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MoveOn Statement on President Biden’s Historic Pardons

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WASHINGTON – In response to President Joe Biden commuting 1,500 sentences and granting 39 pardons in the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “MoveOn applauds President Biden for providing much-deserved second chances and correcting past injustices for those mistreated by a justice system that needs to be reformed to truly make our communities safe. These acts of clemency are a crucial and historic step. We call on the president to continue through the remainder of his term and…

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Thank You MoveOn Members

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While we wave goodbye to a year full of ups and downs, we want to sincerely thank our MoveOn members for all the work you’ve done. It’s because of your efforts that we have so much hope for the future. We have even more work to do, but with you all on our team, we know we can make meaningful change. As always, thanks for all that you do!     The post Thank You MoveOn Members appeared first on MoveOn: People-Powered Progress. MoveOn: People-Powered Progress

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MoveOn: Latest Trump Call for Political Violence Against Opponents Cannot Be Normalized

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to Donald Trump’s issuing a violent threat concerning Liz Cheney, stating, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with 9 barrels shooting at her. Let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face,” MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “Threatening violence against any human and seeking revenge on your political opponents are qualities of a vengeful dictator, not the president of the United States. Donald Trump’s horrific and anti-democratic threat against…

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BREAKING: MoveOn Statement on Election Results

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement:  “Despite the deeply disappointing results of the election yesterday, our work to build a better future for our families and our nation does not end here. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans will continue to try and divide us in hopes we give up and clear the path for them to dismantle our democracy and take away our freedoms.  “As we process the outcome of the election, our MoveOn community is thinking about our friends, family, and…

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MoveOn Slams Jill Stein for Downplaying January 6 Insurrection

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn rebuked Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein for downplaying the January 6 insurrection. On a newly unearthed podcast, Stein said she is open to pardoning the individuals who attacked the Capitol on January 6 at Donald Trump’s direction and says the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election was “blown up for political reasons.”  “Not only do Jill Stein and Donald Trump share the same Republican operatives, they even share the same dangerous opinions about the deadly insurrection,” said Britt Jacovich, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson. “Stein’s…

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NEW: MoveOn Launches Ice Cream Truck Tour to Give Away Free Ice Cream and GOTV for Harris and Democrats

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Founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Jeni’s, and Malai partner with MoveOn to “Scoop the Vote” SEE OUR STOPS AND ICE CREAM RAFFLE AT MOVEON.ORG/SCOOP WASHINGTON, D.C. – As reported in USA Today, MoveOn Political Action will kick off a get-out-the-vote “Scoop the Vote” tour on September 16, where they will travel to key swing states and districts in an ice cream truck handing out free ice cream with special guests in their continued efforts to reach and engage voters. Throughout this tour, MoveOn is engaging in various partnerships at the…

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