Right now there are millions of women across the United States who are making 77 cents for every dollar their male colleagues make. That’s right, in today’s modern world, women still get paid less than men for exactly the same job!
How wrong is that!? The GOP had the chance to correct this injustice by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act, but they refused. Don’t they have mothers, daughters and sisters who this bill would help? Or are they too deep into the pockets of their special interest allies to care?
Either way, the time is now to pass this bill, to ensure women get paid the same as their male counterparts. We need 100,000 of our supporters to sign on and tell the GOP to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act NOW!

Republicans try to talk a big game about equal pay for equal work, but in reality, they’ve continuously done the wrong thing. They’ve stood in the way of progress, allowing this blatant sexism to occur in the workplace.

Add your name to join the 100,000 strong standing up for workplace equality.
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Did you catch MSNBC tonight?

Victoria Kaplan, MoveOn.org Civic Action

Al Sharpton had a long segment on our Medicaid campaign.

He captured how outrageous it is that Gov. Bobby Jindal is blocking health care for hundreds of thousands of his constituents—while his state tries to force down our billboard criticizing him.

Click here to watch this MSNBC segment and share it with your friends:

Sure, you might expect to hear a sympathetic take on MSNBC. But this story has earned attention from some unexpected folks too. A high-profile conservative legal scholar, Eugene Volokh, published a sharp piece in The Washington Post today about our standoff with Gov. Jindal’s administration that concluded: “I expect the case to be promptly thrown out of court; and I hope [Lieutenant Governor Jay] Dardenne gets some political grief from voters for trying to suppress criticism this way.”

We’re working night and day to keep the heat on—not just in Louisiana but in all the Republican-led states where millions of Americans are going without the health care they deserve. This fight will continue.

Thanks for all you do.

–Victoria, Alejandro, David, Joan, and the rest of the team

By Eco Wade             Missouri City, Texas

Sign Eco’s Petition

I have a 7year old daughter who keeps getting denied for disability because, they claim that her disease is not life threatening. Neveah has Mixed Connective Tissue Disease which is an autoimmune disease that consists of Lupus(blood), Scleraderma (skin), polymyosistis(muscle).She receives Highdose IVIG once a month this treatment costs approximately 40,000 a treatment.

My daughter has almost died six times since 2011 due to this illness. Neveah had been hospitalized since October 2011 every two weeks up until April of 2013 in Florida.  My daughter fights for her life on a day to day basis, she can’t attend regular school because her immune system is so compromised that a common cold will kill her.

We have been fighting with Social Security since 2011. They keep denying her saying that her disease is not severe enough. How severe does her disesase have to be for something to be done about this, I barely can work because, I have to call off all the time when my daughter is ill. An employer will only tolerate so much of this. I want to be able to provide for my household, but its hard when you don’t have any outside help.

If my daughter was getting social security, I would be able to hire her a caregiver to stay with her so I can be able to provide for my family.These agencies won’t even look at Neveah because she has continously been denied. The government says that they want us to become self-sufficient but, how can you become self-sufficient when they won’t approve your loved ones.  Although they may think that these illnesses aren’t life threatening. How would you know if you don’t take the time and research them. I don’t understand this overrated system. This is supposed to be the land of the Free and The home of the Brave. But they belittle the ones that are trying to provide for their households the right way. Then they wonder why crime is on the rise. Now a days people are doing what they need to do to survive. Shame on you all for keeping us from being able to hire caregivers to take care of our loved ones when we are out here, just  trying to provide for our families.  It’s sad that Social Security will approve someone that is defrauding the government, but they won’t approve a terminally ill 7year old, that obviously needs the help. To assist with her caretaking. As a mother I felt I did what needed to be done. When they gave my daughter 5years left to live. I just didn’t take no for an answer, I searched for other options. I uprooted my whole family for the best interest of my daughter. Alot of us would have through the towel in a long time ago. But, not me I have subjected myself and my family to now live in poverty to make sure that my daughter is getting the best care here in Houston. The least that could be done is her disability be approved so I can get out and provide for my family like I was back in Florida. That’s all I ask is that too much.

Please sign this petition to get my daughter approved for her disability and what she really needs to help her live a somewhat normal life. So that I can provide for my family.