October 7, 2009
Feeding Friends-z
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Ken Lewis is on his way out at Bank of America. But not without one more parting gift from all of us.
Despite helping to drive us into one of the worst financial meltdowns in history, it’s been revealed that Bank of America plans to send Ken Lewis out the door with a $53.3 million pension on top of the hundreds of millions he’s already made during his failed tenure as CEO.
We’re the ones paying billions in tax dollars to bail out Bank of America for the mistakes Ken Lewis made. We shouldn’t let him take one more penny of our hard-earned money.
The Obama administration has appointed a ‘pay czar,’ Kenneth Feinberg, to make sure our tax dollars aren’t being used to pay outrageous earnings to bank CEOs.
Will you tell the pay czar to stop payment on the Ken Lewis bailout? http://seiu.org/stoppayment
SEIU Secretary Treasurer Anna Burger will be delivering a letter to Mr. Feinberg, asking him to withhold Lewis’ absurd compensation until Bank of America agrees to stop hurting our communities with reckless financial practices. But we want you, as a taxpayer, to sign on to the letter before we deliver it to Mr. Feinberg: http://seiu.org/stoppayment
The changes we’re asking for are simple - and they’re necessary to stop greedy banks from driving us toward another financial meltdown. Help make sure Ken Lewis doesn’t get another dime of our money until Bank of America cleans up its act.
Sign on to Anna Burger’s letter at http://seiu.org/stoppayment
Thanks,
John VanDeventer
SEIU.org
P.S. It’s not just Ken Lewis. CEOs at all the major banks are continuing to rake in millions, but they’ve done nothing to fix the problems that got us into this mess. Help us put them all on notice by signing the letter to pay czar Kenneth Feinberg.
October 2, 2009
Commecials, Politics, The Media and the Environment
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Dear MoveOn member,
Today, Michael Moore’s important new film, Capitalism: A Love Story is opening across the country.
On the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me, Moore returns to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyda
y lives of Americans. But this time he’s not just going after General Motors.
We’ve seen the film, and it’s a devastating and illuminating look at how thoroughly corporate influence has penetrated our government at the expense of all of us. It provides an important perspective that we all need to consider as we head into the fight to rein in Wall Street.
To find out when Capitalism: A Love Story is playing near you, click below:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=84780&location=97401-3420&id=17422-9659800-kM_6Mvx&t=3
Capitalism takes you deep into the latest crash on Wall Street, the subsequent bailouts, and the effect of both on regular, hard-working Americans.
Check out what people are saying about this film:
“No matter what side of the political fence you’re on or what you think of Moore as an activist and provocateur, a film that explores the economic meltdown and its historical roots is something most of us can get our heads around. Capitalism is impassioned, informative and entertaining…His rallying cry is simple: The country needs to return to its democratic roots.”—Claudia Puig, USA Today1
“Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story is a blistering, mad-as-hell indictment of everything in America that, according to Moore, has led to our current state of economic peril. The back-scratching greed and corruption, the cult of Wall Street as a casino for elites, the subprime mortgage vendors who operated like loan sharks: Moore pulls the big picture together…urgent, unsettling, and mischievously funny.”—Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly2
This is a political documentary that’s a lot of fun—and a movie that all of America needs to see. We really enjoyed it, and hope you do too.
Thanks for all you do.
–Daniel, Laura, Ilyse, Nita, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “Capitalism: A Love Story profits from populist outrage,” USA Today, September 23rd, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=84776&id=17422-9659800-kM_6Mvx&t=4
2. “Capitalism: A Love Story,” Entertainment Weekly, September 23rd, 2009
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20307593,00.html
September 21, 2009
Health Care, Politics, U.S. Law and Policy
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Brian –
There’s big movement in Congress: Just a short time after President Obama laid out a comprehensive plan for reform, the fifth and final congressional committee has unveiled its health reform legislation.
It’s the furthest we’ve come in generations.
But we can’t let up — we need the President’s call to keep ringing in the ears of Congress — and we need your help to make it happen.
Please click here to call your senators, and to report your call.
According to our records, you live in Oregon. Please call:
Sen. Ron Wyden at 202-224-5244
Sen. Jeff Merkley at 202-224-3753
(Not your senators? Click here to look yours up.)
Call your senators, and tell whoever answers where you are from and that you want them to support the President’s plan. Ask them if they support the plan — and if they do, make sure to strongly thank them.
Don’t forget to click here to let us know what they said.
And if you get a busy signal, it just means that other supporters are calling in too, so please try again to make sure all of our voices are heard.
This movement has brought us to a historic moment where reform is within reach. Now your energy and commitment are needed to get us the rest of the way.
Please call today:
http://my.barackobama.com/SeptemberCalls
Thanks,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
August 31, 2009
Health Care, U.S. Law and Policy
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Dear Friend,
Our latest Reality Check video features Vice President Joe Biden addressing the biggest whopper of all: that our health insurance system works just fine and Americans don’t care about reform. Nothing could be further from the truth.
So we’re trying something new. You can help the Vice President debunk this myth by uploading your own video on why reform matters to you. This is an opportunity for Americans of all backgrounds and situations to make the case for reform in your own words.
Watch the Vice President’s video and then respond with your own:
A Reality Check from the Vice President
Need some help? We also have a new online quiz to help set the record straight about health insurance reform. Find out what’s in reform for somebody like you by answering a few questions.
What does reform mean if you already have insurance? What if you don’t? What does it mean if you’re young? If you’re a senior? If you have children?
Take the quiz and then share it — simple tools like this are a great way to cut through the noise and get the facts about reform: www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck/quiz
Thank you,
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Director, White House Office of Health Reform
P.S. No matter your age, where you work, whether you have insurance or not, you’ll be surprised at how much you’ll get out of health insurance reform. But don’t just take my word for it — take the quiz: www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck/quiz
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