Tools for Political Activism

Democracy Is For People

Democracy Is For People

Join the nationwide, grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend unlimited money trying to influence our elections and take over our democracy.
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Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Drinking Water

Email your representative and ask him or her to oppose hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and call for the disclosure and monitoring of the chemicals used in the process.
End Big Oil Handouts

End Dirty Energy Subsidies

Big Oil gets $4 billion a year in tax credits and incentives. Sign our petition calling for an end to all government handouts to the oil, gas and coal industries.
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End Taxpayer Subsidies for Nuclear Power

The disaster in Japan is an unfortunate reminder that nuclear power is simply too dangerous. Sign our petition calling on President Obama to stop using our tax dollars to subsidize the unsafe and unsustainable nuclear industry.
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Tell Congress to Stand Up to Corporate Influence

Congress must act to stop corporations from using their immense financial resources to take over government of the people, by the people, for the people. Learn more about what Congress can do.
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End Wall Street’s Outrageous and Risky Pay Practices

Salaries and bonuses on Wall Street actually reward the kind of risk-taking that collapsed our economy in 2008. Add your name to our petition demanding that Wall Street stop incentivizing risk.
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Stop the Korea Trade Deal

Call your representative and urge him or her to oppose the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, then record your representative’s position.
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Urge Your Representative to Pass Oil Spill Legislation

The oil spill commission created after the BP disaster has released its final report, which contains a long list of actions that must be taken. Call your representative and ask him or her to support oil spill legislation.
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Senate Must Act on Oil Spills

The oil spill commission suggested critical reforms that would protect taxpayers and make offshore drilling safer for workers and the environment. Email your senators and urge them to act on the commission’s recommendations.
Photograph of activist with sign saying 'No More NAFTA Clones: Fight Korea FTA'

Stop Job-Killing Korea FTA

Email your representative and tell him or her to oppose President Obama’s NAFTA-style, job-killing trade pact with Korea that explicitly bans reference to strong labor standards.
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Stand Up for Patients’ Rights

H.R. 5 would give immunity to negligent doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, medical device manufacturers and drug companies. Email your representative to ask him or her to oppose the bill.
Outline of North Korea colored-in like flag, superimposed over photograph of laborers.

Stop Sweatshops, Nukes and the Korea FTA

Email your representative and tell him or her to oppose President Obama’s NAFTA-style trade pact with Korea that would benefit the Kim Jong Il regime’s sweatshops and nuclear weapons program.
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TransPacific Partnership

Email your representative and senators to tell them you oppose any trade deal that fails to deliver on President Obama’s fair trade campaign promises.
WTO Turnaround

WTO Turnaround

Sign our petition to President Obama urging him to deliver on his campaign promises to turn around the failed policies of the World Trade Organization.

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