According to Trump lawyers Justice Clarence Thomas was their “only chance” to stop certification of fair 2020 election results in Biden’s favor.1 That’s because his wife Ginni Thomas was texting with Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows about the insurrection and pressurin…
  Sacred Lands · [email protected]
November 24, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Sign the petition: Protect Indigenous lands!

Hi, The vast majority of US public lands are carved out of Indigenous people’s sacred homelands.  In some cases, Tribal communities retain treaty rights to those lands, many of which contain sacred cultural sites. Yet the federal government grants itself permission to sell off these…
  Confirm Biden's Judges · [email protected]
November 22, 2022 at 8:41 PM

Mitch McConnell is blockading judges AGAIN

Time is running out for Biden’s 57 judicial nominees. Hi, The far-right takeover of the courts has gutted abortion rights, overturned commonsense gun safety law, opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate money in politics, and more. Now the Republican blockade in the Senate is p…
  Stop Elon Musk · [email protected]
November 21, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Sign the petition: Elon Musk is threatening free speech

Hi, Elon Musk has been trumpeting “free speech” since he took the reins at Twitter — yet his biggest partner in the company is the violently repressive Saudi royal family, who killed dissident and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.1 Privacy and security on Twitter a…
  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]
November 20, 2022 at 12:34 AM

57 judges BLOCKED by Senate Republicans

Time is running out for Biden’s 57 judicial nominees. Hi, The far-right takeover of the courts has gutted abortion rights, overturned commonsense gun safety law, opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate money in politics, and more. Now the Republican blockade in the Senate is p…
  Ticketmaster Monopoly · [email protected]
November 18, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Sign the petition: Break up Ticketmaster!

Top Advocacy Action of the Week Hi, When Ticketmaster-Live Nation lists the price of a concert but doesn’t include mysterious fees that can hike the ticket price up as much as 70%, they’re not just bumming out music fans, they’re manipulating the entire industry of live events, hurt…
  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 1:32 AM

Republicans win the House. Here come the attacks on Social Security.

Republicans are threatening to force the government into default unless Democrats agree to cut Social Security. Hi, Republicans are one seat away from taking control of the House of Representatives in January. And the minute they take over, they will launch their plan to force deep c…
  Stop Trump · [email protected]
November 14, 2022 at 7:23 PM

Sign the petition: Justice Department lawyers protected Trump in secret

Hi, A secretive legal office in the federal government helped shield Trump from legal accountability for his crimes and abuses of power.  So long as this powerful office, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), is permitted to keep so much of its legal work secret…
  Tax the Rich · [email protected]
November 13, 2022 at 6:17 PM

Sign the petition: Increase taxes on the ultra-rich

Hi, Our income tax system is broken in this country. The wealthiest Americans pay essentially the same tax rate as the absolute poorest. This is the result of removing so many of our top tax brackets. Right now, someone who makes $100,000,000 pays the same 37% tax rate as someone wh…
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
November 12, 2022 at 12:24 PM

This could be our last chance to restore net neutrality

Comcast will do *anything* to kill net neutrality, but we’re fighting back. Hi, For almost two years, Comcast and their Big Cable allies have blocked net neutrality by delaying Senate confirmation of Gigi Sohn, President Biden's nominee for the fifth and tiebreaking seat on the Feder…
  Confirm Judges · [email protected]
November 11, 2022 at 3:51 PM

Sign the petition: Confirm Biden's judges

Hi, Time is running out on at least 57 Biden judicial nominees1 — who must be confirmed before the end of the year. A slew of other important Biden nominees remain on hold as well, votes delayed by right-wing extremists like Senator Josh Hawley.2 The Senate must act quickly to overc…
  Tax Elon Musk · [email protected]
November 8, 2022 at 6:17 PM

Sign the petition: Tax Elon Musk

Hi, Regardless of who comes out on top after the midterms, Elon Musk will still own Twitter. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. As long as we have oligarchs owning our media, it's going to reflect their interests: not those of everyday people. Billionaires like Elon Musk privatize…
  Stop Amy Coney Barrett · [email protected]
November 4, 2022 at 8:49 PM

Sign the petition: Ethics reform to stop Amy Coney Barrett!

Hi, Amy Coney Barrett’s husband is a lawyer specializing in “white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation” whose firm has represented “over 25 Fortune 500 companies.”1 If one of his clients winds up in a case before the Supreme Court, his…
  Save Social Security · [email protected]
November 3, 2022 at 7:12 PM

Republicans openly admit: They will cut Social Security

Republicans are threatening to force the government into default unless Democrats agree to cut Social Security. Hi, All year, Republicans have gotten bolder, clearer, and more united about their plans to slash Social Security and Medicare.1 Now, they’re threatening to force the U.S. …
  USPS Solidarity · [email protected]
November 1, 2022 at 3:45 PM

Sign the petition: Fire Trump’s Postmaster General!

Hi, Trump appointee Donald “Lee” Moak still sits on the leadership board of the United States Postal Service. Any day now, President Biden could announce he’s reinstating Moak instead of replacing him. We need to send Biden a message: we want Moak out, now! Moak and the other Postal…
  USPS Solidarity · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Sign the petition: Fire Trump’s Postmaster General!

Hi, Trump appointee Donald “Lee” Moak still sits on the leadership board of the United States Postal Service. Any day now, President Biden could announce he’s reinstating Moak instead of replacing him. We need to send Biden a message: we want Moak out, now! Moak and the other Postal…
  Stop Clarence Thomas · [email protected]
October 27, 2022 at 8:11 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas is shielding Lindsay Graham

Hi Lindsay Graham may have tried to convince Georgia election officials to throw out fair election results in Trump’s favor. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas just shielded Lindsay Graham from testifying before a grand jury about his involvement.1 Thousands of activists across t…
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
October 25, 2022 at 12:17 AM

Comcast's "absolutely unprecedented" lobbying blitz to kill net neutrality

The Washington Post reports that Comcast waged an “absolutely unprecedented” lobbying blitz to stop net neutrality. Hi -- We wanted to make sure you didn't miss this email we sent last week. -- The Demand Progress team Hi, The Washington Post is reporting that Comcast has been wagin…
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
October 22, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Comcast's "absolutely unprecedented" lobbying blitz to stop net neutrality

The Washington Post reports that Comcast waged an “absolutely unprecedented” lobbying blitz to stop net neutrality. Hi, The Washington Post is reporting that Comcast has been waging an “absolutely unprecedented” lobbying blitz to stop net neutrality by blocking confirmation of Presid…
  No Grocery Monopoly · [email protected]
October 20, 2022 at 4:41 PM

Sign the petition: No grocery monopolies!

Hi, Last week, grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons announced their plan to merge and form a megacorporation. The move would combine Safeway, Ralphs, Smith’s, Fred Meyer, Vons, Kings, Haggen, Tom Thumb, Harris Teeter, Dillons, Star Market, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, and more into a single …
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
October 17, 2022 at 3:53 PM

Sign the petition: Congress shouldn't be profiting from their job

Hi, Republican Rep. John W. Rose sold between $100,000 and $250,000 of Wells Fargo stock in 2019, a few months before the House Financial Services committee – a committee he sits on – issued a damning report on the company that coincided with a steep decline in the bank’s stock pric…
  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]
October 16, 2022 at 2:54 PM

Louis DeJoy's latest outrage

A federal judge just found that Louis DeJoy slowed down mail delivery during the 2020 election. Hi, In a scathing ruling last week, a federal judge found that Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy slowed down mail delivery in the run-up to the 2020 election, just as tens of …
  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]
October 13, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Sign the petition: Solidarity with warehouse workers!

Hi, Three separate Amazon warehouses caught fire last week — just days before Prime Day.1 Amazon workers across the nation are walking out to demand a fair wage and protest unsafe working conditions, threats of racial violence, unfair pay, sexual harassment, and constant surveillanc…
  Clarence Thomas Alert · [email protected]
October 8, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Stop Clarence and Ginni Thomas from destroying our democracy

There’s no way Clarence Thomas can be trusted to rule impartially on this case. Hi, The Supreme Court starts its fall term on Monday, and the clock is ticking for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a case that could decide the future of our democracy. Moore v. Harper cent…
  Fund Puerto Rico · [email protected]
October 6, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Sign the petition: Don't leave Puerto Rico behind

Hi, The frequent, devastating loss of electrical power in Puerto Rico is unacceptable. Recently, Hurricane Fiona knocked out Puerto Rico’s entire electric grid, leading to widespread outages.1 This isn’t the first time the island has suffered from an unreliable electrical grid — in …
  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]
October 5, 2022 at 7:55 PM

Sign the petition: Democrats need to get serious about Congressional stock trading

Hi, After months of eagerly waiting for Democrats’ proposal to ban Congressional stock trading, key negotiators say the final proposal released last week was designed to fail.1 Members of Congress have a financial incentive to continue trading stocks and profiting off the insider in…
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
October 4, 2022 at 2:34 PM

Comcast is absolutely shameless

Comcast will do *anything* to kill net neutrality, but champions in Congress are fighting back. We wanted to make sure you saw this urgent update on net neutrality that we sent you recently. It's not too late, and every donation counts! Hi, When Donald Trump appointed former Verizon …
  Jan 6th Update · [email protected]
October 3, 2022 at 4:35 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas cannot rule fairly on the 2020 election

Hi, The fringe idea that states can overturn election results and ignore the will of the people will come before the Supreme Court this fall.1 Justice Clarence Thomas must recuse himself from that case. His wife, the far-right activist Ginni Thomas, fought to get fair 2020 election …
  Miguel Youngs, Demand Progress · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Sign the petition: Republican Govs objectify migrants for political stunts

Hi, Ron DeSantis sank to a new despicable low when he packed two planes with innocent Venezuelan migrants and shipped them like objects across the country to Martha’s Vineyard.1 What’s worse, is he’s not the only Republican Governor to flirt with the human trafficking of migrants! G…
  Stop Jeff Bezos · [email protected]
September 26, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Sign the petition: Amazon’s carbon footprint is growing

Hi, Publicly, Amazon has touted its plan to be carbon neutral by 2040, but in practice they’ve increased carbon emissions by 40% since 2019.1 Amazon will continue to say one thing and then do another for as long as they can get away with it. That’s why it’s up to activists like you …
  Social Security 2100 · [email protected]
September 24, 2022 at 3:49 PM

Sign the petition: Pass the Social Security 2100 before it’s too late

Hi, Senator Ron Johnson insisting that “social security be eliminated as a federal entitlement program” and that it become a program that requires annual approval by Congress.1 Now more than ever we must fully safeguard Social Security from scheming Republican Senators. Democrats ca…
  Marriage equality now · [email protected]
September 20, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Sign the petition: Stop SCOTUS

Hi, Marriage equality is under threat. The House of Representatives took a big step towards protecting the right to marriage for people of all genders and races when it passed the Respect for Marriage Act.1 The Senate needs to follow suit.   Sign the petition: The Senate must pass t…