By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, October 17 2013
In the midst of budget cuts to education in Philadelphia, schools were forced to lay off or cut hours for staff like teachers and school nurses. In October 2013, a student at one Philadelphia school suffered from an asthma attack that led to her death. If there had been a school nurse on campus that day, she might still be alive. This tragedy motivated Philadelphia parent Jesse Bacon to start a MoveOn Petition to Governor Tom Corbett, asking him to stop withholding $45 million of funding from Philadelphia schools.
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Education
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, October 17 2013
Big news: Yesterday a deal finally emerged that would end the government shutdown and stop the U.S. from hitting the debt ceiling. This is a victory that MoveOn members helped create.
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Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 16 2013
Once again, our nation’s economic health is being held hostage by Tea Party Republicans who insist on keeping Washington in a perpetual gridlock. MoveOn members have flocked to congressional offices across the country to hold demonstrations and tell Congress to “Stop the GOP Madness!”
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Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 16 2013
Federal firefighters are denied the pay, benefits, and title that state and local firefighters receive. 24-year-old Lindon Pronto is trying to change that.
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Civil Rights | Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Monday, October 14 2013
This simple exchange from Parks and Recreation illustrates just how unreasonable the GOP is being.
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Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Monday, October 14 2013
This spoof will cure your government shutdown blues.
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Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 11 2013
New PPP surveys in GOP-held House districts, commissioned by MoveOn.org and conducted in the wake of the government shutdown, show Republicans are in serious danger in 29 of the 36 districts polled–making it clear that Republicans could easily lose control of the House if the next election were held today. Democrats must net 17 seats to reclaim the House. The surveys challenges the conventional wisdom that gerrymandering has put the House out of reach for Democrats and indicates the shutdown has significant electoral implications.
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 11 2013
Does your email include a word that the government is tracking? Check this out and let us know if it feels like an Orwell novel.
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Democracy | Foreign Policy
By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 11 2013
A week after releasing survey results from 24 GOP-held House districts, Public Policy Polling has conducted surveys in an additional 12 such districts for MoveOn.org Political Action. Together, these survey results indicate that Republicans are in danger of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2014. A memo from Jim Williams of Public Policy […]
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Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 9 2013
If banjos and a fluffy white dog are more your style than twerking, check this out.
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Democracy
