The debate over Net Neutrality can sound like a “first world problem” compared to life-or-death issues like DACA and healthcare. Here’s are two reasons why it matters: Net Neutrality is the concept that everyone should have equal access to websites and other Internet services. The FCC, helmed by former Verizon executive Ajit Pai, wants to end …
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Read how your voices are making a difference >> Defeat the Trump Tax Scam Before you lapse into a Thanksgiving food coma this week, here are a few ways to fight tax breaks for billionaires on the backs of the middle class. Get the facts: This plan isn’t “tax reform.” It’s tax cuts for the …
In the wake of the House tax plan passing, nobody seems very happy about the Senate GOP tax plan—including a lot of the GOP. This week brought stirrings of discontent among Republican lawmakers as the GOP tax scam—aka tax shelter for the wealthy (including a provision offering tax breaks for private jets…seriously)—draws closer to the …
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Call Senators Cornyn and Cruz NOW Caller: Hello! My name is [NAME] and I’m calling from [part of state]. I’m calling to let Senator [Cruz / Cornyn] know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This tax bill is a scam that will give massive cuts to …
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As we enter the holiday season, we’re giving thanks where it is due. We join Moms Demand Action and other advocacy groups in applauding Senators John Cornyn and Chris Murphy (D-CT) for introducing bipartisan legislation to improve the criminal background check system. We also call on Ted Cruz to join his fellow Texas senator and add …
View this event on Facebook Multiple Indivisible groups will be hosting a rally in support of the victims of gun violence on Saturday November 18 at Senator Ted Cruz’s office in Austin. This is a statewide action, with sister rallies occurring in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. Please join us as we tell Ted Cruz …
So…much…winning for Democratic candidates in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and all across the country in state and city elections. In a rejection of racism, sexism, and bigotry, a transgender woman defeated the Republican candidate who wrote the “bathroom bill” discriminating against trans people in Virginia, and became the first openly transgender state legislator in American history; Minnesota …
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What we’re reading this week: RSVP for Strategic Anti-Racist Direct Action Training on November 18 (Undoing White Supremacy, Indivisible Austin et al.) Religion, Jane Doe, and Your Boss, by Indivisible Austin’s Maggie Jo Buchanan (TribTalk) Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary. Here’s How. (New York Times) How Your Voices Are Making a Difference: Progress may …
Update: https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/930181086956736512 Both Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have endorsed alleged child molester and nominee to the US Senate, Roy Moore. Along with Rand Paul—who is home with six broken ribs—they are the last senators still supporting Moore, despite considerable pressure. Let’s keep that pressure on. Before the latest, extremely credible allegations, we already knew that …
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Cross-posted, with permission, from the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) With a quickly approaching deadline—after which 400,000 Texas kids could be dropped from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—over 30 leading Texas health care and advocacy organizations sent a joint letter to U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott urgently …
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