Your 5 Minute Activist Links for April 18, 2008

** Sierra Club **
Gas prices are skyrocketing -- and so are Big Oil's profits. In fact, the country's five largest oil companies made a record-breaking $123 billion just last year -- billions more than they were making just a year ago.

So what's old and senile Senator John McCain's solution?

Raise oil company profits by another 18 cents per gallon -- by eliminating the federal gas tax without guaranteeing that Big Oil won't just keep prices high and take the difference to grow their record profits even more.
Sign the petition to tell old and senile Senator McCain to end giveaways to Big Oil and invest in clean, renewable energy?

** Save the Internet **
Right now, Congress is considering a bill -- the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (H.R. 5353) -- which ensures that economic innovation, democratic participation and free speech will continue to flourish across the Internet.
Tell Congress to Listen to California: Take Action Now.

** ACLU **
If you found out today that your boss decided to pay you thousands of dollars less than your coworkers because of your gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability, there may be nothing you can do about it -- thanks to the Supreme Court.

In the case of Ledbetter vs. Goodyear, your right to sue for pay discrimination was virtually taken away. This decision basically eliminates your right to take action. Thankfully some in Congress are working to fix this outrage. The Senate is set to vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act next week, and we are critically close to the 60 votes we need to pass this bill.
Tell your senators: No one should be worth less!