Stop Comcast · [email protected]

April 10, 2023 at 6:53 PM

We’re running out of time to restore net neutrality

Biden is running out of time to restore net neutrality. Hi, It’s been nearly two years since President Joe Biden moved to reinstate the rules for a free and open net that were tossed by Trump and his Federal Communications Commission chair, Ajit Pai.1 But net neutrality still hasn’t …

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  Confirm Judges · [email protected]

April 8, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Sign the petition: Get rid of this Senate practice used by segregationist politicians

Hi, The U.S. Senate is continuing to follow an outdated custom that was weaponized by segregationist politicians opposed to the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling: blue slips.1 The filibuster is one way Republicans can block progress, blue slips are another. Under th…

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  Stop Clarence Thomas · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 7:45 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas took luxury trips with GOP donor

Hi, Over more than two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly accepted luxury trips virtually every year from GOP mega-donor, and billionaire Dallas businessman, Harlan Crow without disclosing them.1 Superyachts, private jets, and resorts — all of it included. The…

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  Tax the Rich · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Sign the petition: It’s time to tax billionaires!

Hi, The best time to pass a billionaire wealth tax was yesterday, the second best time is today. Even President Biden has recognized the urgent need for this reform and has called for a billionaire tax in both his State of the Union Address and his budget. It’s time for Congress to …

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Scandal after scandal at the Supreme Court

Another reason to force the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics. Hi, ANOTHER ethics controversy is raising new questions about the independence of the Supreme Court. According to a new report by The Guardian newspaper, a conservative legal group with multiple cases before the S…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

March 26, 2023 at 3:34 PM

A dark day for net neutrality

Big Cable’s smear tactics sunk Gigi Sohn’s nomination. We can’t let them win again. Hi, Comcast, Fox News, and an army of Big Cable lobbyists threw everything but the kitchen sink at Gigi Sohn to tank her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission — and it worked. After 16 …

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  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

March 24, 2023 at 7:03 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: PROTECT LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

Hi, Republicans have declared war on LGBTQ+ communities across the United States. Earlier this month, Tennessee’s Republican governor signed two shocking anti-LGBTQ bills into law. One banned drag performances on public property–such as during Pride events or on college campuses–and…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 8:32 PM

Sign the petition: This goes against President Biden's promises

Hi, President Biden recently approved a new, huge oil drilling project in Alaska.1 Approval for more oil drilling, especially on this scale, is the LAST thing we need in this country as the threat of climate change grows. We cannot allow oil giant ConocoPhillips' project, called Wil…

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  Banking Crisis Alert · [email protected]

March 21, 2023 at 10:58 PM

Repeal Trump’s bank deregulation bill now!

We’re demanding Congress restore and strengthen the banking regulations that they repealed less than 10 years after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Hi, In 2018, Congress passed and Donald Trump signed a banking deregulation bill that we, along with Elizabeth Wa…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

March 18, 2023 at 7:34 PM

Update: Supreme Court refuses to adopt a code of ethics

The Supreme Court justices discussed, but failed to adopt, a code of ethics. We're re-sending this email to make sure no one misses this outrageous news. Hi, First, The New York Times uncovered how corporations have given millions of dollars to a nonprofit connected to the Court in a…

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  Protect Medication Abortion · [email protected]

March 16, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Sign the petition: Walgreens dropping abortion medication

Hi, Walgreens announced it will stop selling abortion medication in certain states — all because MAGA extremist Attorneys General scared the mega-corporation with a lawsuit. It is shameful that Walgreens would simply bow to pressure from anti-abortion Republicans. Meanwhile in Texas…

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  Kroger Albertson Behemoth · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Sign the Petition: Kroger Albertson Grocery Monster

Hi, The Kroger-Albertson merger would create a behemoth in the grocery industry, obliterating competition and devastating consumers.1 Kroger and Albertsons are two of the largest grocery chains in the United States. If this merger is allowed to proceed, the combined company would ha…

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  End Noncompetes · [email protected]

March 9, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Sign the petition: Jim Jordan + big corporations don’t want this new rule

Hi, MAGA extremist Jim Jordan is in a new fight against workers. As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) considers a ban on exploitative noncompetes that big corporations use to restrict workers and keep their pay low, Jordan is siding with the big corporations. Jordan is outlandishly…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Millions paid to the Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices just discussed, but failed to adopt, a code of ethics. Did you see the email we sent the other day about the Supreme Court's refusal to adopt a code of ethics? We're re-sending it to make sure no one misses this outrageous news. Hi, First, The New York Times un…

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  Supreme Court Ethics Reform Now · [email protected]

March 6, 2023 at 11:36 PM

Another Supreme Court ethics mess

Supreme Court justices just discussed, but failed to adopt, a code of ethics. Hi, First, The New York Times uncovered how corporations have given millions of dollars to a nonprofit connected to the Court in an effort to gain access and influence with justices.1 Then it exposed how Ch…

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  Terrible tax plan · [email protected]

March 2, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Sign the Petition: Congress must reject the insane “Fair Tax Act”

Hi, Republicans have reintroduced one of their long held unhinged ideas to eliminate the IRS and all federal taxes and replace them with a nationwide 30 percent flat sales tax. They unironically call it the “Fair Tax Act”.1 This proposal, championed by Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Gr…

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  Censure Marjorie Taylor Greene · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 11:08 PM

Sign the petition: Censure Marjorie Taylor Greene for "national divorce" tweet

Hi, On President’s Day, MAGA extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted, “We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government.”1 This is extremely dangerous language that suggests, peaceful or not, the United States of A…

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  Bomb Trains · [email protected]

February 24, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Sign the petition: The Ohio railroad disaster

Hi, This month’s freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has been an environmental and health disaster. After a black mushroom cloud billowed toxic fumes for days, local residents are reporting severe health issues, animals and plants are dying, and countless people are bei…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 8:15 PM

The Supreme Court has been bought. Literally.

Another damning report shows the need for the Supreme Court code of ethics. Hi, First we learned that millions of dollars were flooding from corporations and right-wing lobbyists into a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Supreme Court in an effort to gain access and influence…

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  Stop Trump · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 9:45 PM

Sign the petition: Trump's grand jury for insurrectionist elected officials

Hi, A Georgia judge ordered the partial release of a grand jury report into possible 2020 election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies.1 This could reveal critical information about Trump, his MAGA allies, and where this case is headed. While that plays out,…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

February 20, 2023 at 10:14 PM

A disgusting new low for Fox News

The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit. Hi — We wanted to make sure you didn't miss this urgent email we sent last week. Hi, The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the …

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  “ExxonMobil's historic profits” · [email protected]

February 19, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Sign the Petition: Windfall Tax for the profit soaked oil industry

Hi, ExxonMobil just crushed the record for the most profitable year in the history of the ENTIRE western oil industry. They netted $56 billion in profit in 2022!1 The fact that this happened the same year gas prices went through the roof makes it very clear what exactly was going on…

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  SCOTUS Action · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Sign the petition: The Supreme Court needs ethics standards

Hi, You’ve already heard the news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni Thomas was involved in the January 6 plot to overthrow our government. And that Justice Thomas refuses to recuse himself from cases related to January 6.1 But Chief Justice John Roberts also has…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 16, 2023 at 7:13 PM

Sign the petition: Grow the House!

Hi, The number of representatives in the U.S. House has not increased since 1912 even though the U.S. population has QUADRUPLED.1 That means your member of Congress represents a lot more people than the last time we changed the law. If we want a House more representative of the peop…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

February 15, 2023 at 8:14 PM

“The most cynical and baseless smear campaign ever”

The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit. Hi, The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit. For nearly a year and a half, …

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 7:28 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Amazon’s march towards a health care takeover

Hi, Amazon wants to build a health care monopoly. The mega-corporation is trying to acquire health care giant One Medical for $3.9 billion.1 Amazon has already acquired an online pharmacy for nearly $1 billion — which it turned into Amazon Pharmacy.2 Now, Amazon is offering a monthl…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

February 10, 2023 at 8:01 PM

The Supreme Court has been bought

Another damning report shows the need for the Supreme Court code of ethics. Hi, Another day, another damning revelation about the U.S. Supreme Court’s utter lack of ethics. The New York Times has just revealed that Chief Justice John Roberts’s wife has been getting paid millions of d…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Sign the petition: Break up Wells Fargo now!

Hi, Wells Fargo has a long history of breaking the law, and has shown zero interest in stopping. It’s time to break up Wells Fargo. Fines levied against Wells Fargo won’t stop it from ripping off its customers. Billions in fines haven’t changed the bank’s behavior. It’s time to take…

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  End Corporate Greed · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Stop this $28 billion Big Pharma merger

Hi, Two Big Pharma giants are trying to merge. The $28 billion deal between Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics1 would mark one of the biggest pharma mergers in recent history. Both companies have also been accused of price gouging — together, they’d have even more power to manipulate th…

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  No Education Bans · [email protected]

February 6, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Sign the petition: Stop DeSantis from banning African American studies

Hi, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is continuing his all out attack on public education. Desantis recently blocked the College Board from testing a pilot of the Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum in Florida, claiming the program “lacked educational value.”1 Other …

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  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]

February 4, 2023 at 9:05 PM

This is economic terrorism

Now that we’ve hit the debt ceiling, Social Security has never been more at risk. Hi, Last week, the U.S. government officially hit the debt ceiling. Unless the government acts to address the crisis soon, the U.S. will go into default, sending the entire country into an economic tail…

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  SCOTUS Watch · [email protected]

February 3, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Sign the petition: SCOTUS is threatening the right to strike.

Hi, We’ve seen just how far the Trump appointee-dominated Supreme Court is willing to go to push its right wing agenda. Now SCOTUS is considering the destruction of our fundamental labor rights.1 Sign the petition: Protect workers’ right to organize! ADD YOUR NAME Organized labor h…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 2, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Sign the petition: Congress and regulators must pay attention to these massive mergers

Hi, Two Big Pharma giants are trying to merge. The $28 billion deal between Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics1 would mark one of the biggest pharma mergers in recent history. Both companies have also been accused of price gouging — together, they’d have even more power to manipulate th…

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  Eggs are too expensive · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Sign the petition: Corporate greed is raising egg prices

Hi, Egg prices more than doubled over the past year. Cal-Maine - the giant corporation that dominates egg production under names like Egg-Land's Best, Farmhouse Eggs & Land O'Lake Eggs - claims this increase is due to supply problems. But last quarter this corporation posted a 6…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

January 29, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Sign the petition: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar should not be on the House Oversight committee

Hi, When Democrats controlled the House, they voted to remove MAGA extremists Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from their respective committees because of Greene and Gosar’s support for political violence. But now, the GOP is preparing to give them their committee seats back, i…

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  “Moderna vaccine profiteering” · [email protected]

January 27, 2023 at 4:12 PM

Sign the Petition: Moderna plans to quadruple price of vaccine

Hi, COVID vaccines are set to hit the commercial market and Moderna wants to capitalize by QUADRUPLING the price of a dose.1 Insatiable corporate greed taking advantage of a public health emergency, it doesn’t get much worse than that. President Biden can prevent this opportunistic …

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

January 26, 2023 at 6:34 PM

RE: Supreme corruption at the Supreme Court

The New York Times has uncovered another Supreme Court ethics scandal, and it's a doozy. We're resending the urgent email below to make sure you didn't miss it. The stakes are sky-high, and we're counting on your help.Hi, The New York Times has uncovered another Supreme Court ethics …

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  Stop ExxonMobil · [email protected]

January 25, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Sign the petition: Exxon has been lying and profiting

Hi, Exxon knew about the climate crisis in the 1970s, but that didn’t stop the oil giant from continuing its fossil fuel production.1 Exxon’s predictions about warming temperatures were “remarkably accurate.”2 Despite having this knowledge, Exxon kept on drilling for oil AND publicl…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

January 24, 2023 at 11:22 PM

ANOTHER Supreme Court ethics scandal

The New York Times has uncovered another Supreme Court ethics scandal, and it's a doozy. Hi, The New York Times has uncovered another Supreme Court ethics scandal, and it's a doozy. A little-known charity connected to the Court called the Supreme Court Historical Society has been rai…

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  Stop Trump · [email protected]

January 21, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Sign the petition: This can never happen again. Stop Donald Trump!

Hi, The results are in from the Congressional investigation into the January 6th attack on the Capitol (and our democracy).  The Jan. 6th Committee has referred Trump and his lawyer John Eastman to the Department of Justice; recommended ethics investigations into four Congressional …

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  Trump Tax Returns · [email protected]

January 20, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Sign the Petition: Don’t let McCarthy make it easier for wealthy tax cheats

Hi, Last week’s circus on the House floor was an absurd means to an inevitable end: Kevin McCarthy is the new Speaker of the House. This week, the McCarthy era began with a grossly predictable assault on federal spending. The first vote of the Republican controlled chamber to defund…

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  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

January 19, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Ban noncompete contracts!

Hi, Imagine this: you just accepted a new job with higher pay and benefits. But a few days later, you get a letter from your former boss threatening to sue you if you take the new position. It might sound absurd, but this can and does happen to fast food workers, baristas, janitors,…

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  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 10:03 PM

This is economic terrorism

Republicans are hell-bent on cutting Social Security and Medicare, programs they call "fat and garbage” Hi, The Treasury Department has announced that the U.S. government will hit the federal debt ceiling TOMORROW.1 After that, the government will not be able to pay its obligations…

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  Supreme Court Ethics · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Sign the Petition: Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act!

Hi, The Supreme Court Historical Society exists to “preserve the court’s history and educate the public about the court’s importance in American life.” But in reality, this "charity" collects donations from those seeking to influence the court. Donate enough money, and you can get d…

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  January 6 Alert · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 1:35 AM

The key clause of the U.S. Constitution that Republicans won’t talk about

The 14th Amendment is clear: Insurrectionists shouldn’t be able to hold public office. Hi, Two years after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, nearly 1,000 people have been arrested. Almost 200 have been sentenced to jail.1 Two right-wing militia leaders — and counting — have b…

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  No Cuts to Social Security · [email protected]

January 13, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Sign the petition: Social Security is on the line

Hi, Kevin McCarthy and the GOP have made it clear: Republicans are ready to make cuts to Medicare and Social Security.1,2 Now that the GOP has control of the House, they can use a debt ceiling fight to try to make cuts to America’s social safety net. We’ve seen Republicans use this …

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

January 12, 2023 at 6:35 PM

NY Times bombshell: right-wing Supreme Court corruption

Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and the rest of the Supreme Court’s far-right majority have been bought by right-wing billionaires. Hi, The New York Times just published the latest bombshell about right-wing corruption of the Supreme Court.1 At the center of this latest scandal is a l…

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  Izzi Olive, Demand Progress · [email protected]

January 10, 2023 at 3:24 PM

Sign the petition: With Bernie taking over the Senate healthcare committee, insurers are running scared.

Hi, Senator Bernie Sanders will take the helm of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee next month. Already, Politico reports, healthcare lobbyists are voicing concerns they’ll have a harder time swaying policy in the new Congress with Bernie at the helm o…

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  1/6 Investigation · [email protected]

January 9, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Sign the petition: Investigate insurrectionist elected officials

Hi, GOP Congressmen Paul Gosar and Derrick Van Orden may not be constitutionally fit to serve in Congress because of their role in the January 6 insurrection.1 Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is clear: No elected official who previously swore an oath to the …

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  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]

January 7, 2023 at 3:44 PM

An important update regarding Social Security and Medicare

Republicans are hell-bent on cutting Social Security and Medicare, programs they call "fat and garbage” Hi, Republicans are hell-bent on cutting Social Security and Medicare — programs they call "fat and garbage” and "wasting money."1,2 House Republicans are even threatening to shut …

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