Day 645:

Keep the focus on inequality

Analysis: If you’re rich, you’re more lucky than smart. And there’s math to prove it

‘CEOs don’t want this released’: US study lays bare extreme pay-ratio problem

GDP vs human thriving: a “healthy” economy means debt-haunted people, desperately searching for housing

America’s 1% hasn’t controlled this much wealth since before the Great Depression

The wealth of America’s three richest families grew by 6,000% since 1982

Tax the rich, or eat the rich, let the rich decide.

Further Reading:

To Tackle Climate Crisis, US Must ‘Be Bold and Aggressive in Standing Up to Greed of Fossil Fuel Industry’: “We have got to rally the American people. The scientific community has made it 100 percent clear… this is a major crisis facing this country and our planet.”

Canada is the only high-income country with universal health that excludes coverage of prescription drugs. Based on new estimates, implementing national pharmacare in 2020 will require $9.7 billion in new public funding but save $13.9 billion in the private sector, for a net saving of $4.2 billion. (this is what we could be doing if we had universal health care, we could be making it better)

The right’s push to privatize school took a major beating in the midterms. From California to New York, the charter school attack got a taste of democracy.

Liberals, learn the politics of emotion to beat rightwing populists

Six months before people were sickened by contaminated romaine, Trump’s Food and Drug Administration – responding to pressure from the farm industry and Trump’s order to eliminate regulations – shelved water-testing rules crafted by the FDA under Obama.

Private prison companies served with lawsuits over using detainee labor

Why don’t we ever call white extremists terrorists?

‘These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.’

Is Trump Compromised By Saudi Money?

White House lacks lawyers to deal with empowered Democrats

Full ‘Public Hanging’ Video Surfaces, Revealing More About Hyde-Smith’s Views

“The system is rigged” How the crimes of The Panama Papers affect us all

CNN’s Brian Stelter Roasts Fox For Focusing On Ocasio-Cortez’s Shoes More Than Climate Report

The GOP is now the party of neo-Confederates

$3,700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs

Right-wing violence rising in the U.S.

Ocasio-Cortez on border tensions: Applying for refugee status isn’t a crime

Trump Ramped Up Drone Strikes in America’s Shadow Wars | In his first two years, Donald Trump launched 238 drone strikes in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia—way beyond what the ‘Drone President’ Barack Obama did.

U.S. tax reform is not sustainable: German finance minister (translation: Tax cuts for the rich)

Schiff: Whitaker not telling Congress his intentions on Mueller

Conservative Republicans are least supportive of making it easy for everyone to vote

How Southern politicians defended white supremacy — and made the South poorer

Trump’s Christian Apologists Are Unchristian

Putin’s Navy Attacks Ukraine Gunboats and Hands Trump a New Crisis He’d Like to Ignore

Fox News has found a new ‘villain’ in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

GM to cut car production in North America, halt some models: source

Trump ‘has no legal authority’ to make asylum-seekers stay in Mexico

Children ‘Screaming and Coughing in the Mayhem’ as Trump Border Patrol Fires Tear Gas Into Mexico

Beto O’Rourke: Deal with border crisis ‘the right way and follow our own laws’

Former Trump campaign manager admits there was, in fact, a ‘vast right-wing conspiracy’ to undermine the Clintons

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Tools of change:

Feel like this is all a bunch of bullshit? Want to do something about it?

Lets kick Chuck Grassley out of congress!

If Susan Collins Votes Yes on Kavanaugh we fund her opponent!

Calling your government representative:

Call your Senator
Call your House Rep (Or use this spreadsheet)
Call your Governor
Call your Attorney General
Or try this website
Fax Congress here (free!)

You can also use 5Calls.org if you are having a hard time figuring out what to say.

Tell them in no uncertain terms that you want them to fight to stop Trump from doing these things. Tell them you will be watching them closely on how they vote, and will hold them accountable during the next election if they cave to Trump. You can also call other states congress people and threaten to donate to their opponent if they don’t do what you want.

Phone Bank for Progressive Candidates:

https://www.grassrootspb.com/

Call the White House:

202-456-1111

Call the “White House”:

Use this website to call one of Trump’s many properties he has not put into a blind trust yet, and let them know how you feel (be polite, they are workers just like us, but be firm).

Do a little Slacktivism:

Send Some Text Messages for progressive causes (I know it says textforbernie, but its for a range of progressive candidates) Or you can have your texts turned into faxes by the ResistBot

Go to a town hall and talk to your congress person in person:

Check when the next town hall is here

Monitor your congressperson:

Keep track of how your senator is voting on cabinet picks here, so you can call them up and give them hell if they vote for any of these worthless fuckers.

See how your elected representatives are voting for or against Trump.

Elections!

Also be sure to keep track if you live in a district with an upcoming flip-able seat (flip to the left that is)

See if you have a special election in your area!

Is your mayor up for election? Find out, get involved!

Upcoming house votes:

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/

Upcoming senate bills:

http://www.senateseeker.com/vote.php?upcoming=true

Monitor Trumps Conflict of Interests:

From CNN of all people.

The Atlantic

General Guides:

Guidelines by former Congress staffers on how to get Congress to listen. https://www.indivisibleguide.com/

Run For Office!:

Want to run for office in your area to fight back, check this out for positions that are open in your area, how to register, and what you need to do to win office!

Remove the Corporate Democrats!:

Join the fight to clean out the democratic party: Justice Democrats!

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