** Working Families e-Activist Network **
George Bush, Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke came to Congress last weekend with a request for a $700 billion blank check to bail out Wall Street. Thankfully, our allies in Congress are pushing back against this dangerous and ill-conceived bill.
Our nation is facing a real financial crisis, brought on by seven years of Bush-McCain financial policies, that calls for action that is thoughtful and swift—but not hasty. The actions we take at this perilous time must set the stage for a real recovery that benefits Main Street as well as Wall Street.
The last thing we should do is compound the enormous imbalances in our economy with an enormously imbalanced rescue package.
Contact your member of Congress and their leaders today and tell them "no blank checks" for Wall Street.
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** SEIU **
When you mess up on the job, you get a pink slip.
When you're a corporate CEO running a multi-billion dollar enterprise into the ground, you get a golden parachute.
This week, the Bush Administration is seeking legislation that would grant the very people who got us into this mess a blank check to get us out.
No deal.
Sign the petition telling your representatives to vote NO on any blank check bailout for the Bush Administration.
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** Public Campaign Action Fund **
The New York Stock Exchange's opening bell sends shivers down the spines of all Americans as we consider the fate of the nation's largest banks and brokerages.
Years of easy credit, sub-prime lending, and market deregulation have led us to what may be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. What is Congress doing? Debating a taxpayer-financed bailout for the people who got us into this mess.
You can be sure that they are remembering the well over $5 billion the finance, insurance, and real estate firms have poured into campaign contributions and lobbying since 1990. What can we do?
Tell Congress in no uncertain terms: no blank checks for Wall Street donors. The American people can't afford a special interest bailout.
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** Democrats.com **
George Bush wants taxpayers to give Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson a $700 billion blank check - $2,333 for every man, woman, and child -to bail out Wall Street for its reckless speculation and greed. That's on top of $1.1 trillion for other recent bailouts, including A.I.G., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Bear Stearns.
The Paulson Plan is a total outrage with no restrictions, no accountability, and no repair of the underlying problem of foreclosures on fraudulent mortgages. Each of Bush's previous bailouts was sold as a cure for the financial crisis, but each had little effect. The Paulson Plan achieves only one goal with certainty: stealing from the middle class to protect the rich.
The current financial crisis is the direct result of 28 years of rightwing Republican deregulation, corruption, and greed, which became fatally toxic under Bush-Cheney and the Republican Congress.
Congress must reject Paulson's Plunder
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Aug 06, 2008 -- Your Fight the Right-Wing Wacko Links of the Day.
** Public Campaign Action Fund **
Recently, it was reported that Exxon Mobil broke its own quarterly earnings record. That's right: while we're stretching our dollars to fill up our tanks, Exxon Mobil raked in $11.7 billion. If Exxon Mobil were a country, it would have the 18th largest economy in the world, according to the Washington Post.
And what are our leaders on Capitol Hill doing to rein in the oilmen? Nothing. In fact, the oil industry can expect $33 billion in tax breaks and other "handouts" in the next five years, according to Friends of the Earth.
That's because too many in Congress depend on oil money to pay for elections.
Tell your members of Congress to stop working for the oil industry and starting work for us.
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** Environmental Defense Fund **
The era of cheap oil and cheap transportation is over.
Gas is above $4 per gallon and the average American now pays over $2,000 each year on fuel to get to and from work.
The best way out of America's expensive transportation trap is to promote smarter policies to fix our broken and inefficient transportation system.
Please take action today—Urge your Senators to join the U.S. House to address high gas prices by expanding travel choices for all Americans.
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** Wake-Up Wal-Mart **
This summer, Wal-Mart has organized mandatory meetings across the country, all with one purpose: To intimidate rank-and-file employees into voting Republican. The company's workers have been forced to attend ideologically-charged, Wal-Mart-sponsored rants against Democrats, Barack Obama, and landmark legislation that would allow workers to vote for or against representation.
We believe that ideological indoctrination and political scare tactics are completely inappropriate for the workplace. Yet again, Wal-Mart’s management has crossed the line, possibly breaking the law in the process. In light of these developments, we are calling for an immediate FEC investigation into Wal-Mart's political bullying at work, but we need your help to make a real impact.
Please tell the FEC to investigate Wal-Mart’s mandatory political meetings today. Sign the petition on this page to send a complaint to the FEC in your name.
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** Public Citizen **
In 2007, oil companies received $9 billion in government subsidies, considerably more than the $5.8 billion spent on all federal renewable energy and energy conservation programs. A plethora of valid arguments against this inappropriate use of taxpayer money exists, the most compelling of which is this: Back in 2005, when oil was only $55 per barrel, oil executives told Congress that government subsidies were unnecessary.
In testimony before a joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Natural Resources, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden asked executives from ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips if they agreed that the high price of oil made incentives for exploration unnecessary. All five executives, with combined 2005 compensation packages nearing $100 million, concurred with the Senator.
Today, oil is worth more than two times as much as it was then, making the argument against subsidizing oil exploration even stronger.
Tell your Senators to stop subsidizing big oil with taxpayer dollars; the money could be better spent on investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency needed to combat climate change.
Recently, it was reported that Exxon Mobil broke its own quarterly earnings record. That's right: while we're stretching our dollars to fill up our tanks, Exxon Mobil raked in $11.7 billion. If Exxon Mobil were a country, it would have the 18th largest economy in the world, according to the Washington Post.
And what are our leaders on Capitol Hill doing to rein in the oilmen? Nothing. In fact, the oil industry can expect $33 billion in tax breaks and other "handouts" in the next five years, according to Friends of the Earth.
That's because too many in Congress depend on oil money to pay for elections.
Tell your members of Congress to stop working for the oil industry and starting work for us.
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** Environmental Defense Fund **
The era of cheap oil and cheap transportation is over.
Gas is above $4 per gallon and the average American now pays over $2,000 each year on fuel to get to and from work.
The best way out of America's expensive transportation trap is to promote smarter policies to fix our broken and inefficient transportation system.
Please take action today—Urge your Senators to join the U.S. House to address high gas prices by expanding travel choices for all Americans.
--
** Wake-Up Wal-Mart **
This summer, Wal-Mart has organized mandatory meetings across the country, all with one purpose: To intimidate rank-and-file employees into voting Republican. The company's workers have been forced to attend ideologically-charged, Wal-Mart-sponsored rants against Democrats, Barack Obama, and landmark legislation that would allow workers to vote for or against representation.
We believe that ideological indoctrination and political scare tactics are completely inappropriate for the workplace. Yet again, Wal-Mart’s management has crossed the line, possibly breaking the law in the process. In light of these developments, we are calling for an immediate FEC investigation into Wal-Mart's political bullying at work, but we need your help to make a real impact.
Please tell the FEC to investigate Wal-Mart’s mandatory political meetings today. Sign the petition on this page to send a complaint to the FEC in your name.
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** Public Citizen **
In 2007, oil companies received $9 billion in government subsidies, considerably more than the $5.8 billion spent on all federal renewable energy and energy conservation programs. A plethora of valid arguments against this inappropriate use of taxpayer money exists, the most compelling of which is this: Back in 2005, when oil was only $55 per barrel, oil executives told Congress that government subsidies were unnecessary.
In testimony before a joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Natural Resources, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden asked executives from ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips if they agreed that the high price of oil made incentives for exploration unnecessary. All five executives, with combined 2005 compensation packages nearing $100 million, concurred with the Senator.
Today, oil is worth more than two times as much as it was then, making the argument against subsidizing oil exploration even stronger.
Tell your Senators to stop subsidizing big oil with taxpayer dollars; the money could be better spent on investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency needed to combat climate change.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for Martch 31, 2008
** Pysicans Committee for Responsible Medicine **
PCRM needs your help to retain two important amendments in the Farm Bill. The first amendment, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, offered by Rep. Mike Doyle and Sen. Daniel Akaka, will prevent unethical animal dealers from stealing cats and dogs to sell them to researchers. The second amendment, offered by Rep. Steve Israel, bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations of medical devices, as well as raises fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Despite having passed both the House and Senate, the Pet Safety and Protection Act may still be in jeopardy! The Act would prohibit experimentation facilities from buying dogs and cats from Class B animal dealers. Class B animal dealers, also known as “random source dealers,” often acquire animals through theft and deception and are known to sell lost and stolen cats and dogs to laboratories. As the Senate and House work out other differences between the two versions of the Farm Bill, animal experimenters are pressuring Congress to drop the pet safety provisions altogether.
The Israel Amendment bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations for the marketing of medical devices for sales purposes. The amendment was offered in response to an incident in which a man artificially created a brain aneurysm in a dog to further his sales pitch for a medical device. This horrific procedure was repeated several times on the dog, who was later killed. The Israel amendment also raises the maximum fine for a violation of the AWA from $2,500 to $10,000.
Send an e-mail to your senators and representative and ask them to support the Akaka/Doyle Amendment and the Israel Amendment in the Farm Bill.
** Public Campaign Action Fund **
There's only one way to end the dependence of congressional and presidential candidates on big money, special interest campaign donors, and that's with comprehensive public financing.
Old and senile Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has refused as a presidential candidate to support legislation that meets this litmus test of serious campaign finance reform: Clean Elections-style public financing for all federal races. Read about the old and senile Monkey King Wanna-be Here.
We need you to help us hold him accountable. Add your name to our letter urging Old and senile Sen. McCain to get behind real change in Washington.
** Oxfam America **
Right now, governments around the world are using children as frontline soldiers, porters, and spies. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of children are actively involved in armed conflicts. A bipartisan bill to curb misguided US military aid to these countries could see movement in the Senate this month, and your action today is critical.
Tell Congress to stop US military support to countries using child soldiers.
** The Wilderness Society **
For those of us who love wilderness, there is no state outside of Alaska more prodigiously blessed with it than Idaho. There are more than nine million acres of wild, untouched forestland in Idaho. But most of it could be opened to energy development, mining, logging, and road construction if the Bush Administration gets its way.
The Administration and the state of Idaho are seeking to change the way more than seven million acres of roadless forests are managed. The change could impact a full 2/3 of Idaho's unprotected wilderness and result in an eight-fold increase in logging on roadless forests.
We can't allow this to happen. Please click here to take immediate action.
PCRM needs your help to retain two important amendments in the Farm Bill. The first amendment, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, offered by Rep. Mike Doyle and Sen. Daniel Akaka, will prevent unethical animal dealers from stealing cats and dogs to sell them to researchers. The second amendment, offered by Rep. Steve Israel, bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations of medical devices, as well as raises fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Despite having passed both the House and Senate, the Pet Safety and Protection Act may still be in jeopardy! The Act would prohibit experimentation facilities from buying dogs and cats from Class B animal dealers. Class B animal dealers, also known as “random source dealers,” often acquire animals through theft and deception and are known to sell lost and stolen cats and dogs to laboratories. As the Senate and House work out other differences between the two versions of the Farm Bill, animal experimenters are pressuring Congress to drop the pet safety provisions altogether.
The Israel Amendment bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations for the marketing of medical devices for sales purposes. The amendment was offered in response to an incident in which a man artificially created a brain aneurysm in a dog to further his sales pitch for a medical device. This horrific procedure was repeated several times on the dog, who was later killed. The Israel amendment also raises the maximum fine for a violation of the AWA from $2,500 to $10,000.
Send an e-mail to your senators and representative and ask them to support the Akaka/Doyle Amendment and the Israel Amendment in the Farm Bill.
** Public Campaign Action Fund **
There's only one way to end the dependence of congressional and presidential candidates on big money, special interest campaign donors, and that's with comprehensive public financing.
Old and senile Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has refused as a presidential candidate to support legislation that meets this litmus test of serious campaign finance reform: Clean Elections-style public financing for all federal races. Read about the old and senile Monkey King Wanna-be Here.
We need you to help us hold him accountable. Add your name to our letter urging Old and senile Sen. McCain to get behind real change in Washington.
** Oxfam America **
Right now, governments around the world are using children as frontline soldiers, porters, and spies. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of children are actively involved in armed conflicts. A bipartisan bill to curb misguided US military aid to these countries could see movement in the Senate this month, and your action today is critical.
Tell Congress to stop US military support to countries using child soldiers.
** The Wilderness Society **
For those of us who love wilderness, there is no state outside of Alaska more prodigiously blessed with it than Idaho. There are more than nine million acres of wild, untouched forestland in Idaho. But most of it could be opened to energy development, mining, logging, and road construction if the Bush Administration gets its way.
The Administration and the state of Idaho are seeking to change the way more than seven million acres of roadless forests are managed. The change could impact a full 2/3 of Idaho's unprotected wilderness and result in an eight-fold increase in logging on roadless forests.
We can't allow this to happen. Please click here to take immediate action.
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