The stakes of the 2024 election are sky-high: Our democracy is under attack, our rights have been rolled back by a right-wing-packed Supreme Court, and MAGA Republicans continue to wreak havoc in state governments.

Our goal in 2024 is to reelect President Biden and Vice President Harris, protect the Senate, and secure a Democratic majority in the House. To do this, we’ve identified the specific voters, known as surge voters, who can deliver a victory in the key states and districts across the country. These voters started voting after 2016, either for the first time or more frequently, but don’t vote consistently. We need them all to turn out, because when they do, they are very likely to vote for Democrats up and down the ballot.

Given this focus on a specific subset of voters, MoveOn’s strategy is to develop a deep connection with these voters. This allows us to focus our efforts where we know we can have the most impact.

MoveOn’s member-driven voter contact plan aims to reach individual voters three or more times before Election Day. In the spring and summer, our outreach will be aimed at persuading surge voters that their vote matters and inspiring them to turn out by November. Then, in the fall, we will contact them again to ask them to triple their vote by getting three or more friends and family members to vote as well. Surge voters are more likely to vote when they’ve made a commitment to remind their community to be a voter with them. Since surge voters tend to be friends with other surge voters, their reminder increases the likelihood that other infrequent voters will vote too!

The strategy of reaching out to voters three+ times is rooted in years of experience and rigorous testing. Here are a few concepts that informed the plan:

• Combining canvassing, phone calls, and postcards. Contacting voters by more than one communication method increases the overall impact. MoveOn found this in our 2022 election program—voters who we were able to reach with a digital ad and a phone call were an estimated 2.1 percentage points (pp) more likely to vote than members of a random control group, and those who received a text message and a call were an estimated 1.3pp more likely to vote than a random control group. Those who received only one contact were not significantly more likely to vote. This follows similar findings across political campaigns. A congressional campaign in New York found in 2018 that combining TV ads, mail, and digital ads was over three times more effective at motivating people to vote than mail alone. And a Senate campaign in Pennsylvania found that combining mail and canvassing increased support for the Democrat by 7.4 percentage points. 

• Diminishing returns within the same methods. Decades of random control trials where campaigns and organizations compare sending one piece of mail to sending two, three, four, or more pieces during an election cycle have found that the first piece of mail is the most impactful. One group estimates each subsequent mail piece performs about 17% worse than the previous one. This happens in part because the first mailing already convinced the majority of people who will be convinced by receiving mail. Sending a second piece of mail to someone who throws out everything that looks like a political flyer is not going to make much impact. This is why, by using multiple communication channels—mail, phones, and canvassing—we’ll be maximizing the impact of each contact in each channel and avoiding diminishing returns with multiple expensive follow-ups.

• Increase recall. We consume so much content, from social media to TV and beyond, that it’s easy to forget a single contact. Studies have found that voters recall a single contact with a campaign for a few weeks to a few months. This is why so many campaigns barrage voters with calls and texts in the final few days of a campaign, which MoveOn has found can have a backlash effect—making the voters less likely to vote. Voters who received four or more text messages in 2022 were an estimated 3-5pp less likely to vote than members of a random control group. By contacting voters a few times over the spring and summer, we’re building up their recognition of MoveOn and hopefully making them more likely to take action with us in the fall by voting.

This program builds off of 25 years of experience, including our 2022 election program which increased voter turnout in our target states and districts by an estimated 0.66 to 0.69 percentage points, resulting in 48,000 to 50,000 additional voters turning out to vote.

MoveOn is backed by millions of members, powerful analytics, and seasoned political campaigners. Together, our outreach to voters in person, on phones, and across the internet will match the right messages to the right voters in the most important districts, to maximize our impact.

Ready to get involved to win across the country in November? Sign up here to be a Vote Mobilizer.

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Washington, D.C. – Following House Republicans’ – including the 17 Republicans from swing districts Biden carried in 2020 – voting in favor of an unfounded impeachment inquiry, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:

“House Republicans just voted for an illegitimate Biden impeachment inquiry after failing to pass any meaningful legislation in 2023. Their near-final act before the end of the year tells us everything we need to know about the Republican Party. Instead of working with Democrats to make prescription drugs more affordable or continue to fight inflation, Republicans would rather waste time and money on this political stunt designed to reelect Trump. Even these faux-moderate Complicit Caucus Republicans from swing districts don’t care about making life better and are caving to Trump and MAGA extremists. MoveOn will make sure that voters know that House Republicans turned their backs on the American people by pursuing self-interested stunts rather than governing for their constituents.”

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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 28: MoveOn debuts a 15-foot-tall inflatable of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) ahead of a possible vote to expel Santos from Congress on Capitol Hill on November 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOn)

By now, we’ve all heard the news that George Santos was finally expelled from Congress on Friday. This is a huge victory for New York 3rd District residents, who are finally free from a lying lawmaker who cheated the system to pad his own pockets, and for everyone who values integrity and democracy in this country.

And it’s no coincidence that just last Tuesday, days before Congress would vote to expel Santos, MoveOn flew a 15-foot George Santos inflatable balloon in front of the Capitol, with a tie that said “full of lies.” The goal of the balloon was to demonstrate grassroots opposition to George Santos in a key, high-stakes moment and to bring national attention to the demand for Congress to expel him immediately. And that’s exactly what happened.

More than 100 media outlets mentioned MoveOn’s balloon in light of the House vote to expel George Santos. As reported by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Washingtonian, People magazine, and more, MoveOn capitalized on the spectacle around Santos to further damage his reputation and raise the stakes surrounding his expulsion. We even reached more than 50 broadcast and radio stations—from Kansas to Santos’s own backyard in New York—making it clear across the country that Santos has no place in Congress.

George Santos is just the sixth House member to ever be expelled from Congress, which required two-thirds of Congress to approve. His expulsion came a few weeks after the House Ethics Committee released a report revealing the myriad of laws he broke, including illegal usage of campaign donations for luxury vacations, spas, Botox, and more. The scathing report concluded that “Representative Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.”

Constituents from Santos’s district, NY-03, have been relentlessly rallying, lobbying, and advocating for Congress to hold Santos accountable for his lies and fraud. For nearly a year, they had no meaningful representation in Congress.

MoveOn got involved in the fight to oust Santos early in 2023, just a few weeks after the news broke about the lies he told about his religion, education, and other personal information to get elected. In February, dozens of NY-03 MoveOn members and partners delivered a petition to his Long Island office, with 100,000 signatures demanding George Santos resign or be expelled. And just a few weeks later, MoveOn planned a “Drive Santos Out” constituent caravan with partners that made its way through the district and received TV, radio, and newspaper coverage across the region to demonstrate constituent opposition.

Before this most recent vote, Congress had voted twice on whether to expel Santos from Congress and failed both times. Even this time, after being charged with 23 indictments and the damning House Ethics Committee report, GOP leadership still voted to keep Santos in Congress.

Santos escaped accountability for far too long, with protection from his MAGA colleagues, who kept him in office so they could hold on to their majority and power in Congress. But ultimately, we won. And will we keep winning when we come together to demand justice and accountability for those who serve themselves instead of the people they are supposed to represent.

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Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) is from September 15 to October 15. Dedicated to celebrating the culture and history of Latinx people in the United States, Congress implemented LHHM in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week. The week was later expanded to a month in 1988.

Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month offers us the opportunity to learn about, explore, and celebrate the incredible influence Latinx people have had on the United States for generations. 

You may be wondering why the celebration begins in the middle of September, and the reason is that it coincides with independence days in several Latin American countries. Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica all celebrate their independence on September 15, followed by Mexico on September 16, Chile on September 18, and Belize on September 21.

The Origins of Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month

As mentioned, this celebratory month started as a weeklong celebration that was introduced in June of 1968 by California Congressman George E. Brown.

As the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was coming to an end, a growing movement to recognize the contributions of minority populations in America emerged. Because George E. Brown represented East L.A., along with the majority of the San Gabriel Valley, (predominantly Latinx communities), he wanted to ensure that these communities received national recognition for the role they played throughout American history. National Hispanic Heritage Week was officially signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 17, 1968.

Many years later, it became clear that one week wasn’t sufficient to recognize and celebrate Hispanic heritage and cultures and the undeniable imprint and impact their contributions have made on America. That’s why in 1987, Representative Esteban E. Torres of California proposed expanding National Hispanic Heritage week to a monthlong celebration which was signed into law by President Reagan on August 17, 1988. And on September 14, 1989, President George H.W. Bush officially declared the current 31-day period from September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month. 

So, why “Latinx”?

While National Hispanic Heritage Month is widely recognized, we choose to use the more inclusive term “Latinx” because it “represent[s] the identities of non-binary, gender non-conforming and gender-expansive people. ‘Latinx’ also centers the lives of indigenous, Brazilian and other non-Spanish speaking people in this celebration.” (HRC)

Interesting Facts About LHHM:

• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic population in the United States today is over 63 million, making it the nation’s largest racial or ethnic minority—19.1% of the total population.
• 13 states had 1 million or more Hispanic residents in 2022—Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.
• The 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month theme is Latinos: Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America.
• One in 4 children in the United States are Hispanic, and most (94%) were born in the United States.

Memorable Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month quotes: 

• “You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.” —Cesar Chavez, American labor leader and civil rights activist
• “There is so much fear and hate. We must negate it with active, courageous love.” —Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, United States Representative (D-NY)
• “We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.” —Dolores Huerta, American labor leader and civil rights activist
• “The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.” —Carlos Santana, American guitarist
• “You are not lucky to be here. The world needs your perspective. They are lucky to have you.” —Antonio Tijerino, President & CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation

This month and beyond, remember that Latinx history is American history.

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“A threat to one form of art is a threat to us all.”

That’s what LeVar Burton, the former host of “Reading Rainbow” and executive producer of the 2023 documentary “The Right to Read,” believes, and it’s why he’s partnered with MoveOn to launch a campaign with creative leaders to bring heightened awareness to this dangerous form of censorship and exclusion. With a new school year just beginning, this letter is a timely response to Republicans banning a record number of books in the last school year, despite backlash and public opinion research showing that the majority of Americans oppose book bans.

“It’s embarrassing that we are banning books in this country, in this culture, in this day and age,” says Burton. “And it’s dangerous that a handful of individuals are deciding that any book with Black and queer people is divisive. I’m proud to be surrounded by hundreds of artists and millions of MoveOn members who are solidly against this type of censorship. We are calling on everyone to join us in raising their voices to uphold artistic freedom, embrace multicultural history, and put a stop once and for all to book bans.” 

Celebrities Raise Their Voices Against Book Bans

And he’s not fighting back alone. With this petition, Burton is calling on celebrities and activists to join him in pushing back against book bans and defending the freedom to read and learn by signing onto his letter declaring that “the restrictive behavior” of book bans is “not just antithetical to free speech and expression but has a chilling effect on the broader creative field.” 

More than 175 celebrities agree with him. Judy Blume, Sandra Cisneros, Ariana Grande, Roxane Gay, Amanda Gorman, Billy Porter, Chelsea Handler, Jodi Picoult, Gabrielle Union, Padma Lakshmi, Sharon Stone, and others have signed on, using their voices to speak out against the attacks on books and the freedom to learn. 

Push Back Against Book Bans—Sign the Petition & Rock Your Merch

Featured in “The Hollywood Reporter,” The Root, HuffPost, ”People” magazine, and more, the open letter asserts that “The government cannot and should not create any interference or dictate what people can produce, write, generate, read, listen to, or consume.”

You, too, can join LeVar Burton and scores of people across the country in condemning book bans and calling for an end to hateful censorship. Visit our Artists Against Book Bans site to read and sign the full letter.

As a part of National Banned Book Week, from October 1 through 7, you can also show your support proudly and visibly by getting our exclusive “LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books” shirts, which just dropped! Your contribution will raise money for our next Banned Bookmobile tour and purchase more banned books to give away for free, fighting back against extreme politicians and their bans.

LeVar Burton, former host of “Reading Rainbow” in his custom tee that reads “LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books.” Credit: LeVar Burton Entertainment

The Banned Bookmobile Fall Tour

We launched our Banned Bookmobile Tour campaign this year to push back against book bans, have conversations with voters about fighting MAGA extremism, and provide resources for people to get involved to help defeat the GOP in 2024.

We met so many MoveOn members and supporters during our multistate tour this summer, and we’re excited to announce that we’ll be on the road this fall as well!

That’s right, we’re kicking off our fall tour at the following stops:

• Georgia
• Tennessee
• South Carolina
• Ohio
• Virginia
• Washington, D.C.

The first stop of the Fall Bookmobile Tour took place on Sunday, October 1 at the Little Shop of Stories, an independent bookstore in Decatur, GA. Credit: MoveOn

You can learn more about our Banned Bookmobile and catch up on the latest news at MoveOnBannedBookmobile.com.

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If you have a credit card or bank account, then you’ve probably been hit with junk fees. From credit card late fees to ATM fees, convenience fees to overdraft fees, U.S. banks and financial institutions are padding their profits with our money. Junk fees are surcharges that typically come as a surprise to consumers. In many cases, they appear at the end of the checkout process and their costs are not shown upfront. 

Junk fees are squeezing the middle class on essential needs like housing, banking, and travel—and it’s time to address them.

President Biden said in the State of the Union this year, “Americans are tired of being played for suckers” and said junk fees “can add hundreds of dollars a month and make it harder for families to pay their bills.” And to make matters worse, junk fees disproportionately affect low-income households and people of color, exacerbating economic inequalities. Working- and middle-class people pay billions in junk fees every year, and this is unacceptable.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action this year to hold banking institutions accountable, ordering Bank of America to pay more than $100 million to customers for systematically double-dipping on fees imposed on customers with insufficient funds in their account.

President Biden has committed to ending these junk fees as part of his larger fight against corporate greed, and MoveOn is building a campaign to support that work by organizing our members to put pressure on corporations to end this harmful practice.

Together, we can urge the Congress and regulatory agencies to continue cracking down on these unnecessary banking and ATM junk fees across the financial sector.

JUNK FEES BY THE NUMBERS

• At least 85% of Americans have experienced a hidden or unexpected fee for a service in the previous two years, and one-third of Americans say they’ve spent $100 or more on unexpected or hidden fees on the bills they regularly pay over the past decade.
• These fees disproportionately affect low-income households and people of color, exacerbating economic inequalities. 
• Addressing junk fees has broad support across party lines–85% of Democrats, 77% of Independents, and 74% of Republican voters support legislation that addresses junk fees.
• 79% of Americans support the Biden administration’s plan to lower limits on credit card late fees (90% Democrats, 74% independents, 68% Republicans). 

How We’re Taking Action: 

MoveOn members are dedicated to this work—more than 140,000 members have signed a petition to break up Ticketmaster, one of the worst offenders when it comes to junk fees. 

With the Biden administration now making this a policy priority, we have a real chance to finally take on these corporations and protect everyday people from being scammed by billion-dollar companies who just want to line their executives’ pockets.

It’s time to call out defenders of junk fees and push corporations to reform extra expenses for American families. 

And that’s why MoveOn is launching a new initiative called “F*ck the Fees.”

As part of our “F*ck the Fees” initiative, MoveOn will be focused on leveling the playing field for working families under siege by:

• Calling for corporate accountability for big corporations that are gouging consumers with these junk fees.
• Lifting up the voices of our members who have been impacted by these rampant, abusive fees.
• Calling on Congress and federal agencies to establish rules and regulations that support and uplift working-class Americans and fight back against these outrageous fees.

Do you know how much you’re paying in junk fees?

Using the junk fee calculator on our site, you can get an estimate of how much you’ve paid in junk fees in one year. After answering a series of relevant questions, you’ll be able to see just how much junk fees really rack up against consumers. 

Visit our F*ck the Fees site to see how much you’re paying in junk fees and learn more about how you can push corporations to reform unnecessary expenses to American families.

Additional Resources and References:

White House:

President Biden Recognizes Actions by Private Sector Ticketing and Travel Companies to Eliminate Hidden Junk Fees and Provide Millions of Customers with Transparent Pricing

CFPB: 

CFPB Issues Guidance to Rein in Creation of Fake Accounts to Harvest Fees
CFPB Issues Guidance to Help Banks Avoid Charging Illegal Junk Fees on Deposit Accounts
CFPB Uncovers Illegal Junk Fees on Bank Accounts, Mortgages, and Student and Auto Loans
CFPB Proposes Rule to Rein in Excessive Credit Card Late Fees
CFPB Moves to Reduce Junk Fees Charged by Debt Collectors
CFPB Research Shows Banks’ Deep Dependence on Overdraft Fees
Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenue declines significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels

DOT:

Airline Customer Service Dashboard (including free family seating)
DOT to Propose Requirements for Airlines to Cover Expenses and Compensate Stranded Passengers

FTC:

Federal Trade Commission Explores Rule Cracking Down on Junk Fees
FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees, Bait-and-Switch Tactics Plaguing Car Buyers
Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Provision Making it Easier for Consumers to “Click to Cancel” Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

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NEW YORK, NY – Atmosphere at the Nobody Is Above The Law Rally in New York City. Credit: Craig Barritt/Getty/MoveOn

Donald Trump is the first president—former or current—to have been charged with a crime. Over the last five months, Trump has been indicted four separate times and charged with 91 felonies. 

And yet, Trump is still the unrivaled front-runner for the Republican nomination, and polling has him in a dead heat with President Biden in a general-election matchup.

But after so many years of getting away with his crimes scot-free, Trump is finally being held accountable for the crimes he’s committed. No one is above the law, including a former president. 

Here are the four crimes Trump has been indicted for this year: 

“CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE” | Fulton County, Georgia

On Tuesday, August 15, Trump was indicted for the fourth time, and the charges lay out exactly what Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis believes Trump to be: an organized crime boss. 

Trump was charged with 13 felonies related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, and 18 of his co-conspirators are charged as well. The resulting charges are all damning, but one stands out above the rest. Trump is being charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act statute in Georgia, more commonly known as RICO.

There are two important differences between this indictment in Georgia and the federal indictments Trump is currently facing. First, the RICO charge in Georgia is the first charge in any of the indictments that comes with a mandatory minimum sentence: five years in prison. Second, unlike the federal indictments, Trump will have no way to make this case in Georgia go away or pardon himself from the charges—even if he wins the 2024 election.

CONSPIRACY TO OVERTURN ELECTION RESULTS | Washington, D.C.

The Case: Once it was clear Biden had won the election, Trump pressured officials, in multiple states, to overturn the popular vote. He then conspired to produce “fake electors” that would throw the election into question and allow the House of Representatives, led by then-Vice President Pence, to decide Trump was the winner of the 2020 election. When Pence refused, Trump riled up the crowd to storm the Capitol on January 6, exploiting the violence to disrupt the certification of the votes. 

Status: On August 1, 2023, Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts, including “Conspiracy to Defraud the United States.” 

THE STOLEN DOCUMENTS | Mar-a-Lago, Florida

The Case: Trump illegally kept thousands of documents, many of which were highly classified, at his home in Mar-a-Lago. He refused to return them and conspired to hide them from investigators.

Status: On June 9, 2023, Trump was charged with 37 counts, including unauthorized retention of national security secrets, and false statements. Judge Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge with a history of bias, is overseeing the trial. Advocates are calling for her to be removed from the trial and for the trial to be televised, for transparency. 

HUSH MONEY PAYMENTS  | New York, New York 

The Case: In attempts to cover up an alleged affair, Trump made hush money payments to Stormy Daniels in the days before the 2016 election. At a news conference after Trump’s arraignment,  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg explained that “Under New York state law, it is a felony to falsify business records with intent to defraud, intent to conceal another crime.”

Status: On April 4, 2023, Trump was charged for 34 criminal counts of falsification of business records in the first degree. He pleaded not guilty. The prosecution intends to bring this case to trial in January 2024. 

Here’s how you can get involved:

Donald Trump and his allies have continued to alert MAGA supporters and spread conspiracies about the criminal charges against Trump. Trump has claimed that these charges are politically motivated and that they are an abuse of power from the Biden administration. He’s even fundraised millions of dollars off these claims and his indictments. Enough is enough.

We have a real opportunity to put a stop to Donald Trump and the MAGA movement once and for all in 2024. Here’s how you can join us in this fight: Join 380,000 MoveOn members and counting by signing the petition to disqualify Trump from holding public office under the 14th Amendment. 

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Our Banned Bookmobile tour stop in Atlanta, Georgia.

This July, MoveOn members and book lovers came out in droves to support our mission to give away banned books and fight back against book bans across the nation. Whether you joined us or rooted us on from afar, here’s a “Recap on the Road” of our first-ever Banned Bookmobile tour!

On our tour, we traveled across 10 states, 14 stops, and distributed thousands of books, bookmarks, T-shirts, and buttons for free. We stopped at local bookstores along the tour to replenish our inventory of banned books for other stops. We held events in bookstores, outside libraries and school board hearings, near state capitols, and in symbolic locations honoring local stories of resistance. We are grateful to everyone who made this tour happen, from MoveOn members who donated to power the Bookmobile and stock it with books to give out, to all of our inspiring speakers who passionately shared their stories and who fight for and educate their local communities every day, and to every person who attended or followed along with the Banned Bookmobile on its journey to support the freedom to read and the freedom to learn. 

After our Banned Bookmobile had its first look at NEA’s annual convention in Orlando and officially launched in Chicago at Netroots Nation, we headed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where about 50 MoveOn members and Wisconsinites joined us at Rooted MKE, the local BIPOC and children’s bookstore.

Mandela Barnes, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, was our featured speaker. Barnes shared, “When you see lawmakers across the country try to ban books, they want to limit the knowledge that people have. And we’ve seen this story before, and it did not end well. We need to make sure that never happens again. We want to make sure that our children have access to world-class education. And that means having access to literature that may upset certain lawmakers that would rather them not read it. And this means teaching full history. This means letting kids get a chance to learn about who they truly are, to learn about the world as it is.”

Mandela Barnes gives a speech during the Banned Bookmobile stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Rapid-Response Campaign Director Mana Kharrazi was on the ground and said, “Everyone is so grateful; folks feel seen, and each has their own story of why this matters. And when we do an event in a place like Milwaukee, they thank us for recognizing that their community’s important, and not just during elections. The sense of community among book lovers and educators was breathtaking.”

Next, we made our way to Toni Morrison’s hometown, Lorain, Ohio, and while we were there, longtime resident Andre Massey walked up and asked us what we were doing in his small town. He informed us that Toni Morrison’s niece, Ms. Georgia, still lives in Lorain, so he called her up, and Mana and the Bookmobile team got the chance to chat with her about the Banned Bookmobile tour. 

“We thanked her for her family’s contribution,” Mana shared, “and she’s sending our photo to Toni Morrison’s son and letting the family know about our tour. She was grateful for what we’re doing and shared that Morrison would’ve loved it. It was a beautiful conversation that gave us all chills.”

Andre Massey, a resident of Lorain, Ohio, poses next to the Toni Morrison historical marker during our Banned Bookmobile stop there.

More stops and amazing highlights of our tour include:

Cleveland, Ohio, at Loganberry Books, where we had at least 50 folks show up, including school board members, a person from the Honesty for Ohio Education coalition, a civil rights lawyer, and a group of educators.

The Banned Bookmobile tour stops at Loganberry Books in Cleveland, Ohio.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Clemente Museum, where State Representative Chris Rabb, who recently introduced new anti-book-ban legislation, spoke about the issue. The owner and founder of the museum also spoke about the recent banning of a book about Clemente, all because it mentioned he’d experienced racism. The book sold out for months after news of the banning—another reminder that the majority of the public is against book bans. 

The Banned Bookmobile stops at the Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Charlottesville, Virginia, at the IX Art Park, where Daphne Spain, a retired UVA professor and owner of 2nd Act Books, a local bookstore, joined us to share a few words. Allison Spillman also spoke about the importance of opposing book bans. She is running for the local school board against Antonin Scalia’s daughter, further cementing her leadership in a local fight against book bans. Check out the NPR piece about our Charlottesville stop!

The Banned Bookmobile tour stops in Charlottesville, Virginia at the IX Art Park.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at the Peace and Justice Plaza, where we had a great crowd of students and community members who were very passionate about the issue of banned books and the state of politics in North Carolina. 

The Banned Bookmobile tour stops in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at the Peace and Justice Plaza.

Asheville, North Carolina, at Pack Square Park West, where we met dozens of MoveOn members, including Bob, who is hosting a banned book week of action in October. We met retired librarians and teachers, as well as several Florida teachers taking a break from the local turmoil embroiling their schools in fights over books. Other local residents shared about their organizing to vote out Madison Cawthorne and his brand of MAGA extremism.

Our Banned Bookmobile stop in Asheville, North Carolina, at Pack Square Park West.

Nashville, Tennessee, at the North State Capitol, where scores of librarians and teachers joined us. We had the fortune of meeting inspiring activists on the front lines of pushing back against draconian bans in Tennessee, including Aftyn Behn, a local candidate for District 51, who led the organizing around the Tennessee 3, and Vidalia Ann Gentry, a drag artist named TN Pride Chamber’s advocate of the year. 

Our Banned Bookmobile tour stop in Nashville, Tennessee, at the North State Capitol.

Atlanta, Georgia, where we heard from a slew of local and state champions involved in pro-democracy and educational fights, including those combating the state’s new censorship law. The event included remarks from Chair of Cobb Democrats Erick Allen; Amanda Adams Lee, a teacher and former officer of the Georgia Library Media Association; Georgia Educators of Equity and Justice President Aireane Montgomery; Georgia State Representatives Solomon Adesanya and Terry Cummings; as well as Executive Director of Georgia Youth Justice Coalition Melody Oliphant. The powerhouse leaders spoke about the struggles educators face in Georgia, like Katie Rinderlie, who was the first educator fired under the state’s censorship law passed in 2022 for reading “‘My Shadow is Purple,’” a children’s book about inclusion, to her students. 

Our Banned Bookmobile tour stop in Atlanta, Georgia.

Charleston, South Carolina, at Itinerant Literate Bookstop, where Charleston’s first poet laureate, Marcus Amaker, spoke and read some of his poetry for the crowd. We also met with Be The Ones Executive Director Cate Mayer and several fantastic educators who told of us about some of the fights they are going through in South Carolina’s rural Berkeley County, where teachers are under review for assigning some of the books on the AP reading list.

Our Banned Bookmobile tour stop in Charleston, South Carolina, at Itinerant Literate Bookstop.

Savannah, Georgia, where we met members of multiple local banned book clubs, along with some local MoveOn members, a few of whom were librarians and teachers. We also met a young local activist who’s helping to organize a bookmobile featuring queer authors.

Our Banned Bookmobile tour stop in Savannah, Georgia.

We wrapped up our tour in Tallahassee, Florida, at Common Ground Books. We brought hundreds of thousands of signatures of MoveOn members fighting against bans and censorship to the capital where Ron DeSantis has made these attacks a key part of his governing vision and his campaign for president. Some of Florida’s fiercest champions showed up to conclude the tour. Florida State Representatives Michele Rayner-Goolsby and Angie Nixon gave powerful speeches, along with activist Thomas Kennedy and Jen Cousins, founder of the Florida Freedom to Read Project. The chair of the Florida Democratic Party, Nikki Fried, ended the program with a promise to overcome the onslaught of anti-democratic and far-right policies DeSantis and the MAGA Republicans have inflicted upon Floridians. Speakers shared about DeSantis’s latest attack on education and efforts to erase the realities of slavery within the United States in Florida’s curriculum. 

Our final Banned Bookmobile tour stop in Tallahassee, Florida.

Nixon said, “He [DeSantis] wants to control how we think, how we learn, because he’s fearful … that the people are going to come together and are gonna do the same thing to him that he’s been doing to us for years. Progressive people don’t lead like that. We lead with love. We lead with honor, integrity. We lead based on facts. Data-driven facts. We don’t lead off divisiveness, fear, and hate.”  

Rayner-Goolsby said, “The reason that the MAGA right and white supremacists are doing what they’re doing—homophobes and transphobes—because we are close to liberation. And we are close to winning. So when we are close to winning, and we are close to liberation, what are you gonna do? You have to silence the people. But I know something that they don’t know. We will not be silenced. We will NOT be silenced.” 

And we won’t stop sounding alarms about Governor Ron DeSantis’s censorship and the rising wave of GOP book bans across the country. For more information on our Banned Bookmobile and how you can get involved, visit our site.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 13: A general view of atmosphere during MoveOn’s national Banned Bookmobile tour launch at Sandmeyer’s Bookstore on July 13, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile is on a multistate tour to sound alarms on the rising wave of GOP book bans across the country. The Banned Bookmobile tour will distribute some of the most frequently banned books in some of the communities most impacted by the bans. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MoveOn)

How you can get involved:

• Chip in monthly to support the Banned Bookmobile. With just a $5 monthly donation, you can help power MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile cross-country tour so we can keep buying as many copies of DeSantis’s banned books as we can, giving them away for free, and help MoveOn continue fighting against this and other authoritarian policies of the MAGA Republican Party to strip us of our rights.

• Learn more about the Banned Bookmobile and its current stops. You can even request a stop to bring the Banned Bookmobile to your community.

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That’s right—we ran out of books to give away in just ten minutes. 

Keeping up the momentum, we kicked off our official Banned Bookmobile tour in Chicago the following week. 

We chose to jump-start our tour in Chicago to celebrate Illinois enacting the nation’s first ban on book bans—a proactive move sure to be replicated elsewhere. 

Crowds gather around American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten, at MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile by Sandmeyer’s bookstore in Chicago. Credit: MoveOn

Our launch event was at Sandmeyer’s Bookstore in downtown Chicago featuring the following speakers:

• MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting
• AFT President Randi Weingarten
• NEA President Becky Pringle
• Illinois State Representative Anne Stava-Murray, lead sponsor of the anti-book-ban bill in the Assembly
• Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy, lead sponsor of the anti-book-ban measure in the Senate

MoveOn Political Action Executive Director, Rahna Epting, speaks at the Banned Bookmobile launch by Sandmeyer’s bookstore in Chicago. Credit: MoveOn

Both Becky Pringle and Randi Weingarten gave impassioned speeches about the power of books and of learning our history and expressed gratitude to MoveOn members for showing solidarity with educators amid MAGA book bans and censorship. 

We then continued our tour at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago on July 14. Thanks to the donations, volunteer energy, and support of countless MoveOn members, the Banned Bookmobile distributed thousands of the most banned books in America—delivering free books and a boost of hope in community after community. 

Needless to say, the Banned Bookmobile’s kickoff was a huge success, but the work doesn’t end there.

In a big Politico story last week on MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile, MoveOn’s Executive Director Rahna Epting explained the goals: “One is to shed light on the dangerous bans of Ron DeSantis, whether that’s banning saying gay, banning abortion or, even now, banning books—over 500 books in his own state. And No. 2 is to shed light on the fact that this is the entire agenda of the new MAGA Republican Party.”

Epting added, “Not pushing back against book bans would be a massive failure for all of us that care about the future of this country.”

As we continue giving out free banned books, our mission remains the same—sending a message to MAGA extremists that we won’t stand for their bans and we will hold them accountable for their attempts to censor our books, whitewash our history, silence our librarians, and punish our educators.

You can get involved by chipping in monthly to keep MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile on the road and power MoveOn’s campaigns to fight back against MAGA extremism.

Check out more posts from our journey through Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and all the way to the capital of Florida in the days to come.

National Endowment for the Arts President, Becky Pringle, addresses a crowd at the Banned Bookmobile launch by Sandmeyer’s bookstore in Chicago. Credit: MoveOn

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Hundreds of Americans protest outside the Supreme Court after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Credit: MoveOn

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s questionable actions and unethical behavior have gone on for far too long—and it’s time for him to be held accountable.

From enjoying a luxury vacation paid for by a right-wing megadonor with cases before the court to his wife leasing land to an oil and gas firm while he was undermining the Environmental Protection Agency, Alito’s corruption abounds. Alongside his problematic conduct outside of the court, Alito’s consistent pattern of ruling in favor of corporate interests over the rights of everyday Americans is alarming. We cannot let Justice Alito continue to strike down our civil liberties and rule against our fundamental rights with his biased and unethical decisions.

Justice Samuel Alito isn’t the only one. 

Clarence Thomas has refused to recuse himself from cases involving the attempt to overturn the 2020 election, an attempt which his own wife was involved with. Meanwhile, he’s accepted hundreds of thousands in gifts from a right-wing megadonor—while ruling in favor of that megadonor’s causes and against basic protections for workers, the environment, our health care, and our families.

The recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court have sent shock waves through our nation, striking at the very foundation of fairness and justice. These major decisions, including ending affirmative action in higher education, derailing President Joe Biden’s plan to address student loan debt, and stripping away LGBTQ+ rights—following last year’s devastating rulings on abortion and gun safety—are not isolated incidents. They’re symptoms of a larger problem: a court compromised by biased justices like Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, showing blatant disregard for the public’s interest while benefiting right-wing billionaires and pursuing their own ideological crusades.

Samuel Alito’s behavior directly conflicts with his role as a Supreme Court justice.

If you’ve been following the news, you already know about the questionable actions and unethical behavior of Justice Alito and his wife. This egregious behavior is an outright betrayal of the public’s trust as our justice system is being sold to the highest bidder. 

It’s one thing for a billionaire to curry favor with lavish gifts. It’s another for a Supreme Court justice, who should be held to the highest levels of scrutiny and of ethics, to accept these gifts and cozy up to billionaire and corporate interests. Not only did Alito accept the vacation, but he never disclosed it and did not recuse himself from cases involving his benefactor, Paul Singer.

Yet while Justice Alito and his wife’s shady associations and questionable financial dealings raise serious concerns about their impartiality and motives, they aren’t the only ones entangled in this web of corruption. Among Justice Clarence Thomas’s hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from right-wing megadonor Harlan Crow are trips and even the private-school tuition for Judge Thomas’s godchild. Crow even owns the house where Justice Thomas’s mother lives rent free.

And no, this is not a coincidence—it’s a systemic problem that’s poisoning the highest court in our country. It’s time to push back against corruption and demand accountability from those wielding immense power.

MoveOn is taking action.

It’s clear that Justice Alito and others on the court are more interested in pushing their own agendas than upholding the principles of fairness and equality. We must take a stand and demand a full investigation into the actions of Justice Alito, Thomas, and any other justice whose behavior raises red flags.

We not only need a code of ethics but an immediate and thorough investigation into what gifts the justices received, from whom, their ties to benefactors, and any potential conflict of interest before the court. We need investigations on why the justices failed to disclose these gifts or recuse themselves. And we need impeachment hearings to confront any wrongdoings that bring shame to the court and corruption to the cause of justice.

And that’s why we’re urgently calling for a full investigation into the actions of Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Clarence Thomas, and any other corrupt Supreme Court justices whose behavior raises red flags.

Here’s how you can get involved:

Join us in signing the petition calling for an investigation into Justice Alito, Justice Thomas, and the broader issue of judicial misconduct. Together, we can expose the truth and fight for a Supreme Court that genuinely represents the interests and values of the American people. And these investigations are only the start as we pursue a real, accountable code of ethics for the court and truly expand the court to rebalance it from the right-wing takeover of McConnell and Trump’s court-packing schemes.

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MoveOn’s first ever Banned Bookmobile is on the move and will be traveling through multiple states, giving out as many banned books as possible to students to fight back against book bans by MAGA politicians like Ron DeSantis.

We hope to see you on the road! But whether you’re able to join us in-person or not, you can still show your support! That’s right, MoveOn just released our brand-new, special-edition “The Books They Ban Are the Books I’ll Read Next” holographic bookmark—and we’re giving them away for FREE while supplies last, as part of our drive to celebrate books, the freedom to read, and our push against book bans.

Click here or on the image below to claim your free bookmark.

Far-right extremists are pursuing a coordinated and relentless crusade to ban books.

These efforts are intended to stop students from learning about race, sexual orientation, gender identity, police violence, the Holocaust, different cultures, and an unbiased version of the history of our country. From school boards and library boards to state legislatures, they are finding ways to remove books from shelves and classroom lessons.

Among the most frequently banned books in America? “The Hate U Give,” written by Angie Thomas, which traces the life of a 16-year-old Black girl from a poor neighborhood who attends an elite, white private school and witnesses a white police officer shoot and kill her childhood friend, along with “Gender Queer,” a memoir about self-discovery and gender identity by nonbinary author Maia Kobabe. In Florida, the complaint of one parent even had “The Hill We Climb,” a poem by the National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, which she read at President Biden’s inauguration, removed from a class curriculum.

Unfortunately, this dangerous, right-wing campaign to ban books across the nation is only escalating.

The American Library Association reported a record number of attempted book bans—most of which target books written by or about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community—in 2022, nearly doubling the previous year.

How you can get involved:

It’s vital that everyone is able to read essential works that teach empathy and compassion and lift up the most pressing issues facing our society.

That’s why MoveOn is supporting a range of efforts to fight against book bans—from a Banned Bookmobile getting ready to tour the country, to petitions signed by hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members, to ways folks can proclaim their opposition to bans in their everyday lives—including these “The Books They Ban Are the Books I’ll Read Next” bookmarks. By getting yours and using it proudly, you’ll join our fight to stop book bans and raise awareness about the GOP’s effort to restrict learning and freedom of expression.

Click here to get your free bookmark now (while supplies last) and use it to keep your place in your banned book!

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With this week marking the anniversary of the disastrous Dobbs decision, we wanted to share new research which documents the abortion stances of every Complicit Caucus member. Since last year, support for abortion rights has grown, even and especially in red states, which puts the Complicit Caucus’s collective stance on abortion even further out of step with a vast majority of Americans. 

Despite running as moderates, the entire Complicit Caucus positions itself among the extreme right on abortion. These members of Congress, who vote lockstep with Republican leadership, represent constituents who strongly believe in protecting and expanding the right to access abortion care. Let’s review their track records, shall we?

Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Biden +6.4

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R.1011].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Biden +8.8

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• After the Supreme Court ruling leak, said she was “encouraged” to see Roe may be overturned and called for the passing of anti-abortion “heartbeat bills.”
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H R.26].

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Biden +0.1

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Supports Arizona’s extreme, no-exceptions 15-week abortion ban.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04), Biden +14.6

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Accidentally admitted he supports Lindsey Graham’s national abortion ban.

Rep. John Duarte (CA-13), Biden +10.9

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Biden +4.6

• 47% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Called for a national, 20-week abortion ban [cited H.R.36, 115th Congress, in a statement].

Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27), Biden +12.4

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Signed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe and Casey.
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or when the life of the mother is at risk.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H R.26].

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (NJ-07), Biden +3.8

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Biden +1.9

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Young Kim (CA-40), Biden +1.9

• 10% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].

Rep. Nicholas LaLota (NY-01), Biden +0.2

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

Rep. Michael Lawler (NY-17), Biden +10.1

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Called New York’s abortion laws “radical” in an op-ed.

Rep. Marcus Molinaro (NY-19), Biden +4.6

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Transferred funds from his 2018 campaign to an anti-abortion organization.
• Claimed “only poor people” get “abortions without doctors.”

Rep. George Santos (NY-03), Biden +8.2

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Compared abortion to slavery, calling it “barbaric.”

Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-01), Biden +1.5

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R1011].
• Supports prohibiting abortion, without exceptions for rape or incest.

Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45), Biden +6.1

• 10% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H R.3755].
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R.1011].

Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), Biden +13

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].
• Voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe [H.R.3755].
• Cosponsored a federal abortion ban in 2021 [H.R.1011].

Rep. Brandon Williams (NY-22), Biden +7.4

• 0% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard.
• Voted in favor of H.R.26, the anti-abortion “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” which criminalizes doctors providing abortion care [H.R.26].

We’ll continue monitoring the Complicit Caucus and update our findings. Don’t be fooled by attempts to paint these 18 vulnerable Republican House members as moderates. When you look at their voting records on abortion and other key issues, the truth is crystal clear: The MAGA agenda is their agenda. Biden won in each of their districts in 2020, and we can beat them again and take back the House in 2024.

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The latest “Bought and Paid For” video highlights a segment on Fox News from June 12 where Fox News broadcast a bottom-of-the-screen chyron that accused President Joe Biden of being a “wannabe dictator who arrested his political rival.” This segment ran the same day as Donald Trump was indicted in Florida on 37 federal charges related to his willful retention of secrets and other military classified documents in violation of federal law. 

Several media outlets and observers took Fox to task for the reckless broadcasting of misinformation and propaganda. Despite the outcry, corporate advertisers like AT&T, Subway, and GM continue to support Fox News’ misinformation through financial support and advertising. 

“Another week and another example of Fox News broadcasting propaganda and misinformation to mislead its viewers. Accusing President Biden of being a ‘wannabe dictator’ with its on-screen chyron is unhinged and a misuse of its platform,” said MoveOn Campaign Director Kelsey Herbert. “This type of casual Fox News misuse of the airwaves is bankrolled by corporate advertisers like AT&T, Subway, and General Motors that fund this type of disinformation and extreme rhetoric on a regular basis. We continue our call for those corporations to stop funding Fox and stop enabling its pollution of the public airwaves.”

Pressure is building on these companies to cut their ties to Fox News in the wake of the humiliating Dominion lawsuit exposing the network’s fraudulent coverage. Recent polling found that two-thirds of Americans believe Fox News divides Americans and puts a political agenda and profits ahead of getting the story right.  

“Bought and Paid For” escalates the latest wave of Stop Funding Fox campaigning by MoveOn to discourage any current or prospective companies from advertising on—and therefore subsidizing—the right-wing propaganda outlet. In mid-May, MoveOn members staged a series of actions against Fox News and its advertisers. The group held actions and sponsored mobile billboards outside of Subway, AT&T, and GM’s respective headquarters, as well as an action in New York City to protest Fox’s upfront presentation the media company held to lure in advertisers. In concert with the actions, MoveOn also released a digital ad targeted to Subway, GM, and AT&T customers to shame the companies for funding and fueling Fox News’ dangerous lies.

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“Donald Trump has regularly flouted and violated the law for much of his time as a political candidate and elected official. The criminal evidence unsealed in the indictment shows in painstaking detail that he acted as if he is above the law, while willfully and recklessly endangering our national security.

“Now is the time for Donald Trump to be held accountable. And MoveOn members will rightfully make those who enable Trump and refuse to call him out answer for their inaction. That’s why more than 150,000 MoveOn members have signed petitions calling for Trump to be disqualified from running for office again for his role in inciting insurrection. 

“No matter his front-runner status, Donald Trump does not belong on anyone’s ballot. He belongs in a courtroom.”

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One beautiful way to celebrate Pride is by proudly wearing, waving, or displaying in your yard merch that supports the cause.

Yet, just one week before Pride Month was set to begin, Target caved to an orchestrated attack by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots and pulled items from their 2023 Pride merch collection—which featured items produced by small businesses owned by queer and trans creators, designers, and artists—off their shelves. It is completely unacceptable for Target to abandon our communities to appease right-wing extremists. Sign our petition calling on Target to bring back their LGBTQ+ Pride merch now! It only takes a second.

This action made clear what we already knew: that we can’t trust big corporations—which are more concerned with profits than with progress—to fight for justice.

And if you’re still looking to buy merch for Pride, look no further! MoveOn just launched our own 2023 Pride Collection!

Not only are these items vibrant and unique, but they are also union-printed right here in the United States.

Proceeds will go directly toward supporting the critical work MoveOn is doing to defeat anti-LGBTQ+ politicians, stop the wave of dangerous anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, and pass laws that solidify equal rights—unlike the big-box retailers who use Pride as an empty slogan to try to make a quick buck.

Celebrate Pride in style AND support the fight for LGBTQ+ rights by proudly rocking your MoveOn Pride merch:

1. “The GOP Can’t Drag Us Down!” Short Sleeve Unisex Cotton T-Shirt

The GOP has set their sights on banning drag, with at least 15 states considering or passing bills that would restrict or ban drag performances. Tell the GOP that they will not force artists into the shadows with this limited-edition T-shirt, available in three colors!

2. “Gender-Affirming Healthcare Saves Lives” Unisex Cotton T-Shirt

491 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been proposed across the country this year, most focused on attacking trans youth and their access to lifesaving gender-affirming care. Show your support for the trans community and your commitment to fighting for equality with this powerful T-shirt. 

3. “Trans Joy Is Magic” Embroidered Bucket Hat

While we all come together to fight back against laws aimed at harming the trans community, we must remember that trans folks deserve more than having their rights protected; they also deserve to live freely, happily, and with love. Protect yourself from the summer sun and celebrate trans joy with our “Trans Joy Is Magic” embroidered bucket hat!

4. Yard Sign: “Pro-Queer, Pro-Democracy, Pro-Gress”

Make no mistake: The attacks on the LGBTQ+ community are directly linked to the broader GOP attacks on our democracy. The MAGA movement wants to turn back the clock on progress and create an authoritarian system where the only people free to express themselves are those who agree with their extremist ideals. Get a yard sign today to share your progressive values and unwavering support for the LGBTQ+ community with your neighborhood!

5. “The GOP Can’t Drag Us Down!” Fan And Button Set

Getting ready to head to Pride celebrations? Keep yourself cool—and on brand—with our “The GOP Can’t Drag Us Down” fan and button combo! Or order a pack so you can hand them out to your friends, family, and fellow Pride attendees!

While our fight for LGBTQ+ equality continues, we must also remember that Pride Month is about more than fighting back against Republican bigots. 

It’s also about celebrating the beauty, joy, strength, bravery, and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community.

We all have to be in this together, in solidarity with all LGBTQ+ folks—especially Black, brown, and Indigenous LGBTQ+ people. The LGBTQ+ community deserves the right to feel safe and supported everywhere.

Join the fight—and the celebration—by getting your very own MoveOn Pride shirt, hat, sign, and/or fan here!

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On last night’s “The Ingraham Angle,” coal industry shill Steve Milloy claimed there’s “no health risk … no public health emergency … this doesn’t kill anybody” and that particulate matter is “innocuous.” MoveOn’s video reminds consumers that the dangerous lies and disreputable views are bought and paid for by the likes of AT&T, GM, and Subway, three of the few remaining national brands that continue to advertise on the right-wing propaganda network.

Fox News had a coal industry shill on air to lie about the health effects of wildfire smoke.@GM, @Subway & @ATT—all 3 having climate sustainability pledges—made this segment possible through their ad dollars.

Tell them to stop advertising on Fox here: https://t.co/nBXO9YWGnv pic.twitter.com/RaETQ5Ytjq

— MoveOn (@MoveOn) June 8, 2023

“Americans across the Northeast are experiencing the harmful effects of the worst air pollution in decades,” said MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting. “Only Fox News would have the gall to both mock and deny the grave threat of air pollution blanketing the country right now. Fox News has been peddling misinformation and disinformation about the pandemic and global health issues for years. It’s irresponsible for corporations to have any financial ties to the network, given its blatant lies and climate change denialism. Every dollar AT&T, Subway, and General Motors spends on advertising on Fox News funds its extreme rhetoric, bigotry, disinformation, and conspiracy theories.”

Pressure is building on these companies to cut their ties to Fox News in the wake of the humiliating Dominion lawsuit exposing the network’s fraudulent coverage. Recent polling found that two-thirds of Americans believe Fox News divides Americans and puts a political agenda and profits ahead of getting the story right.  

“Bought and Paid For” escalates the latest wave of Stop Funding Fox campaigning by MoveOn to discourage any current or prospective companies from advertising on—and therefore subsidizing—the right-wing propaganda outlet. In mid-May, MoveOn members staged a series of actions against Fox News and its advertisers. The group held actions and sponsored mobile billboards outside of Subway, AT&T, and GM’s respective headquarters, as well as an action in New York City to protest Fox’s upfront presentation the media company held to lure in advertisers. In concert with the actions, MoveOn also released a digital ad targeted to Subway, GM, and AT&T customers to shame the companies for funding and fueling Fox News’ dangerous lies. 

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After months of MAGA Republicans’ holding our economy hostage, the Biden administration and Congress have finally reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling, prevent a national default, and preserve critical federal programs. The budget deal that President Biden secured isn’t perfect, but it protects jobs, veterans’ benefits, historic climate change investments enacted in 2022, and lifesaving health care benefits, while mostly preserving the social safety net.

Together, MoveOn members’ activism stopped Republicans in Congress from dragging all of us into a catastrophic default and prevented MAGA Republicans from gutting the social and economic progress MoveOn members have fought for over the last two years. We turned up the pressure on vulnerable House Republicans in swing districts through rallies, floods of calls to their office phone lines, and ads calling out their complicity in upholding the MAGA agenda. Together, we stopped the long-held Republican goal of gutting and privatizing Social Security and Medicare. 

The fight for an America where everyone can thrive is far from over–join us on our upcoming monthly volunteer network call and find out how you can plug into this work!

We need to take action now more than ever. Every conversation you have with your neighbors, every rally you participate in, and every call to Congress that you make is essential to combating extremist MAGA ideology in 2024. Vulnerable Republicans in Congress are counting on our apathy so they can sail on to another term. We—and the tens of millions of Americans who House Republicans betrayed by voting in lock-step for an extreme, rightwing budget in April—won’t forget in 2024.

We won’t forget how, for months, MAGA Republicans manufactured a crisis using our livelihoods and social safety net as bargaining chips to enrich their corporate backers while risking tanking our economy. MoveOn members will make sure voters won’t forget MAGA Republican efforts to gut the progress we’ve fought for and create real political consequences for them at the polls in 2024.

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An analysis of key votes from the first five months of the 118th Congress shows that the 18 House Republicans from swing districts Biden carried in 2020 have voted in lockstep with Marjorie Taylor Greene. “While these House members pass themselves off as moderates to their constituents and the media, they are in fact pushing the MAGA agenda in Washington,” said MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting. “They are the Complicit Caucus, voting with the radical right wing and causing real damage to our families, our communities, and our country.”

The 18 House Republicans Representing Swing Districts That Biden Won in 2020

• Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2)
• Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5)
• Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6)
• Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (NY-4)
• Rep. John Duarte (CA-13)
• Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1)
• Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27)
• Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (NJ-07)
• Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-2)
• Rep. Young Kim (CA-40)
• Rep. Nicholas LaLota (NY-1)
• Rep. Michael Lawler (NY-17)
• Rep. Marcus Molinaro (NY-19)
• Rep. George Santos (NY-3)
• Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-1)
• Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45)
• Rep. David Valadao (CA-22)
• Rep. Brandon Williams (NY-22)

Voting Record

MoveOn’s analysis focused on 62 key votes the 118th Congress took on House governance (leadership, rules, committees) and on final passage legislation that deeply divided the chamber. Voting behavior not included in this analysis includes procedural votes (motions to recommit, suspend the rules, or adjourn; ordering the previous question; quorum), votes on amendments, and votes on legislation that passed with sweeping bipartisan support, such as The PRC is Not a Developing Country Act. 

A review of these 62 key votes finds that the 18 House Republicans from swing districts that Biden carried in 2022 voted 100% with ultra-MAGA Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene on 37 of them (see chart below). Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick from southeastern Pennsylvania broke from Rep. Greene and the rest of the swing district Republicans three times, and Rep. Mike Lawler from the Westchester suburbs of New York broke from Rep. Greene and the rest of the swing district Republicans once. 

• All 18 swing district House members sided with Rep. Greene to elect Kevin McCarthy speaker, despite the numerous concessions he made to the radical right wing of the Republican party.
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to gut the House ethics rules and let corrupt congressional colleagues go unchecked. 
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to slash funding for the IRS and allow wealthy tax cheats to go undetected. 
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to set up a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government in order to launch a shameless January 6 counter investigation. It‘s an idea that MTG convinced Speaker McCarthy of in order to “tell the other side of the story.“ 
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene for a pair of anti-abortion measures.
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to allow more drilling on public lands.
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on four bills to undermine COVID protections. Rep. Fitzpatrick was the sole Republican to vote against a fifth COVID bill aimed at ending COVID telework options for federal workers.
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to overturn the criminal justice reform and voting rights measures passed by the democratically elected D.C. City Council.
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a baseless and bigoted vote that was political retribution for Reps. Greene and Paul Gosar being removed from committees for inciting violence against Democrats. 
• All 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to block investment plan managers from taking into account environmental and social factors in their investment decisions. 
• 16 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to block the Biden administration from applying the Clean Water Act to wetlands and other waterways. Rep. Fitzpatrick was the sole Republican vote against this resolution. Arizona Rep. David Schweikert did not vote. 
• 17 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to further enable far-right groups pushing for book bans and harmful new restrictions on transgender students. Rep. Lawler voted against this bill, along with four other Republicans.  
• 17 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to pass a sweeping energy package that would undo virtually all of the climate change legislation Democrats passed last year. Rep. Fitzpatrick was the sole House Republican to vote against this legislation.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to set forth the rule for consideration of a bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. 
• 17 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a resolution that specifies which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and thereby under federal jurisdiction and protected. Rep Fitzpatrick voted against this. 
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on an act that sets forth a variety of measures that focus on policing, including measures prohibiting the use of certain neck restraints by law enforcement officers, requiring additional procedures related to body-worn cameras, and expanding access to police disciplinary records.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill that generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to consider a bill to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 39).
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill that increases the federal debt limit and decreases spending. It also repeals several energy tax credits, modifies the permitting process and other requirements for energy projects, expands work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other programs, and nullifies regulations for the cancellation of federal student loan debt.
• 14 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a joint resolution that nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Commerce titled Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414 and published on September 16, 2022. 
• 16 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill to secure the borders of the United States and to consider agreeing to protect taxpayers and victims of unemployment fraud. 
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill to secure the border.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill to address victims of unemployment fraud. 
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill to make the assault of law enforcement a deplorable offense and to condemn efforts of defunding the police and law enforcement agencies.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a resolution to expel Rep. Santos from the House of Representatives.
• 17 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill to establish federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired firearms.
• 14 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a bill to establish federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired firearms.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep.Greene to consider a bill to amend the Controlled Substance Act
• 17 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a joint resolution that nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule relating to Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles.
• 14 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a joint resolution that nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Commerce titled Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414 and published on September 16, 2022.   
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene on a joint resolution that nullifies the rule issued by the Department of Education on October 12, 2022, that suspends federal student loan payments and discharges debt.
• 18 swing district House members voted with Rep. Greene to consider the Separation of Powers Restoration Act.

Key House Votes Advancing the Republican Agenda in the 118th Congress
Through June 6, 2023

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MoveOn activists across the country are demanding that corporations including Subway, AT&T, General Motors, and Comcast stop funding Fox News, in efforts to hold the network accountable for dividing Americans and spreading disinformation, bias, lies, and hate. Cable companies and advertisers provide two major revenue streams for Fox News, thus enabling the lies they spread. The most effective way MoveOn members can hold Fox News accountable is to demand that these companies “cut the cord” and stop funding the channel through any new advertising or potential increased cable fees.

Why Fox News is problematic:

According to a recent Navigator report, two-thirds of Americans, including 69% of independents and 46% of Republicans, believe Fox News divides the country and puts a political agenda and profits ahead of getting the story right. Two in three Americans report they’ve heard about Fox News firing talk show host Tucker Carlson, and a plurality believe it was the right decision.

The report also revealed that Americans are troubled by the network’s inaccuracy, propaganda, and division. Americans’ concerns are taking a clear toll on the network, as Fox News’ viewership has dropped within the last month: Navigator reports that regular viewership has declined by 4 percentage points (from 38% to 34%) since mid-April of this year.

Fox News pushes a right-wing political agenda, undermining our democracy with its inherent deceit and spreading of disinformation. “Fox News’ lies are fueled by the financial support of corporate advertisers like General Motors, AT&T, and Subway–every dollar that these corporations and others give to Fox News funds its extreme rhetoric, bigotry, disinformation, and conspiracy theories,” shares MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting. “Prospective advertisers should be on notice: We won’t back down from protesting these corporations until they stop funding Fox’s lies.”

How MoveOn members are taking action against Fox News:

Just last month, Fox News paid Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million in a blockbuster settlement over the network’s 2020 election lies. Unfortunately, this sum is nothing more than the “cost of doing business” for the media giant. This is not accountability. Not only does Fox News still need to go on-air to acknowledge pushing lies and conspiracy theories that undermined our democracy, but the companies who financially support Fox News must stop funding the network–or else let them continue stoking division and spreading disinformation. 

In the last several weeks, our #StopFundingFox initiative has heightened following  the Dominion trial, Fox News’ recent annual upfront pitch to advertisers in New York City, and Fox’s firing of Tucker Carlson. Our members are taking action in a number of ways to get advertisers’ attention and convince them to stop funding Fox:

• Protesting at the Fox News upfront in NYC: MoveOn coordinated a rally with Media Matters for America and Truth Tuesdays at the Fox upfront to ensure advertisers heard our demands to stop funding Fox as they walked into their meeting with the network. Protesters gathered with signs declaring, “Advertisers: Drop Fox,” “Fox News is Faux News,” and more–all in an attempt to discourage advertisers from funding Fox News.

• Hosting Stop Funding Fox rallies in other cities: MoveOn hosted Stop Funding Fox rallies at the headquarters of Subway in Miami and General Motors in Detroit with mobile billboards. Members delivered our petition with 60,000 signatures echoing this demand for the companies to stop advertising with Fox News.

• Launched a digital ad targeting AT&T, Subway, and General Motors: The same day as the rallies and the Fox upfront, we launched a digital ad highlighting that the lies Fox News spreads are funded by corporations. Any amount of advertising on Fox News subsidizes and supports the network’s far-right propaganda programming.

• Calling Subway, AT&T, and GM out via social media: MoveOn members have also taken to Facebook to get advertisers’ attention and hold them accountable for continuing to fund Fox.
  
  In a Facebook response to AT&T, MoveOn member Sundra Allen said, “Please stop supporting Fox News until their news is fact and opinion only if stated as such. Thank you.”
  
  MoveOn member Ronnie Carlson wrote the following on Subway’s Facebook page: “I’ve always gone to Subway. Until you stop funding Fox [N]ews, myself and my entire family will NOT be returning!”
  
  In a Facebook response to General Motors, MoveOn member Christine Bourg shared, “I own a GM car. I think GM is a pro American company. But supporting Fox News with their lies and hate filled bigotry against the people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and progressives in general is very unAmerican…”

How you can take action against Fox News:

The Fox News controversy won’t end without direct, continuous action against the companies funding Fox’s biased political agenda. We launched our Stop Funding Fox website in April 2023 to take action against said advertisers for funding Fox News’ dangerous rhetoric and spreading conspiracy theories. 

You can take action by signing the petition to make Fox News optional, calling your cable company and telling them you don’t want your cable bill to increase because of Fox, and emailing Fox funders demanding that they stop enabling Fox News’ lies, propaganda, and bigotry by dropping all future advertising on Fox News. Visit Stop Funding Fox to learn more and get involved.

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“President Biden and Democrats did the work both to stop a MAGA-led push for default that would have dragged America into a terrible recession, and to prevent MAGA Republicans from gutting the social and economic progress that MoveOn members have fought for over the last two years. The budget deal that President Biden secured is by no means perfect, but it protects jobs, veterans’ benefits, the Inflation Reduction Act’s historic climate change investments, and lifesaving health care benefits, while mostly preserving the social safety net. Republicans may hope that this vote wipes away their efforts to gut the progress that we’ve fought for, but we will not let voters forget what they voted for.” 

MoveOn continues its campaign to unseat the vulnerable Republican House members in swing districts who have been enabling MAGA extremism at the federal level. MoveOn boasts more than 600K members in these 18 “Complicit Caucus” districts, who are engaging in the effort to create real political consequences for these Republican elected officials.

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