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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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. …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

September 19, 2022 at 5:15 PM

Shame on Comcast

Comcast will do *anything* to kill net neutrality, but champions in Congress are fighting back. Hi, When Donald Trump appointed former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC, Pai wasted no time repealing protections for net neutrality.1 But now, nearly two years since Trump…

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  USPS Solidarity · [email protected]

September 16, 2022 at 7:43 PM

Sign the petition: Block DeJoy’s bad deal!

50,000 jobs at stake... Hi, Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just ambushed the postal workers union with his plan to shutter as many as 200 post offices and USPS facilities.1 Click here to stop DeJoy. ADD YOUR NAME DeJoy’s Great Consolidation of postal facilities will likely …

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  Miguel Youngs · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 4:36 PM

Sign the petition: Eyes off our financial transactions!

Hi, You may have missed this in the news, but earlier this year President Biden issued an executive order to explore “central bank digital currency”1 that could potentially let the government spy on your transactions and how you manage money. Yet again they are prepared to give the …

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  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]

September 12, 2022 at 6:56 PM

Why is a Trump mega-donor still running the U.S. Postal Service?!

Louis DeJoy must go, and Demand Progress is helping make that possible. Hi, It’s mystifying, but true: Trump mega-donor Louis DeJoy still hasn’t been fired as head of the U.S. Postal Service. In fact, he's just announced his latest awful idea. This month, he’ll start shutting d…

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  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]

September 11, 2022 at 3:24 PM

Republicans plan to end Social Security within FIVE YEARS

Republicans have openly admitted that they will end Social Security. We must act now to save it. Hi, In February, Senator Rick Scott — the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee — announced the Republican plan to phase out Social Security within five years.1 Now, mor…

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  Amazon wants to be your doctor · [email protected]

September 1, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Sign the petition: Don’t let Amazon privatize Medicare!

Hi, Amazon wants to establish a healthcare industry monopoly. They took the first step by acquiring health provider One Medical last month for a whopping $3.9 billion — but now Amazon is doubling down and bidding to buy home health care technology company, Signify Health.1,2 The res…

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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 5:23 PM

Sign the petition: Aaron Swartz’s legacy

Hi, “Want to read the papers featuring the most famous results of the sciences? You'll need to send enormous amounts to publishers like Reed Elsevier.”1 Demand Progress’ co-founder Aaron Swartz published the Guerilla Open Access Manifesto in 2008 that famously began: “Information is…

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  Save Social Security · [email protected]

August 27, 2022 at 2:48 PM

Sign the petition: Save Social Security now!

Hi, Democrats in Congress are ringing alarm bells about Republican plans to “take a chainsaw to” Social Security.1 This isn’t an idle threat. Senators Rick Scott, Ron Johnson and Rand Paul have all proposed plans to gut Social Security. Thankfully there’s a bill in Congress called t…

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  Amazon wants to be your doctor · [email protected]

August 26, 2022 at 4:17 PM

Sign the petition: Don’t let Amazon privatize Medicare!

Hi, Amazon wants to establish a healthcare industry monopoly. That much is clear after the tech giant acquired health provider One Medical last month for a whopping $3.9 billion.1 The research is unequivocal: health industry consolidation leads to higher prices for consumers — witho…

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  Social Security Update · [email protected]

August 25, 2022 at 6:38 PM

Happy Birthday, Social Security

Now is the time to strengthen and expand Social Security. Hi, Social Security celebrated its 87th anniversary last week … but if the GOP has its way, this vital program won’t make it another year. Rick Scott — the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee — wants Social Se…

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

August 22, 2022 at 3:35 PM

Louis DeJoy has done it again

Louis DeJoy is running the U.S. Postal Service into the ground. Why hasn’t he been fired?! Hi, Louis DeJoy is at it again. First, this Trump-appointed postmaster general announced plans to buy 50,000 gas-guzzling, polluting postal trucks that get less than 9 miles per gallon.1 Then …

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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 3:06 PM

Sign the petition: Stop firing postal workers!

Hi, Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wants to cut 50,000 Postal Service positions.1 Click here to stop DeJoy. Not only will DeJoy’s plan eliminate 50,000 good union jobs, it’ll also compromise the ability of the Postal Service to carry out its essential functions — like delive…

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  Antitrust ALERT · [email protected]

August 13, 2022 at 1:12 PM

This merger is a threat to democracy

Two publishing giants are trying to take over the book industry. Hi, If Penguin Random House gets its way, it will soon own Simon & Schuster—leaving only four major publishers in an industry that once had dozens.1 In a country built on free press, where Common Sense helped launc…

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  Stop Joe Manchin · [email protected]

August 8, 2022 at 5:39 PM

Sign the petition: We’re in a climate emergency!

Hi, A deluge of floodwater in Kentucky literally swept homes away, leaving local residents there with suddenly nothing but the clothes on their backs. Meanwhile four people have now died in California’s latest out-of-control wildfire. If it seems like almost every week there’s a new…

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

August 7, 2022 at 3:34 PM

What will it take for Louis DeJoy to get fired?

Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy STILL hasn't been fired yet. Hi, Trump mega donor and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just announced his latest terrible idea: he wants to eliminate 50,000 jobs.1 DeJoy unveiled the plan at a conservative think tank event this week, where he als…

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  Tax billionaire wealth · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 5:22 PM

Sign the petition: Tax billionaires before the buy up our democracy

Hi, The best time to pass a billionaire wealth tax was yesterday, the second best time is today. Congress can’t wait any longer, because surprise, surprise the year is 2022 and billionaires are flooding GOP Super PACs with money. And what do you know? Almost ALL of the money is comi…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

August 2, 2022 at 9:13 PM

Ginni Thomas helped plot a coup. She can’t get away with it.

Clarence Thomas’s wife was directly involved in January 6 and Trump’s attempt to overturn the election. Hi, Evidence uncovered by the January 6 committee shows that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was a central figure in Trump’s attempt to overturn th…

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  End Corporate Greed · [email protected]

August 1, 2022 at 6:24 PM

Sign the petition: It’s Time to Tax Corporate Greed

Hi, Once again the Federal Reserve is bailing out big corporations at the expense of working class Americans. They blame inflation on higher wages and ignore the vicious corporate price gouging that has led to record profits. Congress must pass the Ending Corporate Greed Act. Sign t…

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