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#BeThe1To

World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th. It is a day aimed at helping those in our lives who struggle with depression and who may have suicidal thoughts. It is a day for putting your hand out and asking someone to take hold.

Big Money in Politics is the Enemy of Progress

Big money from wealthy donors and corporations is truly a bipartisan problem.

It's Time For Vaccine Mandates

The pandemic has claimed enough lives. We have a vaccine. It is safe. It is effective. It is time to require it as the price of admission to society.

One Day Longer: The Battle Cry of Alabama Miners

It is long past time for the industries in this country to respect and honor American workers.

Summer Thunder Part 3: A Better Way

Ask yourself if the situation is such that only law enforcement can or should respond. In many cases, that answer is “no”. Here’s a guide to looking beyond 911.

The New New Deal

Millions of Americans rely on social security for their basic needs. However, for more than 50 years, public policy has forced them to live in poverty.

Tell Tennessee Officials Not to Whitewash Education

BIPOC students are aware that the real story is more complicated than, “there used to be racism, but the Civil War and the Civil Rights Act solved it.” Their education will now be required by law to ignore a key part of their experience.

A Riot is the Language of the Unheard

It is time to stop killing people of color. It is time to do away with legislation that causes yet more suffering for communities of color.

The Vote

We have the opportunity to make voting in this country a more just exercise. Let us seize the moment.

When Will Their Sentences End?

If incarceration is part of paying a debt to society, for America’s 6.1 million people with felony convictions, disenfranchisement can mean that the debt is never fully paid.

The Times They Are A Changin'

Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters, around you have grown — Bob Dylan (1964)

Beauty [and the Beast of Uncertainty]

My stylist and your barber need to keep their lights on and roofs over their head just like you and me.

Resistbot for Organizers

An organizer's guide to using all the features of Resistbot to pressure elected officials or send voters to the polls.

Every Donation Now Earns You Coins

Now you earn coins with each donation you make, and can spend them to advance the issues and causes you care about to your fellow members.

Resistbot is live in the App Store

Driving letters to the President, members of Congress, Governors, state legislators, and other elected officials is easier than ever with our first iOS app.

Introducing Rewarded Alerts

Now you can be rewarded for helping your fellow Resistbot members, and in turn, ask others for help on campaigns you care about.

Build Your Following

Introducing a new feature for monthly donors: the ability to build a following. Followers will receive instant text alerts anytime you publish a new petition.

You + Us = Community

As we celebrate our 4th anniversary, we're reflecting upon all that we've accomplished, taking pride in the community that has grown up around us, and we're fired up for year 5.