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By MoveOn Staff. Sunday, August 10 2014
There’s been a dramatic development in the most important Democratic Senate primary in the country. In the wake of a tropical storm, voters in Hawai’i went to the polls to choose between MoveOn-endorsed Sen. Brian Schatz—an Elizabeth Warren-style progressive—and his challenger, Colleen Hanabusa. But as of this morning, the race was too close to call. Sen. Schatz […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, August 8 2014
Statement from Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, in response to military airstrikes in Iraq today: News that the United States has once again used military force in Iraq, by launching airstrikes, is deeply disturbing—the risks of mission creep, unintended consequences, and incremental escalation are real and dangerous. After a decade of conflict, […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, August 6 2014
This could be a turning point in the fight to save the Internet from a corporate takeover. Read the full statement President Obama made Tuesday–the first time he’s spoken publicly about Net Neutrality since the FCC advanced a plan that would create a two-tiered Internet: One of the issues around net neutrality is whether you […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Saturday, July 26 2014
When President Obama visited Silicon Valley and Los Angeles for fundraisers on July 23, our protests filled the news coverage from California to Washington—on ABC, NBC, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Hill, and more. It was awesome. Hundreds of activists with MoveOn.org, Free Press, CREDO, Color of Change, Demand Progress, and other grassroots, Internet-based groups […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, July 22 2014
LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA — On Wednesday, July 23, progressive activists from more than a dozen grassroots organizations will gather outside a high-profile fundraiser with President Obama and tech industry leaders to call on President Obama to protect Net Neutrality. The rally, organized by MoveOn.org Political Action and Free Press, will pressure President Obama to live up to […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Sunday, July 13 2014
Here’s what a few MoveOn members shared: “[Emanuel] has been too soft on corporate interests, closed schools, [put] our children in danger, and passed too much legislation that punishes only the working class,” wrote Matthew M., a MoveOn member in Chicago as he responded to the survey. “We need progressive leadership in our city and a […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, July 9 2014
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Democracy | Elections | Organizing
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, July 1 2014
What do Iraq war veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a retired U.S. Army general, and scores of MoveOn members have in common? Watch: Join the movement to stop Iraq War III, starting by clicking here.
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By MoveOn Staff. Sunday, June 29 2014
MoveOn members are fired up to save the Senate from a right wing Republican takeover this fall. They have overwhelmingly voted to endorse nine candidates who will fight for the middle class against the influence of the Koch brothers and other right wing billionaires. This fall MoveOn’s 8 million members will mobilize to turn out […]
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Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, June 19 2014
Statement of Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, in response to President Obama’s remarks today on U.S. engagement in Iraq: Ending the war in Iraq was one of the best decisions President Obama has made. The decision to send in even a limited number of Special Operations forces is a dangerous and troubling development […]
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