Saturday, May 31, 2014

The end of the Internet as we know it?


Mr. President, please save the Internet. You can't let the FCC Chairman you appointed, Tom Wheeler, break your promise to keep the Internet open and free. Please publicly state your support for the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a public utility, like our water, electricity, and phone lines.

Sign the Petition!

Dear MoveOn member,

I'm Jay Galbreath, a MoveOn member in Mableton, Georgia, and I started a petition on MoveOn.org to President Obama because if he doesn't act soon it could mean an end to the Internet as we know it.

Please add your name to my petition calling on President Obama to save the Internet.

In 2009, I worked as an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the oldest and most prestigious government consulting firms, to support the implementation of an Obama administration program that invested $9.7 billion dollars to expand Internet access in vulnerable communities that needed it.

I couldn't believe it when I heard that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was advancing a proposal to allow corporations like Verizon and Comcast, which pipe the Internet into our homes, to create fast and slow lanes for the data we want to access based on a website's ability to pay. The FCC's proposal would bring an end to the Internet as we know it, undoing a lot of the progress that I helped make with the Obama administration to bring Internet access to everyone.

President Obama appointed all of the FCC's commissioners. If he speaks out against their proposal, he could save the Internet. That's why I started my petition. Will you add your name?

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.  

I supported President Obama in 2008 and 2012 in part because of his commitment to Internet freedom, which he's publicly declared multiple times. In 2007, then-candidate Obama specifically stated that Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon should not be able to charge "different rates to different websites"—but that is exactly what the FCC Chairman President Obama appointed, Tom Wheeler, is proposing. 

We need to make sure President Obama doesn't let Chairman Wheeler advance a proposal that breaks one of his campaign promises. If the President comes out in support of the FCC reclassifying the Internet as public utility, like our water, electricity, and phone lines, then he'll be making sure that all those communities we helped to get Internet access can continue to enjoy a free and open Internet, along with everyone else in the country.

Click here to sign the petition: Urge President Obama to stand by his campaign promise by publicly and unequivocally stating his support for Internet freedom. 

Thanks!

–Jay Galbreath

This petition was created on MoveOn's online petition site, where anyone can start their own online petitions. Jay Galbreath didn't pay us to send this email—we never rent or sell the MoveOn.org list.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Please, not another shooting

We'll never pass common sense gun laws until we can show there's a political price for standing with the NRA—and we have a great chance to do just that in a key Congressional race two weeks from now in Maine.

Can you chip in $3 to help elect a MoveOn-endorsed progressive over an NRA Democrat?


Chip in $3

Dear MoveOn member,

Another mass shooting. Another wave of national grieving. And once again it appears that Congress will do absolutely nothing.

Enough is enough. We HAVE to break the logjam on guns in Congress before the next mass shooting. And it turns out we have a rare chance right now to begin to turn the tide in Washington.

Here's the situation: There's an open Congressional seat in Maine where a progressive Democrat is locked in a neck-and-neck primary against a candidate with an NRA score of 100%—and the election is just two weeks away.1

It's just one race—not enough to fix everything that's broken in Washington. But if we can show that there's a political price to pay for standing with the NRA, then we can begin to create a political climate where common sense action is possible.

Can you chip in $3 to help a MoveOn-endorsed progressive defeat an NRA Democrat?

Yes, I'll donate $3.

The MoveOn-endorsed candidate in the race is a former state senator named Emily Cain, and the NRA candidate is named Troy Jackson.

Both of them were in the state legislature after Newtown when a bill was proposed that would have simply imposed a $1,000 fine on gun sellers who are caught illegally selling guns to people who who have been involuntarily committed to a mental hospital. Troy Jackson voted against even that—and the bill was defeated.2

Sen. Jackson is also opposed by the League of Conservation Voters because of his opposition to global warming legislation, and he's voted wrong on abortion and marriage equality as well.3

The problem in Maine and across the country is that politicians believe that they can't win if they stand up to the NRA. This is our chance to prove that there's a steep political price to pay for Democrats who stand with the NRA against common sense gun laws.

Click here to contribute $3.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Nick, Garlin, Kate, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "2nd district Democrats stake out different positions on gun rights," Morning Sentinel, May 29, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298519&id=96494-10220574-zpIV7Ax&t=4

2. Ibid.

3. "LCV adds Congressional Candidate Troy Jackson to Dirty Dozen Program and Launches Major Mail Campaign," League of Conservation Voters, May 12, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298520&id=96494-10220574-zpIV7Ax&t=5

"Cain, Jackson divided on abortion, same-sex marriage," Morning Sentinel, May 10, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298521&id=96494-10220574-zpIV7Ax&t=6

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Watch Elizabeth Warren & Thomas Piketty talk inequality in America

Dear MoveOn member,

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Professor Thomas Piketty, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, are two of the leading voices on economic inequality

Imagine a conversation with the two of them together. On Monday, that's exactly what you're invited to see. 

This Monday, June 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 CT/6:30 MT/5:30 PT), MoveOn is broadcasting their dialogue for the first time, courtesy of HuffPo Live and in partnership with the Patriotic MillionairesAnd when they talk, they'll be answering questions submitted by MoveOn members like you.  

Will you watch the conversation with Sen. Warren and Prof. Piketty on Monday night? Click here to RSVP and submit your questions.

Moderated by The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim, the interview will take place at Boston's historic Old South Meeting House this weekend and will be publicly broadcast for the first time on MoveOn's website on Monday night. And, we're teaming up with the event sponsor, the Patriotic Millionairesa group of financially successful individuals advocating to raise their own taxes to support the economic well-being of all Americansto spread the word about this special conversation. 

Here's all the information you need—and how to reserve your spot. If you're on Twitter, you can also tweet your questions for Warren and Piketty to Ryan Grim (@RyanGrim). 

What: A Conversation with Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Prof. Thomas Piketty

Where: It's a virtual watch party! You can watch the broadcast Monday night from your computer, or a friend's.

When: Monday, June 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 CT/6:30 MT/5:30 PT)

Click here to RSVP: Yes, I'll watch online Monday night!

MoveOn members have fought side-by-side with Sen. Warren to put in place a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and nearly 500,000 of us have joined her efforts to lower the interest rate on student loans. And Prof. Piketty is an acclaimed economist who has brought even more intellectual firepower to the national debate with research that Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman calls "a revelation."1

This conversation is an important step in laying the groundwork for a progressive agenda that'll take on the root causes of inequality. I don't think you'll want to miss it.

Thanks for all you do.

Ilya, Justin, Maria, Manny, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "What the 1% Don't Want Us to Know," Moyers & Company, April 18, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=298490&id=96440-10220574-wdejiMx&t=5


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Challenger to Cuomo? The results are in ...




Dear New York MoveOn member, 

MoveOn members across the Empire State have weighed in, and the results are overwhelming: 73% of respondents said they wanted to see a progressive challenger run against incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo this fall. 

This could be the spark that helps spur a grassroots progressive campaign for governor of New York, or helps push Gov. Cuomo to follow through on his commitments to pass real public financing of elections—but only if enough people hear about it. 

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

"Rudderless bunch of idiots"

Dear MoveOn member,

I just saw this interview with Richard Martinez, the father of one of the victims of the shooting rampage at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In the midst of his overwhelming grief, Mr. Martinez had the courage, the strength, and the moral clarity to call out our national leaders for their total failure to take action to stop gun violence.  

It's the most heartbreaking and electrifying interview I've seen in years. You have to watch: 


I want to put Mr. Martinez's interview in front of every member of Congress, every Hill staffer, and key state legislators around the country, right now—while the whole country is watching. 

I checked with our ad team, and they say there's a way we can do exactly that: by saturating DC with video ads and surgically targeting elected officials, their staff, and key influencers around the country. We can make it hard for them to escape his call to action.
 
This isn't the entire solution to gun violence in America—we're still fighting for comprehensive gun violence prevention policies. But right now, the most important thing we can each do is to amplify Mr. Martinez's powerful voice.

Will you chip in $3 to make sure Congress and state legislators can't miss the raw power of Mr. Martinez's message? If enough of us chip in, we'll immediately saturate DC with ads featuring this video, and make sure key state lawmakers see it too:
Thanks for all you do—and please hug your loved ones today. 

–Garlin, Jo, Anna, Stephen, and the rest of the team

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New York Member Survey: Progressive challenger for Gov. Cuomo?

Dear New York MoveOn member, 

There's been a lot of buzz recently about New York's next race for governor, and speculation about whether a progressive challenger will run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. 

Here's how The New York Times described what's going on:1

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has won significant support from traditionally Republican constituencies, including business executives who like his tax cuts and Wall Street financiers delighted with his support of charter schools. But this courtship has come at a price: As he begins his bid for a second term, he is struggling to hold on to support from the left wing of his own party.

We want to know where New York MoveOn members stand. This isn't a formal endorsement vote—just a statewide membership survey to get a sense of what New York MoveOn members are thinking as a potential race shapes up.

Do you think a progressive candidate should run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year? 
After we tally the responses, we'll report back to MoveOn members across the state and share them with the media—so they know what progressives are thinking as the gubernatorial election gets under way. 

Thanks for all you do.

Ilya, Milan, Alejandro, Maria, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Cuomo Works to Mend Fences With Liberals," The New York Times, May 11, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298469&id=96297-10220574-q8mZTvx&t=3

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Monday, May 26, 2014

You've got to hear this preacher

Dear MoveOn member,

If you've ever thought that the religious right doesn't have a monopoly on God, you've got to listen to this podcast:

Listen   to The Good Fight now.

Our guest is an evangelical pastor—but you don't have to be a believer to believe in Jim Wallis. He's a lifelong social justice activist, a spiritual adviser to President Obama, and (despite a relentless campaign against him by Glenn Beck, who calls him "dangerous") a leader in organizing other faith leaders around issues from immigration reform to climate change.

Hearing his voice (which, by the way, is an amazing voice), you'll wonder why anyone ever said it was impolite to talk about politics and religion.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ben Wikler

P.S. Don't use iTunes? No problem. You can listen to the podcast on the Web, tune in via Stitcher (an Android and iOS app), or subscribe via RSS. And if you like the show, be sure to subscribe and post a review on iTunes!

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Have an idea for a petition?

Got an idea for your own campaign? Click below to start a petition on MoveOn's petition website.

Start your Petition

Dear MoveOn member,

Ever heard that famous Frederick Douglass quote? "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." That's as true today as it was 125 years ago—and it's what MoveOn is all about.

In 1998, our founders started a simple online petition demanding that Congress stop obsessing over a sex scandal and "move on" to more important issues. They shared it with friends and within days, they had hundreds of thousands of signatures. Then the story blew up in the media and helped shift the focus at the time in Washington away from scandal towards more serious issues.

Today, we're seeing progress on issue after issue—marriage equality, immigration, NSA wiretapping, health care, and more—progress that would be impossible if people hadn't stepped up and demanded change.

But there are countless fights that still need to be won, and that's why we're so excited about MoveOn's public petition website, where you demand the progress you want to see by starting your own petition. It's easy to get started—just click here:

http://petitions.moveon.org/create_start.html?source=monthly&id=96213-10220574-yhRLbzx&t=2

Thanks for all you do. 

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team  

P.S. If you get 15 signatures on your petition, we'll email it to at least 1,000 people in your area to help it grow (assuming of course that it's consistent with MoveOn's progressive values).

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Reportback: Save the Internet! Day of Action

Dear MoveOn member,

Together, we did something unprecedented. Last Thursday, May 15, within minutes of a vote in Washington, D.C. that set the stage for a showdown over the future of the Internet, MoveOn members like you were in the streets, gathering at rarely-visited, remote FCC offices in 19 cities along with headquarters in Washington, D.C.

There's been coverage in tons of national media outlets—and the work of MoveOn members helped get this issue into regional news outlets as well (like The Seattle Times, the San Jose Mercury News, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)—making clear that the FCC, which normally operates with a low profile, is now in the public spotlight, and that the decisions made in Washington, D.C. are decisions that affect our lives. 

Rep. Jerry Nadler joined the crowd of more than 80 people in New York City—including allies from CREDO, Fight for the Future, and Free Press—chanting "Hey hey FCC! Keep the Internet open and free!":

Rep. Jerry Nadler joins protesters in NYC

In Seattle, MoveOn member David Swaintek spoke to reporters, flanked by dozens of fellow protesters:  

Seattle protests the FCC 

And in Los Angeles, 11-year-old Michael gave a rousing speech aimed at Tom Wheeler, FCC chairman. Click here to watch the video (made by fellow MoveOn member Lauren Steiner) and share this blog post with everyone you know:

Los Angeles protests the FCC

If FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler thought he could sneak through his 'fast-lane' plan—a massive handout to Verizon and Comcast—he was dead wrong. We've helped to unleash a massive public backlash that's thrown his plans into disarray.

The proposal that the FCC advanced last Thursday includes the bad plan—turning the Internet into a pay-for-play scheme—but it also includes a good idea, thanks to effective and principled organizing by many allies in the movement. The good plan, the solution—which is on the table and which we need to fight for—is to treat the Internet like other public utilities, like water, electricity, and telephone services.

We have four months to flood the FCC with comments, to move President Obama to call on his appointee Tom Wheeler to treat the Internet as a public utility, and to get members of Congress on board. We're just getting started and we can do this.

Can you help spread the word and bring more people into our movement by sharing this blog post with everyone you know? If you've got an idea for what you'd like to do next in this campaign, share it in the comments section of the blog!

And, if you can, click here to chip in $3 to support our work fighting for a free and open Internet.

Thanks for all you do.

–Maria, Victoria, Kate, Kyle, and the rest of the team

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

BREAKING: Workers arrested at McDonald's HQ

Can you call McDonald's offices right now? Tell them: "I stand with the arrested workers calling for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without fear of retaliation."

McDonald's Offices
Phone: (855) 572-9499

Report Your Call!
Dear MoveOn member,

McDonald's workers were just arrested outside of corporate headquarters for demanding decent wages and a voice on the job. 

One of these workers is Adriana Alvarez, a McDonald's employee who's being paid $9.15 per hour. A mother of a two year-old-son, she's fighting for $15 an hour so she can raise her family. 

She was just arrested outside of McDonald's corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, IL, where hundreds of workers are protesting their poverty wages and working conditions on the day before the company's annual shareholder meeting.

She needs our help. Can you call McDonald's right now and tell them you stand with Adriana and the other workers?

Here's the number to call: (855) 572-9499

You will then be connected to one of McDonald's offices around the country. Tell them: "I stand with the arrested workers calling for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without fear of retaliation." 

Then, please report your call so that we can track McDonald's response by clicking here: http://pol.moveon.org/call?cp_id=2087&tg=925.

This is not attention that McDonald's executives want. In fact, the company's last annual report acknowledged that worker strikes and their support from the public are pressuring them to raise wages.1 As McDonald's corporate brass heads into tomorrow's shareholder meeting, we can rattle them by flooding their offices with thousands of calls today—putting them on notice and under the glare of a bright spotlight as they discuss McDonald's future. 

Adriana isn't the only one counting on us. Her McDonald's coworkers were also arrested for their brave act of civil disobedience. They were standing up for themselves, the families counting on them to be breadwinners, and pretty much every fast food worker everywhere. 

Please show your support for these courageous workers by calling McDonald's offices right now: (855) 572-9499.

Tell them that you support these workers. Tell them that it's shameful that people who work for a living have to be arrested in order to be heard. Tell them that it's time for a $15-an-hour wage and the right to form a union without retaliation.

If you get a voicemail prompt when you call, it's because thousands of other people are also calling and McDonald's is being overwhelmed by support for the workers. Leaving a voice message is helpful too!

Just to be extra clear: the workers already risked their livelihoods by going on strike last week in the biggest fast food action in history.With the McDonald's shareholder meeting starting in less than 24 hours, we have to make sure they hear us. No one who works for a living should be forced to live in poverty. No one who works for a corporation that makes more than $5 billion in profit annually should have hungry kids at home.3

Your turn. Can you pick up the phone and call McDonald's right now? 

Here's where to call: 

McDonald's Offices  
Phone: (855) 572-9499

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?cp_id=2087&tg=925&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=2

Thanks for all you do.

–Victoria, Nick, Manny, Corinne, and the rest of the team

P.S. For a video series about Adriana and her fight for $15 an hour, check this out: http://fastfoodglobal.org/main/adrianas-fight-for-15/.

Sources:

1. "McDonald's to SEC: Strikes hurt, and we might have to hike pay," Salon, March 4, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298377&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=3

2. "It's On: The Biggest Fast Food Strike in World History Has Started," Vice, May 15, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298369&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=4

3. "McDonald's Corp," CNN Money, accessed May 21, 2013  
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298371&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=5

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Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Kiss the internet goodbye?

Breaking: The FCC just sided with Verizon and Comcast by voting on a proposal that would kill Net Neutrality. Now we have 60 days to secure the future of the Internet. 

Can you help stop the corporate takeover of the Internet by chipping in $3 today?

Chip in $3

Dear MoveOn member,

Breaking news: The FCC just took the first step toward killing Net Neutrality, by moving ahead with a plan to divide the Internet into a fast lane for the 1% and a slow lane for the rest of us.1  

But we can still win the fight for an open Internet. MoveOn members and allies have already succeeded in getting a real solution on the table: to reclassify the Internet as a public utility like drinking water—making it equally accessible to all.2 For the next 60 days the FCC will take public comments on the proposal. We have 60 days to win by doubling down on our campaign now. 

Can you chip in $3 today to ramp up our campaign to save the Internet?

As FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said, "the real call to action begins after the vote today. This is your opportunity to formally make your points on the record. You have the ear of the entire FCC."3

And we're doing just that. MoveOn members are literally in the streets at 19 local FCC offices across the country right now—sending shockwaves through the FCC bureaucracy. 

But to keep this campaign going for the next 60 days, we need to raise $150,000 to launch the next phase.

With the support of MoveOn members, we will: 

  • Drive phone calls to the White House so that President Obama has to hold FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler accountable for his promise to protect Net Neutrality—building on the thousands of calls members have already made

  • Launch a new round of ads to raise awareness of what's at stake and continue to pressure President Obama and Chairman Wheeler

  • Deliver thousands of public comments to the FCC in support of the real solution—treating the Internet as a public utility 

  • Continue to amplify the more than 10,000 personal stories from MoveOn members who would be hurt if the FCC adopts this plan 

We know that corporations like Verizon and Comcast aren't going to sit this out. They will be deploying their lobbyists and putting their money behind killing Net Neutrality. But we have already proven that MoveOn members can fight back, if we do it together. 

We've come this far—can you chip in $3 to keep fighting for a free and open Internet? 

Yes, I can contribute $3.

Together we'll make sure the FCC feels enough sustained public pressure that there is no way they can kill Net Neutrality. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Maria, Manny, Joan, Garlin, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "FCC approves plan to consider paid priority on Internet," The Washington Post, May 15, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298318&id=95788-10220574-dAvNCwx&t=4

2. Ibid.

3. "FCC Votes For Plan To Kill Net Neutrality," Huffington Post, May 15, 2014

 

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TODAY: Save the Internet

Dear MoveOn member,

Today, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on a proposal that could put the Internet as we know it at risk. The FCC could allow big corporations like Verizon and Comcast to charge big websites for an Internet fast lane, putting the rest of us in the slow lane and tearing the Internet apart in a way that might make it difficult to put it back together again.  

This is serious enough that thousands of people are taking unprecedented actions across the country today to show the FCC what happens when they threaten the free and open Internet. MoveOn members are showing up at FCC offices in 20 cities, and we're joining allies at a major rally in Washington, D.C., where brave activists have been camped outside the FCC for more than a week.  

Will you join this massive day of action to save the Internet by sharing this post on social media right now?

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(Not into Facebook? Go here for other online actions you can take)

If everyone who gets this email shares this image, it will be seen by tens of millions of people. The Internet will be a giant sea of orange, and it will be impossible for the media and the FCC to ignore us.  

We've already made a huge mark. We've submitted 10,000 MoveOn members' stories and have made more than 2,000 calls to the White House, Congress, and the FCC, helping to shut their phone lines down. This, combined with the efforts of our allies, has thrown the FCC's plans into "chaos," according to Time magazine.1 

And it's working. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is considering reclassifying the Internet as a "common carrier," which is the best way to protect the free and open Internet. 

That's why we can't let up. Verizon, Comcast, and other telecommunications giants know how to get their way with the FCC. The only way to fight back is with a massive public outcry. Today, all eyes will be on the FCC, and thousands of people will be taking action on the ground. Online action from you in support of a free and open Internet will make us impossible to ignore. Will you share this image on Facebook to show the FCC where you stand?

Yes, I will.

No, but I will take another online action.

Thanks for all you do.

Maria, Victoria, Corinne, Kyle, and the rest of the team

P.S. MoveOn members are showing up at noon today at FCC offices in 20 cities around the country to send shockwaves through the FCC bureaucracy. Will you check to see if you can attend an event near you?

Source:

1. "FCC Net-Neutrality Plan in Chaos," Time, May 12, 2014
http://time.com/96688/net-neutrality-plan-in-chaos/

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Monday, May 12, 2014

Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

The most endangered Senator

Will Democrats in close elections change the subject whenever Obamacare comes up—or stand proud for health reform? This week, Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina modeled leadership with an impassioned defense of increasing access to Medicaid through Obamacare. Let's show other Democrats in tight races that this is how you win in November. Can you chip in $3 to support her campaign? 

Chip in $3

Dear MoveOn member,

Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina is in the campaign fight of her life. She's a prime target of the Koch brothers' political hitmen, and she's getting attacked from every which way for supporting Obamacare. By February, the Koch-funded "Americans for Prosperity" had already spent more than $8.2 million attacking Sen. Hagan—that's more than all Democratic outside groups had spent in every Senate race in the country combined.1

If she were listening to the typical D.C. consultants, Sen. Hagan would be distancing herself from President Obama right now and only showing timid support for health care reform.

But this week, Sen. Hagan gave a resounding endorsement of Medicaid expansion during an important confirmation hearing. While a slew of Republican senators put on their typical anti-Obamacare show, Sen. Hagan spoke truth to power about an issue affecting at least 5 million Americans, reminding her fellow public servants that "these are some of the most vulnerable in our society."2

If we reward Sen. Hagan right now, it'll prove that she's not out on a limb by herself—that when it comes to standing up for Medicaid expansion, she's got the backing of millions of progressives. And it'll show other Democrats that despite the advice they're getting from their scared-stiff consultants, that going on offense for Medicaid—and on the benefits of Obamacare overall—will get you serious grassroots support.

This is the moment we've been waiting for—for someone to have a backbone, and set a real example. Now, can you chip in $3 to support Sen. Hagan's strong stance—and help save the Senate?

Let me repeat—this isn't just for Sen. Hagan's benefit. It's to show every wavering Democrat that when you stand strong in support of a good law that's helping millions of people, everyday Americans will be there with you—even if big business isn't.

Seemingly every week, some D.C. news outlet features an article about Democrats losing the Senate this fall. Unfortunately, it's a very real possibility. But what's more unfortunate—what's truly sad—is that thousands of people will die needlessly this year—by one count as many as 17,000—because of the Republican Medicaid Blockade.3

That's why MoveOn members have been saying for months that Democrats can both sound the trumpet for what's morally right—delivering health care to those most vulnerable among us—and attract voters at the same time by campaigning for Medicaid expansion.

Senator Hagan is putting that advice to work. And if we help her prove that it's effective, we can get other embattled candidates to do the same. So let's show them all that their base—the people they desperately need to turn out to the polls this November—will support candidates who do the right thing.

Click here if you can chip in $3 to help Sen. Hagan and MoveOn set an example for wavering Democrats on what it looks like to stand strong for Medicaid expansion.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Corinne, Alejandro, Matt P., and the rest of the team

P.S. We didn't forget—we're wishing a very happy Mother's Day to all the mothers celebrating today!

Sources:

1. "Koch brothers bombard vulnerable Senate Democrat Kay Hagan," Politico, February 12, 2014

2. "Vulnerable Democrat Gives Stunningly Strong Defense Of Obamacare At Hearing," Talking Points Memo, May 8, 2014

3. "Opting Out Of Medicaid Expansion: The Health And Financial Impacts," Health Affairs Blog, January 30, 2014


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Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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