Watch the video recording of Sunday’s anniversary Ready to Resist mass organizing call – live from Las Vegas with the Women’s March!
MoveOn Statement: Terrible Shutdown Deal Abandons Dreamers, Grassroots Will Continue to Prioritize Dream Act
Statement from MoveOn.org Political Action Executive Director Ilya Sheyman in response to the deal to reopen the government without protecting Dreamers: “This is a bad, outrageous deal. Trump and Republicans in Congress stood with their anti-immigrant nativist base, and too many Democrats backed down, abandoned Dreamers, and failed to fight for their values. “The fight […]
MoveOn: #TrumpShutdown is Blatant Attempt to Force Racist, Anti-Immigrant Agenda; Democrats Should Be Commended for Standing with Dreamers
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, in response to the Trump Shutdown: “There is no doubt that Donald Trump, congressional Republicans, and their racist agenda are fully responsible for this government shutdown. When Trump rejected a bipartisan immigration deal and ended negotiations, he threw the entire government into chaos. Now, it’s […]
MoveOn Announces Plans for $15M ‘Resist and Win’ 2018 Election Mobilization to End GOP Control of U.S. House
Organization’s millions of members will also support emerging progressive leaders at the state and local level and mobilize in key Senate races Group pledges accountability for congressional votes on health care, taxes, and Dream Act, and for rubber-stamping Trump’s agenda With recent election results in Alabama, Virginia, and elsewhere indicating that progressives are energized, prepared […]
New polling: Voters will hold Trump, GOP accountable for shutdown
Trump, GOP Would Pay Price for Government Shutdown Say Voters in Key Senate Districts in New Poll Polling in 12 key battleground Senate districts shows strong support for protections for Dreamers in spending bill, opposition to funding for border wall—and that Trump and GOP will bear responsibility for a government shutdown. Read the full memo […]
NBC News: The problem isn’t just that Trump’s a racist. It’s that he keeps acting on his racism.
MoveOn is hiring! Join the 2018 Resist and Win team!
If the recent victories in Alabama, Virginia, and elsewhere have indicated anything, it’s that progressives are able to win elections anywhere when we resist and show up at the ballot box. MoveOn members were instrumental in these resistance efforts, and we will continue to build a movement that stands up for vulnerable communities and wins […]
MoveOn: Democrats’ Failure to Secure Dream Act by Holidays Unconscionable; Accountability Pledged
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, in response to Democrats in Congress failing to stand by their promise to pass protections for Dreamers before year’s end: “This failure to pass a clean Dream Act before heading home for the holidays is unconscionable and Democrats who supported the Republicans’ continuing deportation resolution […]
MoveOn: GOP Tax Bill Stands to ‘Make Already Raging Economic Inequality in America Worse’
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, in response to the Senate’s passage of the Republican tax bill: “In a final act of 2017, Republicans in Congress have pushed through a tax plan that will raise taxes for half of all Americans and likely leave 13 million people without health care coverage—all […]
Forty+ Celebrities, Cultural Influencers Send Letter to Democratic Leadership Urging Them to ‘Uphold Your Promise’ to Protect Dreamers
Signers include America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Lawrence, Uzo Aduba, Scarlett Johansson, Kendrick Sampson, Don Cheadle, Mark Ruffalo, Sally Field, Aidy Bryant, Julianne Moore, Michael Pena, Shailene Woodley, and others. ** See the letter here: http://bit.ly/2oXjpHv While negotiations on voting on Dream Act before the holidays are in peril, more than 40 high-profile celebrities and […]