By admin. Tuesday, September 22 2015
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 showed at least 4.1% of those put to death in America are innocent. When you figure that more than 1,400 people […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, September 21 2015
Groups include MoveOn, CREDO Action, Daily Kos, Democrats.com and represent more than 10 million Americans. Several progressive groups representing more than 10 million Americans released a letter on Monday urging Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to increase the opportunities for Democratic candidates to participate in prime time debates to counterbalance the endless free […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, September 17 2015
On Thursday, right-wing extremists in the U.S. House of Representatives will vote to try to defund Planned Parenthood, one of the nation’s largest providers of women’s health care and family planning services. In my latest video with MoveOn, I lay out the economic argument for funding family planning and women’s health services, and why it’s […]
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Abortion Rights
By admin. Thursday, September 17 2015
There are some people who say that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Those people would be wrong.
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Gun Control
By Emily Figdor. Wednesday, September 16 2015
Huge relief and victory today for Richard Glossip—but the court only delayed his execution by two weeks. Call or tweet @GovMaryFallin, Don’t execute an innocent man. [More: MoveOn.org Praises Oklahoma Court’s Decision to Stay Execution of Richard Glossip]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, September 16 2015
Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin and several governors have joined the call for admitting more Syrian refugees. *** See photos from thousands of MoveOn members across the country here, including school groups, 100 people on the steps of the Idaho capitol, and more: https://AmericaWelcomes.us *** The AmericaWelcomes effort includes an online photo campaign, donations to […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, September 16 2015
Mark Crain, campaign director for MoveOn.org Civic Action, had the following statement in response to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision to issue a two-week stay in the execution of Richard Glossip: “We are deeply relieved that—despite Gov. Mary Fallin’s failure to act—Richard Glossip has won two more weeks to prove his innocence after […]
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By admin. Monday, September 14 2015
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 save Richard Glossip. Can you call Gov. Fallin right now? Tell her: “Don’t execute an innocent man. Grant Richard […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Saturday, September 12 2015
A week ago, our hearts were broken by the photo of a little boy, drowned, lying alone in the sand. But new images of people with open arms welcoming exhausted Syrian refugees the world over have begun to put our hearts back together. The profound decency of ordinary folks is driving governments to respond to […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, September 10 2015
Moments ago, the Senate failed to reach cloture on legislation rejecting diplomacy and the Iran nuclear accord, a resounding defeat for anti-diplomacy forces. Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, had the following statement reacting to the news, declaring it a “major, people-powered victory for diplomacy over war”: “This afternoon, diplomacy won as war […]
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