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  Block mass surveillance · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 6:26 PM

Sign the petition: Mass surveillance to spy on protestors?

Hi, Republican Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner is trying to block an overhaul of America’s mass surveillance in order to keep spying on protestors.1 That’s what Rep. Turner pitched to lawmakers and staffers in a closed door meeting: don’t reform Section 702 of …
  Israel/Palestine · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 5:45 PM

Sign the petition: Netanyahu vows to defy Biden on Rafah

Hi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will go ahead with a ground invasion in the Gazan city of Rafah despite President Biden’s opposition and warnings that such an invasion would be a “red line” for the United States.1 Rafah is a densely populated city in Gaza w…
  Ceasefire Now · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Support for a ceasefire is growing

We must keep pushing for an end to the suffering in Gaza, especially as the risk of a wider war in the Middle East grows by the hour. Hi, When Demand Progress Action and our allies began calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, we found very little support in Washington, D.C. Since then, p…
  Undo Trump policy · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Sign the petition: The billionaire-backed Koch network is leading efforts to stop the bipartisan Railway Safety Act

Hi, Koch Industries (led for decades by the Koch brothers) may be the sole reason the bipartisan Railway Safety Act — legislation put into motion by the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio a year ago — is stalled in Congress. The Norfolk Southern freight train derail…
  Voter Purge Alert · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Mass voter purges threaten 2024 election

The New York Times has uncovered a dark money campaign to challenge voter registrations and purge voters from the rolls. Hi, The New York Times has uncovered a major effort by right-wing organizations to challenge voter registrations and purge voters from the rolls in an "all-but-unn…
  Voter Purge Alert · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM

NY Times blockbuster: Mass voter purges underway

The New York Times has uncovered a dark money campaign to challenge voter registrations and purge voters from the rolls. Hi, The New York Times has uncovered a major effort by right-wing organizations to challenge voter registrations and purge voters from the rolls in an "all-but-unn…
  Supreme Court Corruption · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 3:48 PM

Sign the petition: Lindsey Graham and Josh Hawley are protecting Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow from Senate subpoenas

Hi, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee voted to subpoena Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow as part of an ongoing ethics probe into Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito…but then never issued the subpoenas.1 It’s been over two months. What’s the hold up? Around t…
  Clarence Thomas Corruption Alert · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Clarence Thomas to rule on Trump insurrection that his wife participated in

Clarence Thomas's wife personally participated in January 6, and he refuses to recuse himself. Hi, Last Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will take up Donald Trump's claim of total presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in the January 6 insurr…
  Supreme Court Corruption · [email protected]
March 1, 2024 at 4:08 PM

Sign the petition: Impeach Clarence Thomas!

Hi, John Oliver has had enough of Clarence Thomas’ ethics scandals. On his TV show, Oliver offered Clarence Thomas a luxury motor coach and $1 million per year to resign from the Supreme Court.1 Ridiculous right? But it also sounds a little too familiar. That’s because Clarence Thom…
  Defend worker rights · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 2:13 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Amazon's baseless attack on worker rights

Hi, Amazon is joining the claims in Elon Musk’s baseless lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) calling the worker protection agency “unconstitutional.”1 If they win, it’ll be a disaster for working people everywhere. Musk, head of SpaceX and Tesla, and Amazon, st…
  Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos vs. the NLRB · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM

Flight attendant says Elon Musk exposed himself and asked for sex (update)

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are teaming up to gut the National Labor Relations Board. Hi, In January, serial union-buster Elon Musk filed a lawsuit asking the federal courts to declare the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unconstitutional.1 Now Jeff Bezos has joined in with his …
  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Sign the petition: Restore the Voting Rights Act now!

Hi, Last year, we saw the Voting Rights Act go through a number of conservative legal challenges in the courts — and that won’t be stopping anytime soon.1 At the start of this election year, there were already 3 new right-wing legal arguments against the Voting Rights Act.2 It’s cle…
  Tax the Rich · [email protected]
February 25, 2024 at 8:49 PM

Sign the petition: IRS says it will collect $561 billion more from rich tax cheats thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

Hi, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says it will collect $561 billion from ultra-wealthy tax cheats over the next decade because of increased funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.1 And that’s why Republicans fought to cut IRS funding and will continue to fight for cuts — to p…
  Stop Elon Musk · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 10:34 PM

Flight attendant says Elon Musk exposed himself and asked for sex

Elon Musk wants to destroy the National Labor Review Board. Hi, A long and growing list of women have come forward accusing Elon Musk and his companies of rampant sexual harassment.1 Musk was even forced to pay a flight attendant $250,000 after she claimed that he exposed himself an…
  Fire Trump appointee · [email protected]
February 21, 2024 at 11:55 PM

Sign the petition: USPS looks to raise rates for fifth time under DeJoy

Hi, The Trump-appointed head of the U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, is raising mail prices a fifth time since taking over during the Trump administration.1 That means sending mail will be more expensive for every single American. AGAIN. DeJoy even has a plan to privatize the Post …
  Don’t privatize Medicare · [email protected]
February 19, 2024 at 3:19 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to protect Medicare from right-wing cuts!

Hi, A radical right-wing policy agenda put together by high-level GOP operatives is scary — and it includes a plan to completely privatize Medicare.1 This plan is a clear attempt by Republicans to cut the social safety net and make health care for seniors worse. It would also be a h…
  Fire Louis DeJoy Now · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 3:54 PM

Louis DeJoy is destroying the Post Office

Louis DeJoy has been an absolute disaster for the U.S. Postal Service. Hi, Louis DeJoy has been an absolute disaster for the U.S. Postal Service. The Trump-appointed postmaster general has raised rates on five occasions, slowed delivery, and cut operations at more than 200 locations…
  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 11:21 PM

Sign the petition: Tell President Biden to stop corporate greed!

Hi, Senator Bernie Sanders just released a report focused on three medications that are up to ten times more expensive in the United States than elsewhere in the world.1 We know Big Pharma has a track record of putting profits over people, all while some conservatives claim that we …
  Tax Musk · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Sign the petition: Make sure Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are paying their fair share in taxes

Hi, The five richest men in the world (a list which includes Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos) have more than DOUBLED their wealth since 2020.1 Their collective wealth shot up from $400 billion to over $800 billion. All while inequality continues to widen. The top 1% of American earners now…
  End 702 · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Sign the petition: Don’t let Congress reauthorize mass surveillance!

Hi, Last Sunday, just before the Super Bowl, Politico reported that for only the fifth time since 1830, Congress plans to hold a secret session to debate extending extremely controversial spying powers.1 The House, under GOP Speaker Mike Johnson, plans to hold the secret session ahe…
  Don't Cut Social Security. Expand It! · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM

Stop the Republicans' death panel for Social Security

A House committee just advanced a death panel for Social Security and Medicare. Hi, House Speaker "MAGA" Mike Johnson says Social Security is "an existential threat" to the American way of life (yes, he really said that).1 And now he's pushing forward a plan to destroy Social Secu…
  Israel/Palestine · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 5:57 PM

Sign the petition: VOTE TODAY - Tell the Senate to vote NO on unconditional aid to Israel

Hi, The Senate will cast a critical vote today on sending $14 billion in unconditional security assistance to Israel. We must contact our Senators right now to block this no strings attached funding for Israel. The U.S. cannot keep handing over money and weapons while Israel bombs G…
  Israel/Palestine · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 9:20 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to vote NO on unconditional aid to Israel

Hi, A vote is imminent in both the House and Senate on sending Israel more than $14 billion in security assistance,1 even as Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has killed over 27,000 Palestinians. Some members of Congress want to send Israel billions of dollars with no strings attach…
  Electoral College Alert · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Another Electoral College meltdown is coming

We must act now to prevent another Electoral College meltdown. Hi -- We're resending this critically important email because we've gotten an incredible response, and we want to make sure you don't miss it. Hi, Twice in the last six presidential elections, the candidate who lost the…
  Tax the Rich · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM

Sign the petition: Tax the outrageous salaries of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg

Hi, In the 1970s, CEOs were paid 20-30 times the average pay of their company’s middle-class workers. Today, a CEO at the largest 350 U.S. publicly-owned firms makes close to 344 times the average pay of a typical worker.1 That’s outrageous corporate greed. While workers are struggl…
  Israel/Palestine · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 4:24 PM

Sign the petition: Democrats didn't support Biden sending weapons to Israel, they should oppose unconditional aid to Israel too.

Hi, NPR just reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed President Biden when Netanyahu rejected discussions of statehood for Palestinians in Gaza after the war.1 This is a fundamental disagreement between Biden and Netanyahu about peace in Israel-Palestine and …
  Electoral College Disaster Alert · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 5:59 PM

The next Electoral College meltdown is coming

We must act now to prevent another Electoral College meltdown. Hi, Twice in the last six presidential elections, the candidate who lost the popular vote won the White House: George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald J. Trump in 2016. And if not for 43,000 votes in 3 states – 0.02% of 154.…
  Hands Off Social Security · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM

A death panel to kill Social Security

A closed-door, fast-track commission is really a death panel to kill Social Security. Hi, Social Security is one of the most successful government programs ever, and polls consistently show that over 80% of the American people oppose cutting Social Security.1 But Republicans have …
  Stop Pfizer · [email protected]
January 22, 2024 at 8:37 PM

Sign the petition: Big Pharma tripled the price of Paxlovid to a 10,000% markup. They’ll do it for other drugs.

Hi, Giant Big Pharma companies like Pfizer and Sanofi are planning to raise the price of over 500 prescription drugs early this month in direct response to President Biden lowering the cost of 10 medications.1 Here’s what happened: President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act …
  Support Bernie’s bill · [email protected]
January 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM

Sign the petition: Bernie Sanders wants to stop GOP cuts, tax the rich and expand Social Security

Hi, While MAGA Republicans like Mike Johnson and Ted Cruz try to cut Social Security, Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation to expand Social Security — funded in full by taxing the rich.1 Social Security is an essential benefits program. But because of a tax cap, the ult…
  Stop Big Oil · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Sign the petition: Protect the environment by banning single-use plastics

Hi, Did you know the United States generates enough plastic waste to fill a football stadium 1.5 times every single day? And that amount is increasing. That’s because only 8% of this plastic, specifically single-use plastic like foam cups and plastic bags, is recycled, leaving the r…
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
January 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM

We’re closer than ever to restoring net neutrality!

We only have a few more hours to speak up for net neutrality. Hi, It’s been over six years since Donald Trump–appointed FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai repealed net neutrality protections.1 But now the FCC has proposed restoring net neutrality and Title II authority, and we’re closer th…
  Clarence Thomas Alert · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM

The Supreme Court's corruption gets worse

Chief Justice John Roberts is ignoring blatant corruption on the Supreme Court. Hi, The Supreme Court is engulfed in a barrage of corruption scandals and faces its lowest approval ratings in generations. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is poised to play an unprecedented role in the 20…
  No war on Yemen · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Sign the petition: U.S. strikes on Yemen are reckless and unconstitutional

Hi, Thursday night, the United States launched airstrikes into Houthi-held territory in Yemen, killing at least 5 people and wounding at least 6. And the Houthis have vowed a “fierce retaliation.”1 President Biden’s decision to bomb Houthi-held areas of Yemen is reckless and dangero…
  Fund the IRS · [email protected]
January 10, 2024 at 5:11 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Republicans from protecting the ultra-wealthy. Fully fund the IRS!

Hi, With new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has been able to identify 1,600 ultra-wealthy tax cheats who owed more than $250,000 in recognized tax debt each! The agency has now collected $160 million from these tax cheats.1 Now, to protect themselves and their wea…
  Net Neutrality Update · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Sign the petition: Stand up to Cox and Verizon – restore net neutrality!

Hi, ACTION NEEDED: The final deadline for public comments in support of net neutrality is January 17. That means these are the final days for us to show the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the public stands clearly and strongly for a free and open internet. Verizon, Cox…
  Hands off Social Security · [email protected]
January 7, 2024 at 5:13 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Republicans in Congress - hands off Social Security, no fiscal commission!

Hi, Republicans are trying to destroy Social Security ― but they don’t want us to know it. In one of his very first moves as House leader, Speaker Mike Johnson called for the "immediate" creation of a so-called "debt" commission.1 This is a classic GOP move to cover their true objec…
  Climate Update Alert · [email protected]
January 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Sign the petition: We must stop yet another proposed gas export terminal!

Hi, Every single dirty, polluting energy project in the United States heightens the threat of the climate crisis — Rio Grande LNG is no different. Rio Grande LNG (liquid “natural” gas) is a proposed methane gas export terminal slated for Brownsville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley.…
  Electoral College Disaster Alert · [email protected]
January 5, 2024 at 3:45 PM

The Electoral College system is a disaster. This plan can fix it.

We’re closer than ever before to upending the Electoral College. Hi, In 2000, George W. Bush lost the popular vote for president by 543,000 — and he still won the White House. In 2016, it happened again, when Donald Trump lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes and still bec…
  No Grocery Mega-Merger · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Think groceries are expensive now? Just wait.

The proposed Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger could send grocery prices skyrocketing. Hi, The proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger is a $25-billion corporate-consolidation nightmare that could send grocery prices even further into the stratosphere. But we're gaining serious momentum to sto…
  Ban racist gerrymandering · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 3:18 PM

Sign the petition: We can't let right wing judges gut the Voting Rights Act

Hi, More right-wing federal judges are trying to gut the Voting Rights Act. Last month, these judges made it much harder for people to challenge violations to the cornerstone voting rights legislation.1 This latest attack on voting rights could make it even easier for states to enga…
  Electoral College Disaster Alert · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 5:11 PM

Another Electoral College meltdown is coming

But we’re closer than ever before to upending the Electoral College. Hi -- Please check out the email we sent earlier this week. The stakes couldn't be higher. Hi, In 2000, George W. Bush lost the popular vote for president by 543,000 — and he still won the White House. In 2016, it…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
December 22, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Adobe's CEO to stop selling AI-generated images of war

Hi, Disinformation about the ongoing Israel-Gaza war is bad enough — AI-generated images are making it even worse. Adobe is selling AI-generated images of the Israel-Gaza war, and it’s not just irresponsible — it's downright dangerous. Business Insider recently reported that images …
  Urgent Democracy Alert · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 4:50 PM

The Electoral College system is a disaster. We have a plan to fix it.

We’re closer than ever before to upending the Electoral College. Hi, In 2000, George W. Bush lost the popular vote for president by 543,000 — and he still won the White House. In 2016, it happened again, when Donald Trump lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes and still bec…
  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Sign the petition: The Supreme Court has policed itself for decades. It doesn’t work.

Hi, For decades, SCOTUS and the rest of the federal judiciary have policed their own ethics standards. It's been a complete disaster. According to a new ProPublica expose, judiciary ethics and financial disclosures are overseen by a secretive council of judges called the Judicial Co…
  Permanent Ceasefire · [email protected]
December 19, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Sign the petition: Gaza is a “graveyard for children” – we demand a ceasefire NOW

Hi, The number of people killed through Israeli attacks in Gaza has reached 18,787, with 50,897 wounded, and many more likely still buried under rubble.1 The vast majority are civilians, most of whom are women and children.2 The rate of children dying far surpasses all other current…
  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]
December 17, 2023 at 3:56 PM

The mail is slow and about to be even slower.

The busiest season of the year is here, and mail delays are already spiking. Hi, Since Donald Trump tapped mega-donor Louis DeJoy to run the U.S. Postal Service, delivery has slowed, prices have spiked, and postal workers have repeatedly gotten shafted with low pay, increased hours, …
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
December 14, 2023 at 4:58 PM

The final push to save net neutrality

We only have a few hours left to speak up for net neutrality. Hi, We're closer than ever to restoring net neutrality and Title II authority – and now big telecom and their allies in Congress are pulling out all the stops to prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from fin…
  Patriot Act 2.0 · [email protected]
December 13, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Sign the petition: Stop the Patriot Act 2.0

Hi, Hidden away in the depths of newly proposed Congressional legislation lies one of the most disastrous policy proposals we’ve ever seen. The FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 sounds innocuous on the surface. But it contains the single biggest expansion of mass-surveilla…
  Undo Trump policy · [email protected]
December 10, 2023 at 3:18 PM

Sign the petition: Why is there still a Trump appointee in charge at the USPS?

Hi, There’s been a Trump appointee in charge of the U.S. Postal Service for President Biden’s entire term. Louis DeJoy, Trump’s handpicked choice for the USPS, is still wreaking havoc on workers and customers, and trying to privatize the post office. There’s a simple solution: Presi…