Here’s Why Yelp Gets One Star
This graphic explains exactly why the American Legislative Exchange Council is so scary.
Obamacare Is On Its Way And Here’s What We Need To Know
There’s a lot of misinformation being tossed around regarding Obamacare. Here is a comprehensive, painless, and engaging seven minutes of the “YouToons” filling us in on what we need to know before enrollment starts on October 1, 2013 and the plans beginning on January 1, 2014.
You Won’t Believe What Some Anti-Immigrant Groups Will Do To Stop Immigration Reform
This web of white supremacy groups is trying to scare black people into protesting immigration reform.
The Disparity in Unemployment Rates Between African-Americans and Whites Remains Mostly Unchanged 50 Years Later
Part of “I Have a Dream” was a cry for equal job opportunities for everyone, regardless of race. But decades later, the situation doesn’t seem to have improved.
Iranian MoveOn Member Explains Why You Should Speak Up
For the first time in 35 years, U.S. and Iranian leaders might meet at the UN General Assembly. Sara Haghdoosti is fighting to make that happen.
99-Year-Old MoveOn Member and Her Community Save Manatees from Rich Developer
A powerful, wealthy developer paid off officials to get his way. He wasn’t expecting this grandmother-grandson team to stop him.
VICTORY: Larry Summers Won’t Head The Fed
When news hit that Larry Summers, famed for helping to craft the policies that caused the recession, was the front-runner for chair of the Federal Reserve, Robert Naiman of the organization Just Foreign Policy, The Other 98%, and MoveOn member Aaron Camp created MoveOn Petitions telling President Obama to leave Summers out of the running.
MoveOn Members Appreciate the Push for Diplomacy
President Obama declared on Tuesday night that he’d halted requests for an authorization to use military force so he could pursue a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Syria with Russia—and Congress has stopped moving toward a vote on that authorization
The Troubling Secret Thousands of Americans Are Keeping
Sure, “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was repealed, but judging by the estimated 26,000 soldiers who are sexually assaulted in 2012, the U.S. military has a long way to go in creating a safe space for those who protect our country.
VICTORY: New York City Passes Paid Sick Days Legislation
Millions of workers in New York City did not have paid sick days. If they or their children got sick, they had to work, forcing them to choose between their job and their family’s health. That’s why Cari Jackson from A Better Balance, noted feminist author Gloria Steinem, Ai-jen Poo from the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Working Families started MoveOn Petitions asking the New York City Council to pass paid sick day legislation.