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June 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Tell your Senators: Vote against funding increases for ICE workplace raids

Trump has called in the U.S. military to support ICE raids in Los Angeles, provoking violence in a crisis of his own making. Tell your Senators to stop funding the violence. Dear John, The man who instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims …

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June 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM

BREAKING: House votes to defund public media

The House of Representatives just voted to take back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting. Dear John, The House of Representatives just voted to slash $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting. These are huge, crippling cuts, and if passed by …

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June 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM

We must walk and chew gum at the same time.

The House will vote tomorrow on whether or not to cut $1 billion from public broadcasting. Dear John, There’s a lot going on. That’s Trump’s model. Create as much chaos as possible to distract from anything he thinks is unpopular and drive attention to what he thinks he wins on.…

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June 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM

Lina Khan reveals: How businesses may be using your data to rip you off

This week, join former FTC Chair Lina Khan to explore the shady world of surveillance pricing Dear John, We have a special treat for you this week, as former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan joins us to talk about the shady world of surveillance pricing. Go undercover w…

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June 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The Smithsonian

There are five facets to Trump’s authoritarian attack on the American mind: Gut education, dismantle science, suppress the media, attack the arts, and rewrite history. Dear John, If you follow me on social media or Substack, you’ve heard me railing about Trump’s attack on the Am…

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June 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM

The most dangerous — and underreported — part of Trump’s agenda

We must act now with all possible urgency to stop Trump’s authoritarian takeover. Dear John, I’m writing to you today to issue a warning about one of the most dangerous and under-reported aspects of Trump’s authoritarian agenda. It’s his attack on the American mind. Ask y…

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June 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Demand your Senator reject Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill,” its cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and its tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy that will balloon the national debt by nearly $2.4 trillion!

We can beat this bill and force Congress to start over Dear John, The name of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” twists the English language to Orwellian extremes. “Big” it may be, but “Beautiful” – only if you find beauty in the gutting of the social safety net that protects…

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June 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM

House passes sneak attack to strip judges’ power to stop Trump

Donald Trump’s authoritarian rampage is pushing our democracy to the brink, and the federal courts are fighting back. Dear John, In some 180 rulings so far, federal judges have stopped Trump from (1) deporting people without due process, (2) illegally closing federal agencies,…

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June 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Don’t let Congress gut our nonprofits!

The GOP’s big budget bill threatens to cripple nonprofits with new taxes and penalties. The Senate must strip these provisions from the bill. Dear John, You’ve heard me talk a lot about Trump’s Big Ugly Bill and its massive cuts to Medicaid to fund huge tax breaks for billionair…

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June 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM

If Republicans wanted to boost employment, they’d expand Medicaid

The GOP’s proposed Medicaid work requirements are intended to strip coverage from millions of Americans. John, Republicans are pushing false claims about Medicaid work requirements. Here’s the truth: Most adult Medicaid recipients already work – a solid 64%, in fact – often in …

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June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Charter and Cox want to control your internet! Tell the FCC to stop it.

The proposed Charter-Cox media merger will raise your internet bill, reduce service quality, and leave fewer options – unless we stop it now. Dear John, A massive corporate merger is threatening to make internet access even more unequal – and we must act now to stop it. Charter…

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May 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM

I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw these numbers

I just got a report back on our latest videos, and I needed to share the results with you right now. Dear John — I’m re-sending this important email from earlier in the week to make sure you didn't miss it. — Robert Reich Dear John, The team here at Inequality Media Civic Ac…

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May 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Paramount can’t sell out free speech to appease Trump

Paramount wants to settle Trump’s lawsuit to curry favor for a potential merger. Don’t let them help Trump bully the press into silence! Dear John, It’s a perfect storm to deliver maximum damage to the free press: Trump’s authoritarian attacks designed to weaken opposition and …

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May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM

I can’t wait to tell you about our latest test results

I just got a report back on our latest videos, and I needed to share the results with you right now. Dear John, The team here at Inequality Media Civic Action just launched a new series of voter-persuasion videos, and the results have been incredible. Usually, if a video mov…

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May 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Don’t let Congress threaten veterans’ benefits

Veterans’ services, benefits, and jobs are all under attack by Congress and this administration. Show your support and march on June 6! Dear John, In an era where a self-dealing president plans a huge military parade to celebrate his own birthday, while cutting services, benefit…

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May 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM

Tell Amazon: Recognize the Safety Bill of Rights – or face the consequences

The Amazon Labor Union demands that Amazon recognize the Safety Bill of Rights, written by Amazon workers, to improve working conditions and reduce worker injuries. Dear John, The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is calling on Amazon to recognize the Safety Bill of Rights. Strong union…

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May 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM

We’re fast approaching a tipping point to dictatorship

We must act now with all possible urgency to stop Trump’s authoritarian takeover. Dear John, I don’t want to cause undue alarm, but I truly believe that America is rapidly moving from democracy to full-blown authoritarianism. In just the past week, the Trump regime has: …

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May 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Reject the billionaire tax scam before it becomes law

The Republican Congress is pushing a plan to make the 2017 Trump Tax Scam permanent, paying for it with cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to the poor. John, Congress is pushing Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” with trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the rich -- and gu…

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May 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM

BREAKING: Trump megabill passes the House

I honestly believe this might be the worst bill I’ve seen in all my years in politics. Dear John, Early this morning, while many Americans were still asleep, the House of Representatives passed Trump’s huge, horrible mega-bill If passed in the Senate, this bill will cut $1.2 t…

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