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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
June 5, 2021 at 4:17 PM

The President can’t concede on infrastructure

No Republican vote in favor of an infrastructure package should supersede investments for working people. John, Working people across America fought to get Trump out of the White House and elect President Biden. But once again, Biden is choosing to negotiate against the people’s interests …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
June 4, 2021 at 2:28 PM

Former DNC chair joins corporate lobbying firm

We’re not surprised that Tom Perez is leaving the leadership of the Democratic Party to work for special interests. John, Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Tom Perez has taken a job as a partner at an anti-union law and lobbying firm — continuing the revolving door between c…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
June 2, 2021 at 8:18 PM

Nina & Kina

We raised more than $40,000 for Nina Turner. We need that same energy for Kina Collins. John, By now, you likely know Nina Turner. She’s a Justice Democrats-endorsed candidate and was a national co-chair for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign. Her primary to represent Ohio’s 11th Di…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 11:48 PM

Let me explain why your donation is so important right now.

Working-class folks have been left behind in Kina’s district, and across America. We are so excited for all of the support for Kina Collins’s campaign for Congress, but we are still short of the 750 grassroots contributions we need to raise so Kina’s campaign can get a strong start.Will you c…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 6:09 PM

Won’t sugarcoat this...

We just announced our major endorsement of Kina Collins for Illinois’ 7th District. Let us explain what’s at stake in these first 24 hours. John, We just announced our major endorsement of Kina Collins for Illinois’ 7th District. As a reminder, we have an ambitious goal of hitting 750 contr…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 12:37 PM

NEW: We’re endorsing Kina Collins

Working-class folks have been left behind in her district and across America. John, We just announced our endorsement of Kina Collins in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District in Illinois (IL-7). She launched her campaign today and we’re so excited for her run in this cri…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 31, 2021 at 3:56 PM

ICYMI - “DCCC Has Best Ever April Fundraising Month”

We know it’s the holiday weekend, but change can’t wait. Hey John, we know it’s a holiday weekend, but we really needed to reach out to you again — one more time before the month is out. Yesterday, we let you know that the DCCC raised a whopping $12.2 in April, pulling in big checks from corp…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM

“DCCC Has Best Ever April Fundraising Month”

$12.2 million John, it's hard to contend with the Democratic establishment because of how much corporate and Wall Street cash it brings in. That’s why we need a movement to transform the Democratic Party, and you to chip in to support our movement right now. The Democratic Congressional Campa…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 6:17 PM

The far-right has nothing on the Squad

In the midst of right-wing attacks — speaking up for Palestinians takes courage. John, When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began her groundbreaking campaign for Congress, she reminded us that change takes courage. And at this moment, as the Squad faces relentless attacks from the far-right for th…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 4:35 PM

Rahm Emanuel does not belong in the Biden administration

As mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel tried to cover up the police shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014. John, Rahm Emanuel does not belong in the Biden administration Sign on now to urge the Senate to reject Rahm! Sign on John, As mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel tried to cover up the police shoo…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 9:57 PM

The New Yorker says we’re leading a new political era

Bringing fundamental political change is no easy task, but we are up for the fight. “If politics is the art of the possible, then there are two kinds of radicals: those who disdain all worldly forms of politics, and those who engage in politics in order to change what’s possible.” — The New …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Biden sold weapons to Israel just days ago

Despite objections from several members of Congress, including AOC and Bernie Sanders, the Biden administration went ahead with the sale anyway. John, News just came in that Pres. Biden sold $735 billion of weapons to Israel just days ago, despite Congressional objections and the Israeli go…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 24, 2021 at 10:21 PM

Our movement > their attacks

They came for the Squad again. John, We know that we’ve been in your inbox a lot the past two weeks talking about far-right attacks on the Squad. From Fox News to influential hawkish lobbying groups — the Squad’s outspoken opposition to the far-right Israeli government’s occupation and ass…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 22, 2021 at 4:11 PM

AIPAC attacks the Squad

Foreign policy hawks are attacking Ilhan. Help us fight back. Help us defend Ilhan Omar from Islamaphobic smears with a donation right now Rush $3 John, We’re not surprised that the powerful hawkish lobbying group AIPAC launched Facebook ads attacking Ilhan Omar. Ilhan Omar has been a lead…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 3:51 PM

Corporate Democrats Are on Notice

Rana and Odessa are challenging corporate Democrats with people-powered campaigns John, In 2018, we stunned the establishment by defeating out-of-touch incumbents through a groundbreaking grassroots effort to elect organizers and working people to Congress. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was ou…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 20, 2021 at 6:27 PM

Bernie, AOC, Rashida trying to stop weapons sale to Israel

Bernie’s introducing a Senate version of Alexandria and Rashida’s resolution to stop a weapons sale to Israel. "At a moment when U.S.-made bombs are devastating Gaza and killing women and children, we cannot simply let another huge arms sale go through without even a Congressional debate.” -S…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 19, 2021 at 6:08 PM

BREAKING: AOC working to block weapons sale to Israel

Add your name as a grassroots supporter to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib’s resolution now. John, News just came in that Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib are introducing a critical resolution to stop U.S. financial support of Israeli attacks on Palestinians. Reps…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 9:26 PM

Tell Congress: No unconditional military aid to Israel

For too long, military aid has been used to further the oppression of the Palestinian people. John, This weekend, we watched as the Israeli government attacks on Palestinians killed even more civilians, decimated media institutions, and damaged homes, hospitals, schools, and businesses. Th…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 17, 2021 at 9:27 PM

Nina Turner’s not running to go along with the establishment

Nina’s opponents haven’t been so happy about that. John, Nina Turner, national co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is running for Congress in Ohio’s 11th District. It’s a special election, so the primary is coming up — August 3rd of THIS year. With the race getting close…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 15, 2021 at 3:43 PM

Fox News targeting the Squad

John, 20 House Democrats support a bill to end U.S. military aid to Israeli human rights abuses against the Palestinian people (H.R. 2590). But Fox News decided specifically to attack the Squad. Fox News didn’t feature lead sponsor Rep. Betty McCollum. They didn’t go after co-sponsors lik…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 4:57 PM

A bill to protect Palestinians

H.R. 2590 would ensure the U.S. government isn’t funding occupation and violence against Palestinians. "We cannot remain silent when our government sends $3.8 billion of military aid to Israel that is used to demolish Palestinian homes, imprison Palestinian children, and displace Palestinian …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 13, 2021 at 1:44 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene chases after AOC: “Why do you support terrorists?”

This just happened yesterday. John, yesterday right-wing extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green shouted after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the U.S. Capitol. Greene was yelling that AOC “supports terrorists.” Dangerous right-wing extremists were emboldened by Trump and the January 6 Capitol attac…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 12, 2021 at 9:33 PM

FWD - Why we need you to chip in

I wanted to make sure you had a chance to chip in because our fundraising is still behind this month. It’s your opportunity to help us build the groundwork to elect another wave of progressive working-class candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, and Jamaal Bowman…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 11, 2021 at 9:37 PM

Corporate Dems don’t want to tax the rich

Centrist Dems don’t want to raise taxes on big corporations and investment gains on people making more than $1 million. John, The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is pressuring the White House to weaken its plan to tax corporations and the wealthiest Americans. The DCCC is…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 10, 2021 at 9:36 PM

Why we need you to chip in

To keep electing more Justice Democrats like AOC and Cori Bush, we need your support. John, we’re part of a movement building towards a progressive future. We recruited and helped elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, and Jamaal Bowman. We helped power campaigns to elect Rashida Tlaib, I…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 8, 2021 at 6:48 PM

Not a fluke

The political establishment once called our movement a “fluke.” Help us continue to prove the corporate wing of the Democratic Party wrong by contributing to Justice Democrats today. John, After AOC’s win in 2018, establishment media outlets and pundits called her win and our move…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 8:26 PM

This isn’t going to cut it

John, this isn’t going to cut it: People have been struggling to put food on the table, pay rent, and get health care for over a year during this pandemic. Even before that, folks were struggling, all while the top 1% got richer and richer. We can’t delay the fight for economic justice. The…
  Waleed Shahid, Justice Democrats · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 9:19 PM

How we’re looking at things right now

We’re doing this with a grassroots movement committed to passing transformative policies like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All. John, I want to break down for you how we see things playing out in Washington and then ask you to chip in $3 or more to help elect more Justice Democrats. Pr…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 5, 2021 at 3:18 PM

BlackRock, Cigna, Goldman Sachs, Google, Raytheon, Walmart...

Here are just SOME of the corporate donations Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s campaign has taken since 2018: John, In every race we run, we’re up against big corporate money. We’re supporting Rana Abdelhamid’s challenge to Carolyn Maloney in NY’s 12th Congressional District. Rana’s campaign is funde…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 3, 2021 at 3:33 PM

Our government gives billions to fossil fuel companies. We can end it

It’s time to eliminate billions of dollars of fossil fuel subsidies. John, It’s time to eliminate $15 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. At a time when all the experts are telling us we need to be developing renewable energy, that we need to be addressing the…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
May 1, 2021 at 5:48 PM

The only way we pass historic voting rights legislation is by ending the filibuster

John, free, fair, and accessible elections in 2022 are on the line. John, When asked recently about passing H.R. 1/S. 1, the historic voting rights legislation in Congress (also known as the For The People Act), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said this: “I would say the deadline for S…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 11:06 PM

With just a fraction of what the Democratic establishment has

John, Our average donation this year is just $16.79. Our movement for a more progressive Democratic Party is fueled by small grassroots donations. It’s really incredible what we can do with enough people chipping in. A few months before her very first primary in 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cor…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 5:46 PM

Pelosi donated more than $3 million to the DCCC for primaries

The Democratic establishment sometimes seems like one big bucket of Wall Street and corporate PAC money, all going towards protecting the broken status quo. John, Nancy Pelosi’s campaign and PAC donated more than $3 million dollars to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) t…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 7:43 PM

DCCC continues massive fundraising haul

The DCCC recruits corporate Democrats and protects establishment incumbents while taking money from Wall Street and corporate PACs. John, the DCCC raised $34.5 million in the first three months of 2021. Yes, $34.5 million in just three months. The DCCC recruits corporate Democrats and protect…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 7:40 PM

DCCC continues massive fundraising haul

The DCCC recruits corporate Democrats and protects establishment incumbents while taking money from Wall Street and corporate PACs. John, the DCCC raised $34.5 million in the first three months of 2021. Yes, $34.5 million in just three months. The DCCC recruits corporate Democrats and protect…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 28, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Biden giving in to Big Pharma

Why isn’t President Biden advocating for fixes to our health care system? John, the health care system is broken in America. Tens of thousands of people die every year because we don’t have Medicare for All. Many more forego care and medication they need because they can’t afford it. So why i…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 8:42 PM

We need Pres. Biden to do more on health care

John, We released a scorecard of President Joe Biden’s first 100 days — the good, the so-so, and the bad. And he’s been bad on healthcare, John. The pandemic laid bare the dark reality that our health care system is broken. We need Medicare for All in this country, that is clear. But Pres.…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 26, 2021 at 5:06 PM

Nina Turner needs you, John. We’re 99 days out from her primary, and billionaires are pouring in money to stop her. Can you donate to her campaign?

There’s not much time left for us to make a difference, and every dollar right now will help propel Senator Nina Turner to victory. John, We’re just 99 days away from one of the most important progressive primary elections: Senator Nina Turner vs. the establishment. Senator Turner needs you…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 25, 2021 at 5:36 PM

The CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 320-to-1. This bill will change that.

In the past 40 years, average workers’ pay rose by just 13%. Become a grassroots co-signer of the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to raise workers’ wages and ensure wealthy corporations are paying their fair share. Add Your Name John, Did you know that the U.S. has added 50 new billionair…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 6:10 PM

What Pelosi said about the Green New Deal

John, In 2019, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal in Congress, Nancy Pelosi condescendingly referred to the historic piece of legislation as “the green dream or whatever they call it.” The Democratic establishment doesn’t understand how urgent the climate crisis is…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 9:33 PM

Sinema, Manchin, Hassan tied to lobbyist opposing a $15 minimum wage

John, last month, EIGHT Senate Democrats voted against raising the minimum wage to $15. Now, we’re learning about the ties some of them have to a big lobbyist against a living wage: Ryan Grim @ryangrim The top lobbyist for the National Restaurant Association recently made bi…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
April 21, 2021 at 9:11 PM

We all need a Green New Deal, John.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and I introduced our bill — a Green New Deal for Cities, Towns, Counties, States, Tribes, and Territories — to bring the fight against our climate crisis to the local level. We all need a Green New Deal, John. That’s why this week Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez a…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 8:11 PM

We were so focused on fundraising for our new candidates that we fell behind on our own fundraising!

John, after launching two new progressive primary challengers this month and helping each of their campaigns raise over $100,000, we’re behind on our own fundraising this month. We’re 27% behind on our fundraising pace from last month. If we got just a few hundred contributions of $16.92 (ou…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 19, 2021 at 11:48 PM

Detroit Police Chief calls for Rashida’s resignation

We’re speaking up and asking for your help in solidarity with Justice Democrat Rashida Tlaib. John, Detroit’s police chief went on TV to call for Rashida Tlaib’s resignation over her comments criticizing mass incarceration and over-policing in our communities. This just shows how reactionar…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 17, 2021 at 3:13 PM

The Democratic establishment in New York is very nervous

John, the Democratic establishment in New York is very nervous. As soon as the newest Justice Democrat, Rana Abdelhamid, announced she was running for Congress in New York, the New York Democratic Party started scrambling. The New York Democratic Party Chair issued an unhinged statement abou…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Check this out: Pelosi mocks AOC

Pelosi and the Democratic establishment don’t want Justice Democrats and The Squad to have more power. Well, we will keep trying to upend the status quo by electing even more Justice Democrats to Congress. John, While the Democratic establishment and politicians like Nancy Pelosi mock progr…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 15, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Pelosi mocks AOC

The Democratic establishment is afraid of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, The Squad, and Justice Democrats. John, Nancy Pelosi is mad about The Squad again... This is what Pelosi and some leaders in the Democratic establishment think of our movement. This election, let's show them how strong we …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 9:59 PM

Cuomo ally’s unhinged screed against Rana

The New York Democratic Party is already coming after Rana and Justice Democrats. John, the New York Democratic Party Chair issued an unhinged statement earlier today showing just how afraid the establishment is of Rana Abdelhamid’s campaign for Congress. Jay Jacobs, a prominent ally of Andre…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 5:13 PM

No corporate PAC money vs. millions

John, Earlier today, we introduced you to Rana Abdelhamid, our newest endorsed primary challenger in New York fighting for housing for all, an end to mass incarceration, Green New Deal jobs, and Medicare for All. Now, let’s talk about her opponent… 28-year incumbent, corporate-backed Carol…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 11:42 AM

Announcing Rana Abdelhamid for Congress

And she needs support from our grassroots supporters on Day One! John, Rana Abdelhamid is running for Congress in New York’s 12th Congressional District, and she’s a Justice Democrat. Rana is a New Yorker and a child of working-class Egyptian immigrants. Growing up, her family was caught be…