The Fair Elections Now Act would put "we the people" back at the center of U.S Senate elections -- and greatly reduce the influence of big special interests -- by allowing candidates to wage successful campaigns without large donors. The Fair Elections Now Act provides candidates with funds to replace campaign fundraising that largely relies on large donors and special interests. Participating candidates are then to limit their additional campaign spending to the amounts raised from small dollar donors. Candidates qualify by raising a set number of small donations from in-state donors, and agreeing not to accept more than $150 from any one donor. During the campaign, small donations are matched and amplified by public funds. All Americans would receive a $25 tax credit they can give to their candidate, so EVERYBODY can donate. Right now, the Fair Elections Now Act (S.2023, Dick Durbin, D-Illinois) has 21 Senate co-sponsors. To help it succeed, it needs more support. Barbara Boxer is already a co-sponsor of this important bill, but Dianne Feinstein hasn’t signed on yet. Please ask Feinstein to stand with the voters – instead of wealthy donors and special interests – by co-sponsoring the bill.

The right-wing Mackinac Center for Public Policy has been spreading corporate propaganda by spamming thousands of Michigan teachers at their work email addresses. Tell the Mackinac Center to stop hijacking our schools’ communications systems in order to advance their pro-corporate agenda.

Donald Trump is running for President and immediately exposed himself as a hateful, anti-immigrant buffoon with his inappropriate remarks about Mexican-Americans. Many companies that have done business with Trump in the past—Macy’s, NBC and Univision—have severed ties with him as a result. But others have not. Trump’s bigotry has no place in our political discourse, and companies that continue to do business with him are only enabling him. Sign the petition to all companies who do business with Donald Trump: Fire him!

Our politicians need to legislate for the average American, not just their corporate interests. Sen. Sanders is championing the cause of the middle class and needs our support.

Univision dumped Donald Trump and his Miss USA Pageant after he announced his plans to run for president in part to stop Mexicans who "have lots of problems" and are "bringing those problems to us." "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists," CNN reports. Now Trump announces that Albuquerque-based Reelz Channel will partner with Trump to carry his Miss USA pageant, even though Trump has doubled down on his remarks.

On Thursday July 2nd the BP settlement was finalized requiring BP Oil Company to pay $18.7 billion in damages as a result of gross negligence in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but there are indications that only $5.5 billion of that settlement will be non-tax deductible. BP has already paid about $42 billion to address the Deepwater Horizon disaster since oil first started spilling in 2010. About 80% of those payments have qualified for tax deductions, effectively shifting the cost of BP’s “gross negligence” onto taxpayers. These write offs send the wrong message. They diminish the value of settlements as a deterrent to future misbehavior. They are also costly for the public because taxpayers must make up for the lost revenue through cuts to public programs, higher tax rates, or more federal debt. It's time to demand an end to holding tax-payers accountable for corporate misconduct: no more write-offs for corporate wrong doing.

Univision dumped Donald Trump and his Miss USA Pageant after he announced his plans to run for president in part to stop Mexicans who "have lots of problems" and are "bringing those problems to us." "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists," CNN reports. Now Trump announces that Albuquerque-based Reelz Channel will partner with Trump to carry his Miss USA pageant, even though Trump has doubled down on his remarks.

He must be held accountable for his discriminatory statements made against the Mexican community.

Donald Trump must be made to atone for his racist comments of the past week.

Donald Trump's bigoted statements about immigrants are not consistent with the values espoused by the United States Golf Association. Mr. Trump has stated that the major golf associations agree with him. Show him that bigotry and golf are not good playing partners. Cancel your tournaments at his golf courses.

The Latino/Hispanic community are outraged in reference to the disparaging comments Donald Trump made about Mexican immigrants being rapists and criminals. Conflating a vital and important group of Americans possessing a tremendous retail buying power is intolerable and bad business policy for any retail company. We are asking QVC not to partake in any business dealings with a bigot who seeks division with hateful rhetoric based on fiction and superficialities!

Partnerships indicate a shared vision and belief system. Donald Trump's bigoted statements and positions are not aligned with the PGA's stated mission and vision.