The Super Bowl Ad You Didn’t See
The National Congress of American Indians released this powerful ad for their Change the Mascot campaign just in time for the Super Bowl. Sign the petition if you support a name change for the Washington Redskins.
VICTORY: President Obama Jump-starts Fair Wage Fight
Across the country, MoveOn members are fighting hard for livable salaries for low-wage workers. The leading employer of low-wage workers? The federal government itself. That’s why Heather McGhee of the organization Demos started a MoveOn Petition to President Obama, asking him to use his State of the Union address to announce a “Good Jobs” executive order that would raise the wages of federal contract workers.
The Good Fight’s Ben Wikler Moderates a Progressive Response to the State of the Union
Ben Wilker anchors a progressive response to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address.
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VICTORY: MSU Grad Students Settle Wage Dispute
Graduate students who worked as teaching assistants over the summer of 2013 at Michigan State University were unfairly docked pay when the school changed its policy on compensation for summer work. In total, 345 teaching assistants at MSU lost out on $115,000 that the university had previously agreed to pay. That’s why the Graduate Employees Union started a MoveOn Petition to the university, demanding fair compensation.
VICTORY: Ricardo Ramos’ Deportation Stopped
Cleveland resident Ricardo Ramos, the father of three U.S. citizen children and an Ohioan of 16 years, was set to be deported after being caught driving without a license. Ramos is the sole breadwinner in his family, working two jobs to provide for his children, and deportation would tear the family apart. That’s why Matt Hildreth of the organization America’s Voice started a MoveOn Petition asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement to grant prosecutorial discretion and let Ramos stay with his family.
Everything you need to know about McCutcheon in 90 seconds
McCutcheon vs. FEC is the latest campaign finance case to find itself before the Roberts’ Supreme Court and could be 2014’s Citizens United. You can read more about the case here at SCOTUSblog, but this 90-second video from The Fix has the background you need: RSVP here for MoveOn’s Grassroots Democracy Virtual Teach-In co-hosted by […]
VICTORY: Voting Rights in Massachusetts
S. 1975, a new election modernization bill in Massachusetts, would allow early voting, online voter registration, and preregistration, as well as other updates to make voting more fair. These reforms are vital for making elections accessible to as many Bay Staters as possible. That’s why Sara Brady of the organization MassVOTE started several MoveOn Petitions to the legislature, encouraging them to pass the bill.
Grassroots Democracy: A Virtual Teach-In on the Citizens United Anniversary
Take Action: 1 Create a petition to your member of Congress right now asking them to co-sponsor Rep. Sarbanes’ Government by the People Act. 2 Sign up today to attend or host a rapid response event when the Supreme Court hands down its ruling in McCutcheon vs. FEC, 2014’s Citizens United. Resources: “10 Ways Citizens […]
MoveOn Fracking Fighters Training #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf5-RKhV8Fs Hey Fracking Fighters! Check back here at 8:25 pm ET/7:25 pm CT/6:25 PM MT/5:25 pm PT/3:25 pm HT to watch the video/slideshow portion of tonight’s training.