Hope

To be quite honest, we didn't expect President Joe Biden to be this bold. But his blueprint for building back in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic—unveiled this week in his address to Congress—is the biggest and most progressive plan to invest in American jobs and families since the New Deal.

Dear MoveOn member,

To be quite honest, we didn't expect President Joe Biden to be this bold.

But his blueprint for building back in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic—unveiled this week in his address to Congress—is the biggest and most progressive plan to invest in American jobs and families since the New Deal.

President Biden's plan would provide Americans with paid family and medical leave, protect our planet, create green jobs to rebuild our infrastructure, and do much, much more.¹

And he would make it all happen by finally requiring big corporations and the very wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share.²

But the right-wing attack on the plan was swift and full of lies—and will only escalate in the coming days. Mar, that's why we need to fight back.

Our team is preparing to launch a big, new TV ad campaign to hold Republicans in Congress accountable for opposing President Biden's plan.

But we need to recruit 1,000 new recurring donors by the end of this weekend to get the ads on the air. Will you chip in $5 a month to help keep these ads, and ads like them, on the air for as long as it takes to pass our progressive agenda?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

President Biden's plan is highly popular with Americans across the country—and across party lines—and yet, Republicans are still bowing down to their corporate and billionaire interests rather than supporting a policy that would lift their constituents out of poverty, boost our economy, and provide a road map for a better future.³

The most recent polling shows that an overwhelming 70% of Americans support components of the plan, and 64% support a plan to raise taxes on corporations and the ultra-rich to pay for it.⁴

These are Americans in every district, in every state. Rural Americans, urban, Black, white, young, old, Republican, and Democrat.

Our ads highlight this incredible public support for the plan and call out Senators Rubio, Paul, and Johnson, and the self-proclaimed Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell, who are turning their backs on their constituents by refusing to support these popular and essential policies in favor of doing the bidding of their billionaire friends and corporate backers.

We won't stand for it. Mar, will you help us get these ads on the air in Kentucky, Utah, Wisconsin, Florida, and Alaska to remind these Republican senators' constituents that the GOP is choosing the elite over the essential? Chip in $5 a month so we can keep up the pressure for as long as it takes.

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Republicans in Congress have one goal and one goal only: Block all legislation proposed by President Biden by refusing to even work with Democrats to find compromises and spouting lies on Fox News and right-wing outlets claiming that the Biden administration is doing nothing to help Americans.

That was their one and only plan when President Barack Obama was in the White House, and it is their one and only plan now.

We need to break through their lies and make sure that their constituents know the truth—and that is exactly what our ads will do.

Help us get our ads on the air, and keep them up, by chipping in $5 monthly.

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Mana, Anne, Chris, Nadia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Biden begins selling his $4T spending plans," Politico, April 29, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153200?t=8&akid=296370%2E10220574%2EUoD4z0

2. Ibid.

3. "Biden U.S. infrastructure ideas popular, but support for plan is partisan: Reuters/Ipsos poll," Reuters, April 2, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153201?t=10&akid=296370%2E10220574%2EUoD4z0

4. Ibid.

Want to support our work? Since President Joe Biden's inauguration, donations to MoveOn and other progressive organizations have plummeted. While we remain on solid financial footing, if this downturn continues, we could be forced to cut back our ambitious campaigning plans. With so much on the line, we can't afford to shrink our plans—or our budget. So we're writing you with an important question:

Will you chip in to power the fight for a progressive future?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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RSVP: Ending America’s longest war with Rep. Barbara Lee

Will you join us on Tuesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT)?

Dear MoveOn member, 

Earlier this month, President Biden announced that he is pulling U.S. forces from Afghanistan in full, which is a monumental step toward ending the forever wars that have been used as justification for the war on terror against communities at home and abroad, destroyed countless lives, and unleashed violence on millions of Afghans, Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis, Iranians and many others across the world. 

Let's be clear: This critical step is the result of years of work of MoveOn members and activists all throughout the country, advocating for peace and diplomacy. There is still much work to be done to shift America's foreign policy from endless wars and disastrous Trump policies to diplomacy and justice. President Biden's promising first step in ending our longest war provides an opportunity to reimagine America's role in the world.

Join together with fellow MoveOn members this Tuesday for a national conversation with me and special guests Congresswoman Barbara Lee, activist Hoda Katebi, and MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting to hear about how we can take action to insist upon and create a foreign policy that rejects war and is instead rooted in human dignity, justice, and love.

Click here to RSVP to the new monthly livestream series of The Moment With MoveOn, on Tuesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT).

Whether it's supporting a candidate, advocating for policies that deliver for the people, or working to transform our society so that it works for all of us, MoveOn members are committed to an inclusive and progressive future.

That's why we must come together to demand a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy, justice, love, and human dignity. That means redirecting bloated Pentagon spending that invests in conflict, human suffering, and war to instead invest in diplomacy and the improvement of human lives and livelihoods.

The Moment With MoveOn, a new monthly livestream, brings members together to dig into topics like these and more throughout the year as we discuss the important issues of the day and how to make an impact to create not just a country that works for all of us but a world that works for all of us. 

Will you join The Moment With MoveOn, the new monthly livestream series, on Tuesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) with me and special guests Representative Barbara Lee, Hoda Katebi, and Rahna Epting? Click here to RSVP now.

 Here's what this week's livestream will cover: 

• A strategic vision for American foreign policy that advances diplomacy and honors our collective humanity.

• Talking with leaders like Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA, widely known for her leadership in opposition to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which was used to create a culture of forever war 20 years ago, about the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan and what happens next.

• How MoveOn members can take action and get involved in current foreign policy fights like the Iran nuclear deal, ending the war in Afghanistan, and ending the US-backed Saudi blockade of Yemen. 

Click here to RSVP to the new monthly livestream series The Moment With MoveOn, on Tuesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) and join special guests Rep. Barbara Lee, activist Hoda Katebi, and MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting.

Thanks for all you do.  

–Mana, Jensine, Ankur, Kathy, and the rest of the team

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Sign this petition re: Amazon's union-busting tactics

Why can't such a large and wealthy company do better for its workers?

Dear MoveOn member,

My name is Jennifer Bates, and I started working at Amazon in May of 2020, not too long after its warehouse opened in Bessemer, Alabama. By my third day, I was hurting. I looked around and saw it wasn't just me. My co-workers and I—including older, younger, and middle-aged people—limp from constantly moving products around a four-story building the size of 16 football fields, where we aren't allowed to use the elevators.

We tried to form a union, but Amazon spent millions of dollars to stop us. As soon as Amazon found out that we were working with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, it started going hard trying to stop the union drive. We were forced into what the company called "union education" meetings. We had no choice but to attend them.

Our fight for representation isn't over—and the fight to make sure that workers have full rights to organize has just begun. Will you join me in calling on our senators to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and make it harder for giant corporations like Amazon to prevent workers from unionizing?

All around the plant, Amazon had put up anti-union signs and messages. It sent messages to workers' phones. It even had signs posted in the bathroom stall. No place was off-limits. No place seemed safe.

This wouldn't have happened if the PRO Act—a significant piece of worker empowerment legislation that would change the power dynamics in America for generations—were law right now. It gives power back to workers and holds corporations accountable for union-busting. But since the Senate hasn't passed it yet, there's a real risk that other corporations will see what Amazon did in Bessemer and replicate it around the country.

Sign now: Tell our leaders in the U.S. Senate to support workers by passing the PRO Act!

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act already passed in the House with bipartisan support, and President Biden has shown his support by urging Congress to send it to his desk. Before that can happen, we have to urge our senators to support workers by passing it through the Senate. 

We first started to talk about unionizing one day during a break. A co-worker said, "They wouldn't be doing this to us if we had a union."

Why can't such a large and wealthy company do better for its workers? Amazon even took away our essential worker pay in the middle of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Amazon has made tons of money during this crisis. Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world. And now he's even richer, thanks to his workers.

Amazon continues to deny us good working conditions and claims we should be happy with what we have, and then it turns around and spends millions to tell us we don't need a union.

We're filing objections to hold the company accountable for its union-busting, but we also want to make sure corporations can't do this again. If the PRO Act passes, corporations would face consequences for that kind of union-busting behavior. 

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

–Jennifer Bates, Learning Ambassador at Amazon BHM1 on behalf of AFL-CIO

You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.

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Facebook poised to cave to Trump

Facebook's "Oversight Board" is poised to make the decision "in the coming weeks," and media watchers expect it to give in to Trump, who has 35 million followers on Facebook and 24 million on Instagram.

Dear MoveOn member,

Facebook just announced that they have delayed the decision about whether to lift their ban on Donald Trump.¹ This is an opening, Mar, but we need to act fast.

Facebook's "Oversight Board" is poised to make the decision "in the coming weeks," and media watchers expect it to give in to Trump, who has 35 million followers on Facebook and 24 million on Instagram.^2,3 Trump's posts were regularly among the most read, shared, and commented-on posts on the platforms, where he incited violence, spewed racist hate, and raised many millions of dollars to line his pockets and pad his political war chest.

YouTube has already announced that it will let Trump back on its platform.⁴

We know how to combat Trump's lies as the social media giants cave to him. During last year's presidential election, MoveOn hired a team of researchers and digital sleuths who tracked, exposed, and helped shut down white supremacist and far-right disinformation networks. And MoveOn has joined with other organizations to demand that the government break up the big tech companies to reduce their destructive influence on our democracy and discourse. Now, we need to prepare to fight back on all of these fronts as soon as Trump re-emerges on social media.

But there's one big problem: Donations to MoveOn have dropped significantly since last year, and unless our members step up, we won't have the resources to take on Trump's conspiracy theories and lies at the scale it will surely require.

We need your help so we can be ready. Will you chip in $5 a month to help us fight back against Trump for as long as it takes?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

We all saw on January 6 how dangerous Trump's conspiracy theories can be, and Republicans—including Kevin McCarthy, the top-ranking Republican in the House—continue to push the Big Lie that the election was stolen to justify the most sweeping attack on voting rights since Jim Crow.^5,6

After the insurrection, Trump was banned from social media, which took away his megaphone for spreading hate and disinformation. The last thing we need now is Trump back on the internet, especially as we fight tooth and nail to reach herd immunity and end the COVID-19 nightmare.

Meanwhile, after four years of resistance, donations to MoveOn and other progressive groups have fallen off significantly. We get it. We all want a break after Trump, and MoveOn members fought, organized, and donated tirelessly through the Trump years. Unfortunately, now is the time when Biden and the Democrats need us pushing them the most—and when the newly emboldened right wing is stepping up its attacks.

It's a recipe for disaster. Donald Trump comes back to social media, and progressives don't have the resources to fight back.

We know how to limit the damage of Trump's disinformation. We have to track it, call it out, and demand that the big social media networks shut it down. But it isn't cheap or easy. Disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, and it will take an incredible amount of pressure to get Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companies to take action.

That's why we're asking you become a monthly donor now, so that we're ready the minute Trump's social media ban is lifted and can keep up the fight for as long as it takes. Will you chip in $5 a month?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Mark, Mana, Ankur, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Facebook panel's Trump ruling delayed as comments flood in," Associated Press, April 16, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153172?t=6&akid=296198%2E10220574%2EFZKjfB

2. Ibid.

3. "Facebook's New Board Has Incentives to Bring Back Donald Trump," Bloomberg, March 23, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150687?t=8&akid=296198%2E10220574%2EFZKjfB

4. "YouTube will lift Trump suspension when 'risk of violence has decreased,' CEO says," CNET, March 4, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150682?t=10&akid=296198%2E10220574%2EFZKjfB

5. "Kevin McCarthy's bizarre attempt to rewrite the narrative of Jan. 6," The Washington Post, April 26, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153173?t=12&akid=296198%2E10220574%2EFZKjfB

6. "Georgia's Voter Law Is Called 'Jim Crow 2.0' for a Reason," The New York Times, March 31, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153174?t=14&akid=296198%2E10220574%2EFZKjfB

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Sign this petition re: Citizenship for essential workers

I've seen first-hand how critical essential workers are to our nation's infrastructure—they're the backbone of our society, and have kept us all fed, healthy, and safe throughout this pandemic.

Sign my petition to ask President Biden to include the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act in his plan to Build Back Better. Immigrant essential workers are doing crucial work. Immigrants are a critical part of our nation's infrastructure, and must have a pathway to citizenship now.  

Dear MoveOn member, 

I'm Senator Alex Padilla, son of working-class Mexican immigrants, and California's first Latino United States senator. Growing up, my parents selflessly did everything they could to provide for us. I couldn't even tell you how many pancakes my dad flipped or eggs he scrambled, how many houses my mom cleaned, or how many cans, cardboard boxes, and newspapers my dad gathered to recycle to bring in more money to make ends meet.

I've seen firsthand how critical essential workers are to our nation's infrastructure—they're the backbone of our society, and have kept us all fed, healthy, and safe throughout this pandemic. Over 5 million of these workers are undocumented immigrants—they are among the farmworkers, meatpackers, nurses, janitors, construction workers, grocery store clerks, truck drivers, restaurant cooks, domestic workers, home health care aides, emergency first responders, and so many others who have stepped up for our nation during this unprecedented crisis.¹

That's why my very first bill is the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act, which would create a pathway to citizenship for these American heroes who are citizens in every way but name and status. President Biden has a chance to recognize and reward the sacrifices and labor of essential workers in his upcoming Build Back Better legislative package, which is focused on jobs and infrastructure. We just have to make sure he hears from all of us.

Will you sign my petition to ask President Biden to prioritize the inclusion of the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act as part of the American Families Plan?

Essential workers paid a terrible toll this past year.² Their work is often physically demanding—providing food, critical care, and more for the larger community—all at low wages that compound the socioeconomic and racial disparities in our country. A path to citizenship for essential workers is a critical part of building our economy back better.

The upcoming legislative package on jobs and infrastructure is the best opportunity to recognize and reward the sacrifices and labor of essential workers. These immigrant essential workers are citizens in all but name and status—and President Biden can change that now. 

As usual, Republicans continue to refuse to advance immigration legislation supported by the overwhelming majority of the American people. In fact, a bipartisan majority of Americans agree that a path to citizenship for essential workers is the right thing to do.³

Essential workers are American heroes—and President Biden has the opportunity to provide a pathway to citizenship by supporting this important legislation now.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Senator Alex Padilla of California

Sources: 

1. "Immigrant Essential Workers are Crucial to America's COVID-19 Recovery," FWD.us, December 16, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/153178?t=11&akid=296105%2E10220574%2EZ85b2y

2. "The plight of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic," Elsevier Public Health Emergency Collection, accessed April 21, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153179?t=13&akid=296105%2E10220574%2EZ85b2y

3. "BIPARTISAN POLL SHOWS FAILURE TO DELIVER CITIZENSHIP WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ENTHUSIASM GAP WITH VOTERS," Data for Progress, March 23, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153180?t=15&akid=296105%2E10220574%2EZ85b2y

You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.

Want to support our work? Together, we made Donald Trump a one-term president! Now, it's time to expand access to health care, fight for citizenship for the undocumented, reform policing, and tackle the climate crisis.

Will you chip in to power the fight for bold, progressive change?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.

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Trump is coming back

Facebook just announced that they have delayed the decision about whether to lift their ban on Donald Trump. This is an opening, Mar, but we need to act fast.

Dear MoveOn member,

Facebook just announced that they have delayed the decision about whether to lift their ban on Donald Trump.¹ This is an opening, Mar, but we need to act fast.

Facebook's "Oversight Board" is poised to make the decision "in the coming weeks," and media watchers expect it to give in to Trump, who has 35 million followers on Facebook and 24 million on Instagram.^2,3 Trump's posts were regularly among the most read, shared, and commented-on posts on the platforms, where he incited violence, spewed racist hate, and raised many millions of dollars to line his pockets and pad his political war chest.

YouTube has already announced that it will let Trump back on its platform.⁴

We know how to combat Trump's lies as the social media giants cave to him. During last year's presidential election, MoveOn hired a team of researchers and digital sleuths who tracked, exposed, and helped shut down white supremacist and far-right disinformation networks. And MoveOn has joined with other organizations to demand that the government break up the big tech companies to reduce their destructive influence on our democracy and discourse. Now, we need to prepare to fight back on all of these fronts as soon as Trump re-emerges on social media.

But there's one big problem: Donations to MoveOn have dropped significantly since last year, and unless our members step up, we won't have the resources to take on Trump's conspiracy theories and lies at the scale it will surely require.

We need your help so we can be ready. Will you chip in $5 a month to help us fight back against Trump for as long as it takes?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

We all saw on January 6 how dangerous Trump's conspiracy theories can be, and Republicans—including Kevin McCarthy, the top-ranking Republican in the House—continue to push the Big Lie that the election was stolen to justify the most sweeping attack on voting rights since Jim Crow.^5,6

After the insurrection, Trump was banned from social media, which took away his megaphone for spreading hate and disinformation. The last thing we need now is Trump back on the internet, especially as we fight tooth and nail to reach herd immunity and end the COVID-19 nightmare.

Meanwhile, after four years of resistance, donations to MoveOn and other progressive groups have fallen off significantly. We get it. We all want a break after Trump, and MoveOn members fought, organized, and donated tirelessly through the Trump years. Unfortunately, now is the time when Biden and the Democrats need us pushing them the most—and when the newly emboldened right wing is stepping up its attacks.

It's a recipe for disaster. Donald Trump comes back to social media, and progressives don't have the resources to fight back.

We know how to limit the damage of Trump's disinformation. We have to track it, call it out, and demand that the big social media networks shut it down. But it isn't cheap or easy. Disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, and it will take an incredible amount of pressure to get Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companies to take action.

That's why we're asking you become a monthly donor now, so that we're ready the minute Trump's social media ban is lifted and can keep up the fight for as long as it takes. Will you chip in $5 a month?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Mark, Mana, Ankur, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Facebook panel's Trump ruling delayed as comments flood in," Associated Press, April 16, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153172?t=6&akid=296034%2E10220574%2EeszKrf

2. Ibid.

3. "Facebook's New Board Has Incentives to Bring Back Donald Trump," Bloomberg, March 23, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150687?t=8&akid=296034%2E10220574%2EeszKrf

4. "YouTube will lift Trump suspension when 'risk of violence has decreased,' CEO says," CNET, March 4, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150682?t=10&akid=296034%2E10220574%2EeszKrf

5. "Kevin McCarthy's bizarre attempt to rewrite the narrative of Jan. 6," The Washington Post, April 26, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153173?t=12&akid=296034%2E10220574%2EeszKrf

6. "Georgia's Voter Law Is Called 'Jim Crow 2.0' for a Reason," The New York Times, March 31, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153174?t=14&akid=296034%2E10220574%2EeszKrf

 

Want to support our work? Since President Joe Biden's inauguration, donations to MoveOn and other progressive organizations have plummeted. While we remain on solid financial footing, if this downturn continues, we could be forced to cut back our ambitious campaigning plans. With so much on the line, we can't afford to shrink our plans—or our budget. So we're writing you with an important question:

Will you chip in to power the fight for a progressive future?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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Ice cream is delicious. This is disgusting.

Ben and Jerry here—the ice cream guys. We've got old news and new news. Old news: Billionaires are trying to buy our democracy. New news: We have a chance to stop them.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Ben and Jerry here—the ice cream guys. We've got old news and new news.

Old news: Billionaires are trying to buy our democracy. New news: We have a chance to stop them.

A report out last week shows that just 12 megadonors—most of whom are billionaires—contributed $3.4 billion to federal candidates and political groups between 2009 and 2020.¹

You read that right: $3.4 billion to buy elections and stop popular bills from being passed in Congress.

This is disgusting.

But with the Senate starting to consider the For the People Act—the sweeping bill already passed by the House to expand voting rights and reduce the influence of Big Money in politics—we're closer than we have been in years to curbing the influence of money in politics and strengthening the power of voters, not billionaires, to run our democracy.²

Which is why we're partnering with MoveOn to help pass the For the People Act through the Senate and stop billionaires from buying elections. We're asking you to join us in rubber-stamping bills with the message, "Stamp Money Out of Politics." It's totally legal to do, and every stamped bill becomes a mini-billboard that is seen by nearly 1,000 people as it gets passed around.

Just click here, chip in $16 or more, and we'll send you your very own "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp! The money will be used to help MoveOn increase pressure on the handful of Senate Democrats needed to pass the bill, and you'll automatically be entered in a drawing to win Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Wow! An awesome dollar-decorator rubber stamp, a chance to help out MoveOn, and a possibility of winning ice cream for a year—all while saving our democracy? Hard to resist!

Seriously, Mar, this is a great way to get Big Money out of politics—especially during a pandemic. Stamping bills is safe and socially distanced, but you will still have a big impact as we build momentum to pass the For the People Act.

These mini-billboards stay in circulation for 2.5 years, and each bill is viewed by nearly 1,000 people.

And when you chip in to MoveOn, you're not just getting a self-inking "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp in return, you're also fueling MoveOn's efforts to pass the For the People Act through the Senate, so that we can make real progress on everything from climate change to re-envisioning the police and fighting for racial justice.

Oh, and you'll also be entered in a drawing to win Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a whole year!

More than 100,000 MoveOn members have already joined our protest and stamped millions of bills. Will you join us?

Click here and chip in $16 or more to get your "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp, help pass the For the People Act to stop billionaires from buying elections, and be entered in the drawing to win Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Thanks for all you do.

–Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
Co-founders of Ben & Jerry's and diligent money stampers

Sources:

1. "Dozen Megadonors Gave $3.4 Billion, One in Every 13 Dollars, Since 2009," The New York Times, April 20, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153156?t=5&akid=295855%2E10220574%2Ebqtfhu

2. "House Democrats' massive voting rights bill, explained," Vox, March 3, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/150255?t=7&akid=295855%2E10220574%2Ebqtfhu

Want to support MoveOn's work? Since President Joe Biden's inauguration, donations to MoveOn and other progressive organizations have plummeted. While MoveOn remains on solid financial footing, if this downturn continues, MoveOn could be forced to cut back its ambitious campaigning plans. With so much on the line, MoveOn can't afford to shrink its plans—or our budget. So we're writing you with an important question:

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