Sarasota extremists with the Moms for Liberty are pushing the same chilling book-banning agenda with our public libraries that they pushed on our public schools. Under the guise of so-called parental rights, they want to dictate their narrow worldview upon everyone, not just their kids. This is a freedom for all issue, not just for an extremist few!

Paxlovid saves lives. And Pfizer is jacking up its price. Pfizer just announced it’s going to nearly triple the price of the antiviral COVID drug that can help reduce symptoms, prevent hospitalizations, and save lives.1 Pfizer executives are prioritizing profits over patients. This is Big Pharma greed, plain and simple. Pfizer’s CEO doesn’t need any more millions — he made $33 million in 2022,2 while so many Americans struggle to pay for the prescription drugs they need to survive. We must let President Biden know this is unacceptable. Sign the petition: Tell President Biden to stop the corporate profiteering off of COVID treatments by guaranteeing access to all Americans. Paxlovid costs $13 to make. Pfizer is going to sell it for $1,400.3 That’s a 10,000% price markup. Drug corporations are making massive profits on medicine people need to survive. Pfizer became the first ever Pharma company to bring in $100 billion in revenue. That’s right, $100 billion.4 While everyday Americans are struggling to afford medications, Pfizer executives are getting richer and richer. Big Pharma will always want to maximize profits. Big Pharma executives will always want fat bonuses. That's why President Biden must step in. Add your name: Stop this outrageous Paxlovid increase, end Big Pharma greed! Sources: MSNBC, “The estimated production cost of Paxlovid: $13. Its new list price: $1400,” October 23, 2023. Fierce Pharma, “Coming and going paid off for biopharma CEOs in 2022,” July 27, 2023. MSNBC, “The estimated production cost of Paxlovid: $13. Its new list price: $1400,” October 23, 2023. Fierce Pharma, “Coming and going paid off for biopharma CEOs in 2022,” July 27, 2023.

Help us drive positive change in the AMGA by requestion long overdue changes to the By-Laws which will help create a more equitable distribution of influence and power on the Board of directors.

George Santos just avoided expulsion from Congress—despite his long record of dishonesty, fraud, and corruption. [1] But here’s the simple truth—Santos needs to be held accountable for repeatedly lying to his constituents and the House of Representatives. Santos was indicted twice this year on 23 serious charges—including identity theft, wire fraud, and money laundering. He’s also accused of misleading and lying to hundreds of thousands of voters about his identity, his finances, and what he was doing with their money. [2] His actions were so blatantly dishonest that nearly 200 of his colleagues—Democrats and Republicans—agreed he should no longer serve in office. The fact is, we deserve leaders who we can trust and who will follow the law—and George Santos can’t even be honest about his own resume! We must continue demanding accountability. Add your name to demand George Santos’ resignation—and swift action by congressional ethics watchdogs if he doesn’t. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/nyregion/george-santos-expulsion-house.html [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/27/rep-george-santos-arraignment-on-new-fraud-identity-theft-charges.html

President Biden recently said that protecting democracy is the “central issue” of his presidency, and so we are calling on him to back up his words with action. President Biden has the power to combat corruption and protect our democracy and our right to vote unilaterally, with the stroke of a pen, by taking executive actions that will strengthen our democracy. President Biden issued a voter access executive order before, but must now take additional important steps to fight corruption that’s undermining public confidence in American democracy, enhance transparency of corporate lobbying, prevent foreign money from influencing our elections, and create a White House Office of Democracy that can ensure that the U.S. Government is using every tool available to protect voting rights and American democracy, among other key pro-democracy reforms. Sign the petition to President Biden: Use the full power of your office to combat corruption and protect democracy!

This level of violence and terror should never be experienced by a child or family, and it won't halt the ongoing occupation and tyranny in the area. To preserve lives, there is an urgent need for a de-escalation and swift ceasefire.

In September, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed new regulations for the H-2A guest worker program that would reduce abuse, exploitation and trafficking of farm workers. Transparency and accountability in the H-2A program will in turn improve the wages and working conditions of US workers. The 327 pages of complex regulations by the Biden administration would improve the lives of the hard working men and women who harvest our food and reflect the recommendations that the farm worker movement have been making for years. The public comment period will be open until November 14th. Please help us do all we can to make sure these changed regulations go into effect by sending your email to make sure the final regulations are as strong as possible and improve workers' conditions, wages, and ability to organize. The proposed DOL regulations would improve conditions for H-2A farm workers by: * Strengthening workers' right to advocate, form a union & have key services in employer-provided housing * Protecting workers from unjust firing, retaliation, and other violations by employers * Prohibiting employers from confiscating travel documents to prevent human trafficking * Targeting unlawful fees, fraud, and other abuse in the recruitment and hiring of workers These changes are urgently needed. Just last year, a federal investigation uncovered how H-2A employers ran a human trafficking ring, described by prosecutors as "modern day slavery" in Florida, Texas, and Georgia. In Utah, the former President of the Utah Farm Bureau is now subject to a human trafficking investigation after physically assaulting H-2A workers on his farm. Wage theft, abuse and exploitation are commonplace in the H-2A program and displace US workers while employers profit. This can't keep happening. The current system is broken and oversight is urgently needed and the regulations must be changed. Take action to send us your comments, add a personalized comment on the box on the share page and we can submit them en masse and save you the difficulty of navigating through the government website.

Small chocolate companies are not able to compete against the prices of big chocolate corporations that use child slavery. Since the farm labor is unpaid, and all the wages, just go to the CEOs, it’s no wonder why it’s important to compete against companies like them. However, they have normalized child-slavery in cocoa in West Africa for over 120 years or eight generations. So it’s time for the normality of child slavery in cocoa to become a shocking occurrence, or not happen at all, instead. No competition can happen that’s fair while some employees are (forced into) working for free. Chocolate is an unfair market and there’s no way to compete and no way to enter. New companies would almost have to use cocoa produced by child slavery to have prices near the same as big chocolate corporations. Chocolate companies deserve to be able to compete with Big Chocolate corporations. It’s not fair that they’ve destroyed competition, through the deliberate use of child slavery. And, of course, keeping it all hidden.

We encourage everyone to read the Compendium's Summary of Findings and to encourage your governor and state legislators to read it closely. https://concernedhealthny.org/compendium/ The photo was taken on October 2 at the People's Hearing on Climate Change when people from across the state testified for four and a half hours on the harms they have already suffered and the need for action on climate. Governor Shapiro, every legislator, and their staff were invited to attend the hearing just steps from their offices. We can count on one hand how many even stopped by.

Have you had a family pet? Imagine your loved one dying to a lack of care. Kobe, a 12 year old poodle, died during a nail clipping at a PetSmart store. 47 cases across 14 states since 2008 (2008-2021) states family's claim they took their dog to PetSmart, just for it to die during or shortly after their visit. I have my own experience. Our family dog, Marshall, became aggressive and scared toward humans after his visit. We couldn't touch his neck or side abdomen. We had to rehome him in hopes 1-1 companionship would be better for him, and he died from a series of strokes. PetSmarts horrid actions should be punished.

Donald Trump is officially under a gag order – after spending months attacking the witnesses and public servants who are holding him accountable for trying to overturn the 2020 election. [1] This is an extraordinary move – but so is everything about this case, where a former President was willing to destroy the very foundation of our democracy in order to hold onto power. And, stopping Trump’s public intimidation campaign is necessary for a fair trial. Since a grand jury of his fellow citizens charged him in August, he has used his social media megaphone to publicly threaten those involved in his case – issuing a blanket threat that “If you go after me, I'm coming for you,” attacking his prosecutors as “deranged” and “a thug,” and even suggesting a key witness could have been subject to capital punishment. [2] This gag order should stop this violent rhetoric, but only if Trump actually follows it. The truth is, Trump and his cronies are counting on these threats working – and scaring officials out of holding him to account. That’s exactly why we need to speak out right now for the fair and equal rule of law. No one is above the law – especially not a disgraced, twice-impeached former president who would tear down our democracy to stay in power. Add your name if you agree: Trump must follow this gag order. [1] https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/16/judge-imposes-gag-order-on-donald-trump-in-d-c-trial-00121743 [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/politics/trump-prosecutions-threats-violence.html

As the whole world grapples with the escalated violence in Israel and Palestine, the Israeli government has stopped all food, fuel, water, electricity, and humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza, which has already had devastating impacts on over 2 million people, half of whom are children. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees just announced that “Gaza is running dry,” and hospitals in Gaza reported that their backup generators would run out of fuel last night, cutting off life support and vital systems. This action has exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli government's air, land, and sea blockade, and will likely result in catastrophic loss of life if continued. Nearly half of Gaza is under the age of 16, and 65% under the age of 25, effectively meaning that Palestinian children are bearing the brunt of the Israeli government's collective punishment. It’s unacceptable, inhumane, unjust, collective punishment, and is also a violation of international law. It must end now. President Biden and our leaders must publicly call for an immediate ceasefire and deescalation, demand the protection of all civilians including securing the release of hostages, and tell the Israeli government to turn on electricity in Gaza and to allow humanitarian aid for Palestinians to enter! While the Biden administration is close to an aid agreement with Israeli government officials to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and establish ‘safe zones,’ there is still no action or plan in place. The United Nations and aid organizations are sounding an alarm that conditions in Gaza are dire right now. There is no time to spare. A military response from Israel will not secure the safety of those currently hostage or trapped, some of whom are Americans, and instead punishes a generation of young Palestinians living in Gaza. Netanyahu, facing mounting pressure and polling the lowest among Israeli voters, has led decades of policies that have resulted in no more peace or safety for Israelis. The Biden administration must call for a ceasefire and urge Netanyahu to do everything in his power to reunite hostages with their loved ones without putting more lives in danger. Israelis and Palestinians must not be bargaining chips, and their lives must be protected through diplomacy and new solutions. The Israeli government is preparing a massive ground invasion of Gaza as you read this, and they have already been targeting and bombing civilians in their attacks, which is an egregious violation of international law. This comes as the Israeli government dropped tens of thousands of leaflets from the sky to issue an evacuation order to Gazans living in the northern Gaza Strip, telling 1.1 million Palestinian residents to evacuate south within 24 hours, which the UN said would be impossible without devastating humanitarian consequences. Then, despite naming which routes would be safe for evacuation, the Israeli government bombed Palestinians evacuating. Humanity and millions human lives are at stake here. We must collectively act now to stop loss of life. United States leaders have the massive power to step in and stop it. And the time is NOW to come together and demand it end. The people of Palestine and Israel deserve to live their lives without fear of violence and mass death. Will you join in solidarity and sign the petition?