Tag: Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, September 11 2014
MoveOn.org Political Action has just launched this 30-second ad holding Republican Senator Susan Collins (ME) accountable for her vote Thursday to defend big corporations and special interests at the expense of Maine voters. Sen. Collins had the chance to stop special interests from buying elections — but instead, she chose to give them a free […]
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Democracy | Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, August 28 2014
MoveOn has launched a 30-second TV ad featuring audio of Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst thanking the Koch brothers and crediting them with being the reason for her political “trajectory.” Watch the new ad here:
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Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, July 9 2014
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Democracy | Elections | Organizing
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, June 26 2014
Robert Reich explains how America has a Koch problem.
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Democracy | Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, June 25 2014
MoveOn members are organizing America Has a Koch Problem house parties June 28 & 29 — sign up to find or host one in your community.
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Democracy | Organizing
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, April 2 2014
Statement by Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, responding to the Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC which struck down aggregate limits on campaign spending by an individual:
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Democracy | Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Friday, February 21 2014
We’re fighting the corrupting influence of big money with people power—like filling the streets with our allies to respond to the Supreme Court decision the day it comes out—and we’re doing it the MoveOn way, with a bunch of members chipping in a little bit.
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Democracy | Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, January 16 2014
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.
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Civil Rights | Democracy
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, November 21 2013
Since President Obama was elected, Republican senators have been using the filibuster to block critical executive branch and judicial nominations. MoveOn members and progressive champs in the Senate, like Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, have been working tirelessly to pass meaningful filibuster reform and fix the dysfunction in Washington.
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, November 20 2013
This year, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and dozens of U.S. states got busy introducing restrictive voting bills that would prevent poor, minority, and elderly voters from making it to the polls. Meanwhile, Massachusetts legislators were working to pass an election modernization bill that would allow online voter registration and early voting. That’s why Sara Brady of the organization MassVOTE started several MoveOn Petitions asking members of the Massachusetts General Court to stand up for the state’s voters and pass the bill.
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Democracy