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10 #FastTrackFacts
For the past two weeks, we’ve been running a daily Twitter campaign to convince the last handful of undecided House Democrats to commit to saying “#NoFastTrack” for the Trans-Pacific Partnership—a...
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The Big Picture: Estate Tax
Dear fellow MoveOn member, To prevent the rise of a new aristocracy, we need to raise the estate tax—a tax on inherited wealth. And we need to do it now. The richest 1 percent of Americans hold 42...
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Want to Save the Economy? Well Then it’s Time We “Make Polluters Pay”
Dear fellow MoveOn member, Here’s a big-picture idea: instead of investing in dirty fuels, let’s start charging polluters for poisoning our skies and then invest the revenue so that it benefits...
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No, YOU Need a History Lesson: The Confederate Flag Is a Symbol of Hate.
I was a very poor 16-year-old so, as you can imagine, having a car was out of the question. Wherever I needed to go, I walked—which was not always pleasant on a Florida summer day. It was on one of...
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VICTORY: The Confederate Flag comes down from the South Carolina statehouse
On Wednesday June 19, nine Black South Carolinians were gunned down after welcoming a man into their Bible study. Their deaths were a direct result of hatred and racism. The next day, as South...
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Of course #AllLivesMatter, But Here’s Why You Need To Stop Saying It To Me
By now you’ve probably seen the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Created by three Black women in response to the killing of Trayvon Martin—and now the subsequent high-profile killings of other unarmed Black...
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The O’Keefe Brief: S**t Republicans Say About The Iran Deal
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could avoid a war with Iran? Yeah, I think so too! That’s why I made this week’s video, “S**t Republicans Say About The Iran Deal,” calling B.S. on the lies that war hawks...
View ArticleCall now: Stop the execution of an innocent man
Oklahoma plans to execute an innocent man this Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.1 Governor Mary Fallin has the power to stop this deadly mistake by issuing a 60-day stay of execution—but we need to act fast to...
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The O’Keefe Brief: Guns DO Kill People
There are some people who say that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Those people would be wrong. Ok, they aren’t all wrong. People do kill people—but often times they do it with GUNS....
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An Innocent Man is About to Be Put to Death
I have long abhorred the death penalty. The thought of killing someone for the crime of killing someone else seems so cruelly ironic. My abhorrence only intensified when I learned of a study that...
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The O’Keefe Brief: Not Another Government Shutdown
Remember when the U.S. government shutdown for 16 days in 2013 because Republicans in Congress opposed Obamacare—you know the law that gave millions of uninsured Americans access to affordable...
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Remembering Activist Grace Lee Boggs
“The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.” —Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) Yesterday, the world lost one of the greatest activists of our time. For the past seven decades, Grace...
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Download Your “Thank You” Sign
Sign option 1 Sign option 2 Sign option 3 Sign option 4. Note: Some people prefer to use their electronic screens or “selfie software” like Mac’s Photobooth. These platforms can sometimes flip your...
View ArticleTwo-time Emmy nominee Gaby Hoffman and MoveOn’s Benjamin O’Keefe star in new...
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These are the Signs “Good Morning America” Doesn’t Want You to See
(Thos Robinson/GettyImages for MoveOn.org Political Action) On Wednesday March 16, I faced physical aggression from one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters: the media. The day didn’t start that way...
View Article3 Dumb Ideas Progressives Have About Trump
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View ArticleSenator Elizabeth Warren Takes On Tax-Dodging Donald Trump
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View ArticleMoveOn.org Political Action Executive Director Ilya Sheyman Responds to...
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action: “After a week of racist, bigoted, and misogynistic rhetoric coming from Cleveland, Hillary Clinton’s selection of Tim...
View ArticleAnd the Winners of MoveOn’s Laughter Trumps Hate Project Are …
This summer, MoveOn.org searched the country to find the funniest and smartest comedians to take on Donald Trump, the GOP’s politics of hate, and the pressing issues of bigotry and bullying. Over 200...
View ArticleNew MoveOn Video: “Alicia Keys: I Vote Love”
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