Sales of bombs that might have been dropped on Yemeni civilians have been suspended by the Biden administration. This may be the first step toward pulling U.S. support from the war in Yemen. Sign this petition to applaud Biden and encourage him to terminate the sales completely.
President Trump has been impeached for a second time after inciting a mob to overtake the chambers of Congress with deadly violence. Support this essential safeguarding of American democracy.
Assault rifles and other deadly weapons will be removed from Canadian streets, allowing citizens to rest easy. These weapons will no longer be available for madmen to use against innocent people in the deadly mass shootings that ravage our communities. Thank the Prime Minister of Canada for prohibiting them.
Libya’s decade-old war has finally been brought to a close with the signing of a permanent historic ceasefire agreement. Libyans will soon be able to return to peace and progress with the cessation of hostilities. Praise the work of the negotiators in bringing about this long-awaited peace agreement.
Russia and Germany will collaborate in the investigation of the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, signaling a welcome opportunity to learn the truth behind an event eerily similar to attacks on numerous other Russian opposition figures. Congratulate the German Justice Ministry’s good sense in allowing this cooperation.
The US Army has suspended its efforts to recruit teenagers through the video game platform Twitch thanks to pressure from concerned citizens. This is an important victory for human rights. Applaud those who spoke out against this practice.
Facebook recently removed a Trump campaign advertisement that displayed a symbol used by the Nazis. The symbol, a red triangle, was used to identify political prisoners and communists during WWII. Applaud Facebook for removing Trump’s harmful and alarming use of a Nazi symbol for political gain.
A key Republican-led Senate committee voted to remove confederate names from army bases, despite adamant resistance from President Trump. This vote would require the Pentagon to strip military bases and equipment of confederate names, monuments or symbols within three years. Thank the Armed Services Committee for working to address racism in America.
Twitter has introduced fact-checking labels on Trump’s false statements, drawing ire from the tweet-happy president. Although Trump has threatened to strip the rights of social media companies in retaliation, Twitter is standing strong. Thank the social media company for taking an important step toward mitigating the president’s misuse of their platform.
Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden for president in a live stream on Biden’s social media. Bernie is putting party unity first and ensuring that Biden will take the progressive part of the Democratic Party very seriously in the coming election to beat Donald Trump. Thank Bernie for supporting party unity.
Chris Matthews resigned from Hardball on MSNBC during a broadcast following sexist and antisemitic remarks. Thanks to pressure from activists, Matthews is making way for a younger and more progressive generation of journalists. Thank Matthews for showing remorse and stepping down.
President Trump has finally been impeached by the House for high crimes and misdemeanors. For years, this man has made living in the U.S. dangerous as he encouraged racism, hunted down immigrants, and let polluters destroy the environment. Thank lawmakers for voting to have him removed from power.
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Activists like you won a great victory, as Puerto Rico’s corrupt and bigoted Governor Rosselló announced he would be resigning. Thanks to the pressure of strong leadership and resistance from human rights advocates everywhere, there will be one less bigot in office.
After Marshae Jones was shot in the stomach during a dispute, she tragically lost her unborn child. She was charged with manslaughter, triggering widespread condemnation. Thank the prosecutor for eventually dropping charges and keeping “the best interest of justice” the priority.
Scientists dedicated to confronting climate change have finally been elected to Congress. Support evidence-based climate change policy and encourage our new scientist representatives to continue fighting for the environment.
After demands from people across the country, the FBI will investigate allegations of sexual violence made against potential Supreme Court judge Brett Kavanaugh. Sign the petition to thank Senator Jeff Flake for breaking with his party and demanding an investigation.
California just overturned all past cannabis convictions, a huge win for the state. Share your support to help keep the tide turning in the direction of positive change.
Rhode Island is taking decisive action to prevent future gun tragedies. These initiatives are the appropriate responses in the midst of a national gun violence epidemic. Congratulate the Ocean State governor for these reformist measures while urging continued action.
A reporter who called Black people “primates” and suggested women who seek abortions be treated as murderers has been fired from the Atlantic. Sign this petition to thank a watchdog journalism group that helped expose his history of dangerous rhetoric.
In the wake of the horrific Parkland school shooting, Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a modest gun control bill into law. This is a small but important step to help prevent future mass shootings. Sign this petition to applaud Governor Scott’s decision to take political action on the gun violence issue.
President Trump said in a statement that he will testify under oath as part of the probe into Russian collusion, and on the firings of FBI Director Comey and National Security Adviser Flynn. Support this decision and demand that Trump follow through on this claim.
President Trump will scrap his own voter fraud commission, which he created to investigate his own allegations that illegal votes were the reason he lost the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. Support the dissolution of this unnecessary and potentially dangerous panel.
Both parties of the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution that requires Trump to condemn hate groups and for the Attorney General to investigate these acts of violence. Sign this petition thanking Representative Connelly and the members of Congress for making this a priority.
A single payer healthcare system is gaining more congressional support than ever before and is set to be introduced in the coming weeks. California Senator Kamal Harris has declared that she will co-sponsor the bill with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Sign this petition and thank Senator Harris for her bold support of this controversial plan.
