In the midst of the Watergate scandal that eventually ended his presidency, President Richard Nixon tells a group of newspaper editors gathered at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, that he is “not a crook.” Nixon made the now-famous declaration during a televised …read more

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We’re running this mobile billboard in Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s North Jersey district: 

If not for Rep. Gottheimer’s obstruction, Medicare prescription drug negotiation would already be the law of the land. 

We need to keep this truck on the road in Rep. Gottheimer’s district until the Build Back Better Act passes later this week. Can you chip in today to keep the pressure on corporate Democrats like Josh Gottheimer?

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Every year for Thanksgiving, the Wall Street Journal features a passage from a pilgrim detailing what colonists perceived when they arrived in the “New World.” The passage is full of disdain and racism towards indigenous people, and petition starter Randy, an indigenous activist, thinks it’s time to stop publishing this story. 

But what should one of the nation’s most widely-read newspapers publish on Thanksgiving? How can we as a nation stop telling the false story behind the holiday and instead tell a story of our nation that honors indigenous people? We want to read something which positions the descendants of the U.S.’ original inhabitants and settlers as modern day accomplices in the fight for a more just nation – and we’re willing to pay for it. 

Change.org is looking for an essay that does just that, and we want you to submit your writing. Randy and our staff will join together to determine the winner, and to submit the winning essay to the WSJ.

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