By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, July 17 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the agency championed by Senator Elizabeth Warren to be a voice for consumers in Washington—was endangered when Republicans in Congress refused to reconfirm Richard Cordray, the bureau’s widely respected first director. That’s why James Lardner of Americans for Financial Reform created a MoveOn Petition to the U.S. Senate, asking them to allow an up-or-down vote on Cordray’s nomination.
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, July 17 2013
One needs to do their homework before they try to trip up Senator Warren.
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Economic Justice
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, July 16 2013
In the wake of the “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one juror announced that she’d signed with Martin Literary Management to write a book detailing the trial. Progressives all over the country were outraged that jury members might profit from Zimmerman’s acquittal. That’s why MoveOn member Barbara Graham created a Petition to Martin Literary Management, asking them to take back the book deal.
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Racial Justice
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, July 16 2013
On Sunday, July 14th, MoveOn members across the country hosted approximately 300 individual movie parties to watch Gasland Part II, the sequel to Josh Fox’s Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland, which debuted on HBO last week.
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Climate
By MoveOn Staff. Monday, July 15 2013
The City University of New York offered former CIA Director David Petraeus $150,000 to teach one seminar—50 times the typical salary of CUNY adjunct faculty. New York City Council Member Brad Lander started a MoveOn petition asking CUNY to rescind the offer and put the funds toward supporting low-income students or hiring more teachers
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By MoveOn Staff. Sunday, July 14 2013
Implore the Justice Department to open a civil rights case against George Zimmerman
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, July 12 2013
No, seriously. What the hell Texas? What the hell . . .
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Abortion Rights
By MoveOn Staff. Friday, July 12 2013
Ummm. Right. Found on LowPayIsNotOK.com.
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, July 12 2013
No doubt, there are some pockets of country music fans who’ll have some kind of ugly, homophobic observations to shriek about. But it’s going to touch a whole lot more right in the cockles of their hearts.
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, July 11 2013
Ahem, we’re looking at you Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Wisconsin . . .
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Abortion Rights | Civil Rights
