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Tax Reckless Wall Street Speculators!Wall Street's reckless financial speculation caused the greatest economic collapse since the Great Depression, causing millions of Americans to lose their savings, their jobs, and their homes. Despite a $700 billion bailout to save the financial sector from itself, Wall Street still hasn’t learned its lesson. Today, Wall Street is up to its same old tricks—gambling with risky and unneeded financial products. We cannot allow Wall Street hedge funds to jeopardize our economic health and the hard-earned savings of working Americans for their personal gain. A small tax levied on financial speculation would rein in the worst offenders and allow us to invest in infrastructure projects that create jobs and help make quality education more affordable for young Americans.13,097 of 15,000 SignaturesCreated by Peter DeFazio
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Unsubscribe to New York Times until after the general electionAs an avid reader of the NY Times daily, I am disturbed by the Bias in reporting on Senator Bernie Sanders bid for the democratic nomination. In an effort to tell the press what we think of them telling us how the election should go, I am asking you to take a small bite out of their bottom line. Unsubscribe to the times until after the conclusion of the General Election. It's a small but worthwhile step to make your voice heard.12 of 100 SignaturesCreated by John Benjamin
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New Hampshire Attorney General Foster: Investigate ExxonExxonMobil has taken climate change denial to a whole new level. According to a groundbreaking report released last year, Exxon has known about the cataclysmic effects of climate change since the 1970s, and they have been funding climate change denial groups to protect their profits over the planet ever since. So far, the Attorneys General of California and New York have agreed to investigate Exxon, and there are petitions circulating in multiple states to do the same! The more states that join the investigation, the better chance we have to bring this case to the US Department of Justice. This is our chance to show the world what #ExxonKnew. We are working to build a broad coalition to call on New Hampshire’s Attorney General, Joseph Foster, to launch an investigation. If Exxon intentionally misled the public about climate change for over 30 years, it’s time to bring them to justice. So please, join us in this fight.116 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Craig Cavanaugh
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Stop Pfizer's Tax DodgingPfizer is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. It’s also one of the most profitable. Through a merger with Irish drug firm Allergan, Pfizer is attempting to move its address overseas. After 166 years of doing business in the United States, the company is looking to stay headquartered in New York but escape paying billions of dollars in taxes. Millions of U.S. customers buy Pfizer products. From ChapStick to prescription medications, everyday working people’s purchases are the backbone of the company’s profits. Over the past few decades, those items have gotten more and more expensive, too. No taxes plus higher prices put the ultimate squeeze on working families. Letting Pfizer enjoy all of its benefits without paying a fair share of taxes is just plain wrong. President Obama and the U.S. Treasury can take an executive action to close the loophole behind Pfizer’s planned merger. You can help, too. Take action and sign our petition to keep the pressure on.79 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Chris Stergalas
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Tell CNN, CBS, and NBC to give impartial political coverageI am sick of watching the nightly news only to see inaccurate numbers being projected that include Superdelegates with no coverage of Bernie Sanders. I understand that Corporations run our major networks and hold their purse strings. I understand Donald Trump gives generously to their causes (as can be heard on the Anonymous hacked phone messages that were just released). The only way to get fairer coverage is to demand the networks act like the news organizations they pretend to be.616 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Lynda Colter-Bergh
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Superdelegates should not be included when reporting on election results on CNN.Superdelegates are not determined through the election process and should not be included in delegate counts reported during election coverage. Superdelegates may, and have been known to, change which candidate they support, often based on the popular vote. This practice is misleading, especially to less informed viewers.71,813 of 75,000 SignaturesCreated by Diana Herberger
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Pledge to Support a Fair Democracy!As a resident of California, I know that the state of our democracy affects us all. The priority corporate interests have taken over the well-being of citizens illustrates the crisis we are in. Only by uniting and demanding change will we be able to see progress.157 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Vrinda Suresh
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Put Sprint out of businessSprint needs to either recognize that customers make the company, or we must stand up to corporate greed, fraud, and misuse of the common man.12 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Karl austin
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Google: show caucus results WITHOUT SUPERDELEGATESMany Americans may be unaware of the distinction between regular delegates and superdelegates, and therefore may be misled by Google's current format for showing the Democratic Party's primary election results. It is important that media sources and popular search engines report these results in an impartial and transparent manner by clearly reporting regular delegates that have been fairly won through the democratic process. Google's current reporting of superdelegate votes is misleading. While many superdelegates have already stated support for a particular candidate, superdelegates are being called upon to preserve the democratic process and respect the popular vote. Although a superdelegate may have stated support for a particular candidate early on, it is unlikely they would expressly go against their voter's wishes. Therefore, until the popular vote has been cast, making a candidate appear far more popular through display of superdelegates is misleading and must be changed. Please ask Google to display poll results first and foremost WITHOUT SUPERDELEGATES and then with the option of separately viewing results including Superdelegates. Please sign and share the petition! Thank you for your help in keeping our democracy democratic!413 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Stefanie Bielekova
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MSNBC - Reinstate Dr. Melissa Harris-PerrySince the arrival of Mr. Andrew Lack to the MSNBC News division, a number of not so honorable events have taken place. Mr. Lack has a public history of dismissing people of color unceremoniously. However, for some strange reason, MSNBC and Comcast executives have a theory that no one is watching. Comcast suspended Mr. Brian Williams for 6 months. Mr. Williams, it turns out is a habitual liar. This revelation brought unbearable shame to the network. However, instead of being let go, Mr. Williams was brought back with opened arms, almost like nothing had happened. Mr. William's former boss Ms. Pat Fili-Krshel, the ex-chairwoman of NBCUniversal News Group was banished to some obscured position. Over the last year, MSNBC has banished or undermined people of color from its on-air personality lineup. Therefore, the question must be asked to MSNBC executives, are you telling the public that MSNBC would rather give a habitual liar a second chance then an employee who simply fought for her staff’s participation? We call on MSNBC to immediately reinstate Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry back to her show and to publicly apologize to her fans for what is clearly an overreaction by the executive team at MSNBC.105 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Mo Carter
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STOP CNN's Biased Election"coverage"Bernie Sanders has very narrowly lost to Clinton, in fact he is down only one delegate. However CNN continues to display outrageous bias in favor of HRC that results in at least 30 minutes of non-stop lauding of Clinton's praises following debates and town halls. by CNN talking heads.59 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Christine Slocomb
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State Attorneys General: Prosecute Exxon for Climate Deception"Newly revealed documents show that Exxon’s own scientists were aware of and studying the dangerous impacts of greenhouse gases in the 1970s and 1980s -- until Exxon’s leadership decided to shut down the research and promote climate denial instead, in order to protect the company’s unfathomably large profits. Now American citizens in every state of the nation are suffering from the damages of Exxon's unlimited greenhouse pollution. Devastating storms, catastrophic droughts, torrential floods, unprecedented wildfires, and accelerating sea level rise fueled by global warming have already caused billions of dollars in property loss, and led to death or suffering for millions of Americans. And the risks of continued global warming pollution to the United States are many times greater. Every Attorney General's Office should use all of the tools at their disposal to prosecute Exxon’s deliberate deception -- such as state RICO laws, unfair trade practices laws, consumer fraud statutes, or any other laws that are intended to protect American citizens from deliberate corporate misconduct. The state attorneys general of New York and California have already begun investigations into ExxonMobil and the fossil-fuel industry of their climate deception. Every state AG should join in to protect their citizens as well. The attorneys general of 46 states successfully sued tobacco companies to pay for decades of deadly deceit -- now it’s time for Exxon and the fossil-fuel industry to pay for their climate crimes."5,108 of 6,000 SignaturesCreated by Brad Johnson