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There is rare bipartisan consensus on one thing: America’s immigration system is broken. No one believes the current system is a good thing for our country, economy, or human rights. Although the Senate-passed bill is not perfect, it goes a long way to provide a fair and just path to legal status for immigrants, promote policies against human trafficking, honor an earlier deal with Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) authors to include battered immigrant provisions, and provide a long-term solution for growing our domestic science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce. The Senate bill would
We cannot let the search for a “perfect bill” get in the way of the good solution to our broken immigration system. The lives of millions of undocumented immigrants and the strength of our nation’s economy depend on it. Now is the time to act – send a message to your representative today! |
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Tell the SEC to make Corp. disclose political spending
Did you know your hard-earned money could be funding an anti-minimum wage TV ad or paying the salary of a pro-fracking lobbyist?
Yep, that’s right. If you’re investing money in a 401k or another retirement account, corporations are counting on you to ignore how they spend your money — and are doing everything they can to avoid disclosing it.
Corporations are spending more money now on political activity than ever and they’re making it nearly impossible for us to use our financial leverage to fight back.
But it doesn’t have to be this way — and the solution is surprisingly simple:
The Securities and Exchange Commission has the authority to force corporations to disclose all of their corporate spending to shareholders and to the public. All they have to do is issue a rule requiring it.
Add your name now: Tell the SEC to make corporations disclose their political spending.
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the vast amounts of corporate cash currently being spent to influence our government. That’s why Democracy for America is working with our allies to build the movement to force corporations to disclose their spending — and to overturn the Citizens United and McCutcheon Supreme Court rulings.
With the support of several organizations, nearly 900,000 Americans have already sent comments to the SEC demanding that they step in and stop corporations from secretly using our own retirement accounts against us.
Our goal: 1 million comments to the SEC — and you can be the tipping point. Add your name now and tell the SEC to stand up for real transparency in political spending.
Thanks for helping us fight the corporate takeover of politics,
– Eden
Eden James, Political Director
Democracy for America
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SCOTUS Further Weakens EPA Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Ruling issued Monday cuts back already ‘soft’ regulatory measures under the Clean Air Act. Continue reading
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Racial Politics Churn Miss. GOP Senate Runoff
“Thad Cochran and his establishment handlers are out trolling, begging for Democrats to cross over and vote in the Republican runoff,” Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund chairwoman Jenny Beth Martin said in announcing that her group and two others have hired an attorney to watch Tuesday’s primary. Continue reading
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California: 39 Woman Prisoners Were Sterilized Without Consent
Many of the rights violations initially exposed by the Center for Investigate Reporting are true, according to state audit. Continue reading
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ABA Says Lawyers Can Track Jurors’ Social Media Activity
In-trial social media use among jurors could constitute a constitutional violation, but pre-trial social media use can be a boon in jury selection. Continue reading
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Protect Yourself From Text Message Spam
Spam text messages can be annoying, but did you know they are also illegal? Some common scams use text message spam to lure you into revealing personal information in exchange for a “free gift” like a gift card or vacation package. Use these tips from the Consumer Action Handbook to protect yourself from text message spam and scammers trying to steal your identity.
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