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I hope you can take a moment to watch my special video message. This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for all the support you’ve shown to the girls and women that CARE works with in poor countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
On behalf of everyone here at CARE, thank you again, and warmest wishes to you and your loved ones this Thanksgiving. Sincerely, |
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It’s hard to believe — but Congress is considering cutting taxes for the rich at the same time they discontinue unemployment insurance benefits for the millions of people who are out of work! The emergency unemployment insurance program expires at the end of November. If Congress fails to extend it, this lifeline will be cut for 2 million workers in December alone. And, because these families won’t have income to spend in their communities to support their families, more jobs will be lost. Yet, some of the same Members of Congress who are saying that they can’t afford to extend emergency unemployment benefits for another year insist on extending tax breaks for millionaires. Will you stand up for your neighbor and call your Members of Congress? Calling is easy to do.
The Bush-era tax cuts and recent improvements in tax credits for working families will expire on December 31 unless Congress acts to renew them. Tax breaks for millionaires are also set to expire this year. Congress should extend tax benefits for middle- and lower-income families and not waste $700 billion giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. We have a limited amount of time to take action. Please take a stand for justice by calling 1-866-606-1189 today. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, |
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Can you call Sen. Cantwell? Tell her: “Fight hard to make sure the Local Community Radio Act passes Congress this month.”
Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441
Dear MoveOn member,
We all know corporate interests spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election.1
But that’s not all: Many of the same corporations own our TV and radio airwaves, biasing our political debate in favor of corporate interests.2
Now, there’s a bill in Congress that could put media back in the hands of the Other 98% of us instead.3 Thousands of communities could get their own community-run radio stations—think youth, civic leaders, and local musicians on your FM dial, talking about the real issues facing our country.
The low-power FM radio bill has passed the House and has a bipartisan majority in the Senate, but corporate broadcasters are fighting to kill this bill.4 They’ve lined up a tiny group of politicians to block the bill. This week could be our last chance to win a huge victory for independent voices in the media.
Can you urge Sen. Cantwell to make sure the Local Community Radio Act passes before Congress goes home for the holidays?
Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441
Then, click here to let us know you called:
http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSWA_2&cp_id=1482&id=25178-9640874-UQWhstx&t=2
Does radio matter? Yes. Twice as many people get their news from talk radio as from the TV evening news—on all three networks combined.5 That’s why lobbyists for corporate broadcasters are paying top dollar to protect their radio monopoly. But when communities run their own local radio stations, people can hear real debate on the issues that really matter.
With thousands of independent radio stations across the country, we can start building a shared understanding of the real solutions to our problems. We can start building a movement to stop corporate influence in our democracy. And then we can start rebuilding an economy that works for everyone.
Call Sen. Cantwell now, and ask her to fight hard for the Local Community Radio Act:
Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441
Help track our progress by letting us know you called—just click here:
http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSWA_2&cp_id=1482&id=25178-9640874-UQWhstx&t=3
Thanks for all you do.
–Kat, Amy, Anna, Duncan, and the rest of the team
P.S. You can read more about low-power FM radio from our friends at Free Press by clicking here: http://www.freepress.net/lpfm
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Congress is convening today for its “lame duck” session to end the year. This could be our last chance for a long time to pass the DISCLOSE Act and pull back the curtain from the shady corporate spending that helped propel the Far Right into power in the election a few weeks ago.
We need a full court press now to make sure the pressure’s on the Senate to bring up and pass the DISCLOSE Act. If you missed Diallo’s email from last week, please take a moment to read it now and sign the petition.
Thank you for your activism!
— Marge Baker, Executive Vice President
From: Diallo Brooks, People For the American Way
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 5:51 PM
To: Marge Baker
Subject: Emergency Action on DISCLOSE Act
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The window of opportunity for Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act is shrinking fast.
On Monday, Congress convenes for a “lame duck” session to end the year… in January, the Tea Party-dominated Republican majority takes over in the House, comprised of many of the beneficiaries of this year’s runaway, undisclosed corporate spending.
PFAW is pulling out all the stops and will be putting as much pressure as we can on Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act in this short session, before time runs out and the new House majority is seated.
Help build the centerpiece of our lobbying efforts. Sign our emergency petition to pass the DISCLOSE Act right now.
Earlier this year, Republican senators voted in lockstep to filibuster the DISCLOSE Act, with a handful of GOP senators from more liberal states hanging their objections on various provisions of the bill. This time around, Democrats will be offering a stripped-down version which will simply require the wealthy interests that bankroll the attack ads and directly support candidates to come out of hiding and reveal themselves.
As we saw in this past election, shadowy front groups with pleasant sounding names like “Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity,” the “Coalition to Protect Seniors,” and the “Center for Individual Freedom” are paying for endless ads on the public airwaves and not disclosing their donors. Voters have a right to know who is funding these messages.
It’s time to pull back the curtain from the corporate special interests like Big Oil and Big Insurance which are funding much of this activity and give Americans the information they deserve to make up their minds about issues and candidates.
Join our emergency petition to pass the DISCLOSE Act now and ask others to do the same.
It’s no wonder the Right wants to keep this information hidden from voters. We saw in the midterm elections that when voters know where the funding for campaign messages is coming from, they are more likely to see through misleading attacks and evaluate biased ads more reasonably.
This is a major all-hands-on-deck campaign we are waging, but making sure you are on board by adding your name to our emergency petition is the first critical step.
This is a fight we can win, but we don’t have much time. Please sign now and spread the word.
— Diallo Brooks, Director of Field Mobilization
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