Sign the petition: We must commit before it’s too late–no more fossil fuels

[Daily Kos Campaigns]( Here are some of the most popular and time-sensitive petitions from Daily Kos, the largest online gathering space for progressives. - [Sign the petition: We must commit before it’s too late–no more fossil fuels]( Sign the petition: We must commit before it’s too late–no more fossil fuels We are in the midst of a global climate crisis. This past year is set to be one of the hottest ever recorded. Yet, we continue to expand the root cause of the problem–new fossil fuel projects continue to be approved. - [Sign the petition: Justice Clarence Thomas must resign]( Sign the petition: Justice Clarence Thomas must resign For 30-plus years, Clarence Thomas has served on the U.S. Supreme Court where he helped overturn the right to abortion, eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, gutted environmental protections and turned on the flow of corporate money that would corrupt our electoral system. During that time, he concealed decades of lavish trips paid for by several major GOP donors, including Harlan Crow. - [Sign the petition: Billionaires must pay income taxes, just like the rest of us do]( Sign the petition: Billionaires must pay income taxes, just like the rest of us do TARGET: Congress Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Michael Bloomberg famously paid $0 in federal incomes taxes in several recent years. Today, the richest 1% owns roughly one-third of U.S. wealth while the bottom half of Americans own just 2.5%. We need a billionaire's income tax. - [Daily Kos can't be bought. We are the country's largest independent news and activism hub because of our grassroots donors. Donate $3 to Daily Kos.]( - [SIGN THIS: End preferential tax treatment for millionaire fund managers]( SIGN THIS: End preferential tax treatment for millionaire fund managers TARGET: Congress The carried interest loophole allows private equity & hedge fund managers to claim large portions of their compensation as investment gains -- which means they pay lower tax rates than nurses, teachers or sanitation workers. It is the everything wrong with our tax code. - [Sign if you agree: Speaker Mike Johnson is a dangerous extremist]( Sign if you agree: Speaker Mike Johnson is a dangerous extremist Mike Johnson, a former attorney for the right-wing hate group Alliance Defending Freedom, holds extreme views on everything from separation of church and state to LGBTQ+ freedoms and abortion rights. He has argued that we do not live in a democracy, and was a leading architect to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Every single Republican must answer for the extreme views of their new House Speaker. - [Sign the petition: Stop corporate greed–they’re ripping us off]( Sign the petition: Stop corporate greed–they’re ripping us off TARGET: Congress Since 2020, corporations have used inflation as a guise to continually hike prices up and rake in record profits. It’s price gouging, or greedflation, and it has only to do with corporate greed–major corporations are ripping off consumers. - [Sign the petition: Disqualify Trump from running for president]( Sign the petition: Disqualify Trump from running for president! TARGET: Secretaries of State Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is very clear. Any person who has taken an oath to support the Constitution, but has subsequently engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, is disqualified from holding office. Donald Trump's actions on January 6 make him ineligible to run for president, and he must be disqualified. - [Sign the petition: Stop Exxon & Chevron’s Big Oil mega-mergers]( Sign the petition: Stop Exxon & Chevron’s Big Oil mega-mergers TARGET: Federal Trade Commission Exxon and Chevron, two Big Oil giants, want to get even bigger. Exxon is attempting to buy up Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion. Chevron is trying to purchase Hess for $53 billion. The F.T.C. must put consumers, workers, and the environment first. - [It's getting chilly outside. Stay warm with a Daily Kos hoodie. Click here to get yours now!]( - [Sign the petition: Ban assault weapons!]( Sign the petition: Ban assault weapons! TARGET: Congress Every day, we hear news of another mass shooting, another life lost, another community shattered. The common denominator? Assault weapons. These firearms have no place in our neighborhoods. Congress must take action and ban assault weapons. - [Sign if you agree: Fox News is a waste of your brain cells]( Sign if you agree: Fox News is a waste of your brain cells We all know that Fox News lies, distorts and manipulates to serve a right-wing agenda. Even worse, though, is studies have shown watching Fox News makes you less informed about politics than if you just stopped watching the news altogether. - [Sign the petition: Denounce MAGA GOP's baseless impeachment inquiry against President Biden]( Sign the petition: Denounce MAGA GOP's baseless impeachment inquiry against President Biden TARGET: Congress In an audacious and deeply troubling move, House Republicans have called for a formal impeachment inquiry targeting President Joe Biden. Despite the glaring absence of concrete evidence. This is all about revenge against impeaching Donald Trump. - [Sign the petition: Time to fix the broken student loan system]( Sign the petition: Time to fix the broken student loan system TARGET: Dept. of Education The student loan payment process is becoming more complex and challenging, with recent examples of systemic failures from student loan servicers like MOHELA. Negligence from the servicers has put the financial futures of 800,000 borrowers at risk. The entire student loan system is plagued with similar issues, and borrowers should not have to bear the brunt of servicers' mistakes. - [Without on-going support, abortion clinics will close. Help keep the lights on by donating $5 today.]( - [Sign the petition: Renew pandemic-era anti-poverty programs]( Sign the petition: Renew pandemic-era anti-poverty programs TARGET: Congress The expiration of pandemic-era public assistance programs like the expanded Child Tax Credit led to increased poverty rates across all racial and ethnic groups. This isn't just a setback; it's a policy failure that disproportionately impacts low-income families, communities of color, and children. - [SIGN: Republicans opposed infrastructure law. They can't take credit for it now.]( SIGN: Republicans opposed infrastructure law. They can't take credit for it now. TARGET: Republicans Two years after Congress passed President Biden's infrastructure law, voters are seeing the benefits: new roads, new bridges and more. But Republicans who voted against the bill are now trying to claim credit, while feeding their consituents anti-Biden propaganda. - [Sign the petition: Trump is a clear & present danger to democracy]( Sign the petition: Trump is a clear & present danger to democracy TARGET: News media Donald Trump had no plans to leave office when he lost the 2020 presidential election. The more we learn, the more certain we can be that he’ll attempt another coup if given the opportunity. That’s why we must treat Trump as the danger to our democracy and threat to our freedoms that he is. - [Sign the petition: We need nuclear arms control]( Sign the petition: We need nuclear arms control With global tensions and conflicts on the rise, effective arms control & non-proliferation measures are our best defense. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is our chance to steer humanity away from nuclear disaster. - [We're not gonna lie: Holding the Senate in 2024 is going to be hard. 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