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Stand with the people of Richmond


Campaign for a Fair Settlement a project of Action for the Common Good

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Get more people involved in fighting back against Wall Street bullies by sharing this image or sharing the petition to Stand with Richmond.

Impressive.
We’re getting reports from our partners in California that this is how the people fighting for Local Principal Reduction (LPR) in Richmond are describing all the support and media attention that’s been focused on them since that city started using that policy to move towards helping struggling families stay in their homes.

Thanks to the efforts of supporters like you, 20,000 people have signed on to support Local Principal Reduction and over 6500 have signed on to support Richmond, CA, efforts in particular. Activists at the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Home Defenders League delivered those signatures directly to Wells Fargo branches the same week the Wells CEO, John Stumpf led the charge of the Wall Street criminals in trying to stop Richmond’s efforts by suing the city the week after Richmond announced its policy. Just last week over 200 of you also called Stumpf’s office to tell him to stop suing and start negotiating.
Another thing that’s impressive is how important this support is in fighting back against Wall Street’s bullying of cities like Richmond. The lawsuit isn’t just about stopping Richmond, it’s about stopping ANY city from trying this common sense solution to fixing what Wall Street broke. The more people standing up the more likely we are to win! Can you help find more fighters by forwarding the Stand with Richmond petition with 5 friends? http://www.homedefendersleague.org/stand_with_richmond_ca You can also share it on Facebook here or on Twitter here.

You can also share this great Facebook graphic that the Home Defenders League created about the LPR fight between Richmond and the criminal bankers led by Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf (it’s the one in the picture at the top of the email).
This campaign is really heating up because there’s finally a way to fix what Wall Street broke and it doesn’t have anything to do with coddling Wall Street criminals; its main priority is keeping struggling families in their homes. Naturally, Wall Street bankers are desperate to stop it. If you want to stay up-to-date on these fights, the HDL has set up a special section of their website with information, updates, and ways to take action: http://www.homedefendersleague.org/local_principal_reduction
Thanks for standing up and fighting back in support of Local Principal Reduction!

In Solidarity,
Brian Kettenring, Executive Director, Action for the Common Good

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a message from Al Franken & Rachel Maddow


Al Franken - U.S. Senator, Minnesota

Carmen —
Got a minute? Then click here.
Al was on Rachel Maddow’s show the other night, talking about his provision in health care reform that’s already saving Americans billions of dollars.
Oh, and Will Ferrell’s in the video, too — you’ll see when you watch it.
It’s an important video because it highlights one of the many benefits of Obamacare that a lot of people don’t know about.
But it’s also important because it highlights the reason why my job rocks — it’s Al at his best.
Click here to watch the video — and then take action to help Al keep making progress (we’re almost at our $100,000 July goal with just 2 days to go!).

If we work hard to elect leaders like Al, we really can make a difference. We can bring down the cost of health care. We can hold insurance companies accountable. We can keep racking up more great accomplishments like the one Al talks about in the video.
So watch this clip, share it with your friends, and make sure to take action to help Al keep fighting for us!
Thanks,
Matt
Matt Burgess Campaign Manager TeamFranken
P.S.: We only have 2 days left until we hit our July fundraising deadline — and we could really use YOUR help to hit our $100,000 goal. Please click here to take action today!

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What Conservati​ves Don’t Get


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“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.” Never has that phrase by Franklin D. Roosevelt seemed more apt than when reading the economic musings of the Wall Street Journal editorial page.

John Whitehouse Twitter: @existentialfish

Spending And The Economy

Economists are clear: decreased government spending is the primary culprit behind the slow economy. And experts are still calling for more infrastructure investment to prevent another bridge collapse like the 2007 one in Minneapolis. Albert Kleine fisks the WSJ‘s editorial page to show how economic growth and better jobs growth are possible in the wake of President Obama’s economic speech. http://mm4a.org/13dR749

What To Know About Detroit

Detroit filed for bankruptcy recently. While conservatives are reflexively blaming Obama for the city’s troubles, Joe Strupp spoke with Detroit reporters to get an actual picture of what led to this. http://mm4a.org/17DggJR Related: Fox thinks Detroit is a sign of things to come; Albert Kleine and Craig Harrington spoke with economist Jared Bernstein about why Detroit is a rare case: http://mm4a.org/1aYByXL

Reuters Climate Coverage Evaporates

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NRA board member and columnist Ted Nugent keeps pushing racism. This is a short video of the worst of Nugent’s hatred. http://youtu.be/WNiCmJpeTP8

LIMBAUGH AND O’REILLY’S BUSINESS MODEL

Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly have become outraged after President Obama’s remarks about race. Salon’s Joan Walsh examined how they stoke racial tension for cash: http://bit.ly/13fyZHQ

HAYES ON O’REILLY

A lot of what Bill O’Reilly has said about race is wrong. Chris Hayes took on O’Reilly’s “super racist rant” — and it’s well worth five minutes of your time. http://mm4a.org/140I4U0

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The Minimum Wage Hasn’t Increased In Four Years; What You Need To Know

A new Media Matters analysis finds that Reuters climate coverage declined under Managing Editor Paul Ingrassia, a self-described “skeptic.” This comes after Reuters’ previous climate change corresspondant claimed that Ingrassia was killing stories. Max Greenberg examines the evidence: http://mm4a.org/1653RNn Related: Fox News was happy to push a story claiming the EPA targeted conservatives, but when the story predictably collapsed, Fox ignored it: http://mm4a.org/12fyTVO
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BREAKING: we’re climbing a skyscraper to save the Arctic



Hi

If you’re reading this email it means I’m clinging to the side of London’s Shard – attempting something that’s never been done before: scaling Europe’s tallest skyscraper.

If we make it to the top, we plan to install a giant piece of art in direct view of Shell‘s three London headquarters down around me. We can see them, so I know they can see us.

WATCH LIVE and share this page to show the whole world that we don’t want Arctic drilling.

I’ve been climbing for years, but this is the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on.

Am I scared? Hell yeah. But I know that fear is only what you make of it. For me this is a personal act of bravery, and I hope that beyond all else it can encourage anyone hesitating over taking action – no matter what scale – to take that step today.

There are only six of us up here, but there are millions of us in every corner of the world who want the Arctic protected.

The most effective action we can do now is to make everyone else care for the Arctic as we do, and to do that we need to make it news. This is not a niche subject. This affects every single person on our shared planet.

Everyone should know that we’ve lost 80% of the Arctic sea ice in the last 30 years, and that should make people want to protect it. Not to drill for more oil, one of the fossil fuels causing the melting in the first place.

Follow our progress on LIVE TV and please share this page with everyone you know on Facebook, Twitter and over email. Let’s make this as big as we can.

Shell doesn’t want us talking about their dangerous Arctic oil drilling plans. Together we can shout about them from the rooftops 😉

Wish us luck,

Victo (and Sandra, Sabine, Liesbeth, Wiola and Ali)

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Greenpeace and Paul McCartney

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Want to win a trip to meet Paul McCartney at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco and help save the Arctic at the same time?
Meet Paul McCartney!
Start taking action right now for your chance to win.

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“It seems madness that we are willing to go to the ends of the earth to find the last drops of oil when our best scientific minds are telling us we need to get off fossil fuels to give our children a future. At some time, in some place, we need to take a stand. I believe that time is now, and that place is the Arctic.”

– Sir Paul McCartney

Greenpeace and Paul McCartney are joining up to raise awareness about the Arctic through an innovative new website called the Urgency Network.
Our hope is to reach people who may not already know about the risks facing the Arctic. And we have an exciting plan to kick things off this summer that just might do the trick.
Carmen, this is your chance to win a trip to meet Paul McCartney and to help save the Arctic in the process. All you have to do is take action online and share our campaign with your friends. That’s seriously it.
Take action on the Urgency Network today and start spreading the word about our campaign to save the Arctic for your chance to meet Paul McCartney.
It’s simple. One lucky person (you?) will win two VIP passes to this year’s Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco to watch the former Beatle perform and to meet him personally. Together we hope the opportunity to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience will help raise awareness about the Arctic.
The more you support the campaign, the better your chances of winning become and the more people who take stand for the Arctic. Everybody wins.
We’ll continue adding prizes to the site. So stay tuned for information on more exciting experiences. We just figured we’d kick things off in style.
Millions of people have already signed on to save the Arctic from around the world. We’re hoping that with the help of Paul McCartney, the Urgency Network and supporters like you that millions more will follow this summer.
Sign up today… and good luck!
Coming together for the Arctic,
Dan Howells Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director
P.S. Don’t miss your chance meet Paul McCartney at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. Sign up today. The more you spread the word about saving the Arctic the better your chances of winning.