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    Stop the Distribution of Samples of Infant Formula in Healthcare Facilities
    In the U.S., the vast majority of birthing hospitals give away industry-provided samples of infant formula to new mothers. Sign the petition to stop this destructive marketing practice.

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    Democracy Is For People
    Join the nationwide, grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend unlimited money trying to influence our elections and take over our democracy.

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    Break Up Bank of America
    Bank of America poses a grave threat to our economy. It is massive, complex and unstable—too big to manage and too big to regulate. Sign the petition to break up Bank of America.

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    Derail the TPP secret talks
    Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “free trade” agreement talks resume in Dallas, Texas in May. Negotiations will take place with the texts held in tight secrecy. Sign our petition demanding that negotiators release the texts.

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    Expose Corporations That Are Rigging the Justice System
    Be an activist whistleblower by helping us add companies to the forced arbitration rogues gallery.

     
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    Shine Sunlight on Election Spending
    The American public should know who is funding election-season campaigns. Email your members of Congress and encourage them to support the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 4010).

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    Sign the Consumer Rights Pledge
    The WTO ruled against U.S. country-of-origin labels on meat, dolphin-safe labels on tuna and the ban on sweet-flavored cigarettes. Pledge to stand up to the WTO’s attack on our consumer rights.

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    Fight Corruption
    Urge your members of Congress to cosponsor the Restore Public Trust Act (H.R. 4054) to stop Wall Street from secretly collecting insider information from Congress.

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    Expand Emergency Evacuation Zones for Nuclear Reactors
    Sign our petition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand emergency evacuation zones around U.S. nuclear reactors and make other improvements in emergency preparedness.

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    End Secrecy in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
    Take a moment to tell your Governor and Member of Congress to end the secrecy in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.

     
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    Tell the SEC to Require Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
    CEOs of massive corporations are poised to secretly funnel millions of dollars from corporate coffers toward electing corporate candidates in 2012. Join our action to stop them now!

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    Protect Our “Buy America” Policies
    Get the message out to Vice President Joe Biden: Protect our “Buy America” policies and stand for American manufacturing jobs—help us alert President Obama to the threat posed by the direction of Trans-Pacific FTA trade talks.

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    Urge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Improve Reactor Safety
    It’s critical that every effort is made to strengthen nuclear reactor safety standards and oversight. Sign a letter urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to improve nuclear reactor safety.

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    Strengthen the FDA’s Medical Device Approval Process
    Tell your members of Congress that the approval process for implanted devices should be at least as strong as the approval process for pharmaceuticals.

     
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    Alert Congress to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Corporate Affair
    Tell your members of Congress that the office of the U.S. Trade Representative needs to release the draft texts of the TPP. More than 600 corporations serving as U.S. trade advisors have full access to these drafts.

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    Reckless Corporations Can’t Be Trusted to Regulate Themselves
    Big Business and its lackeys in Washington, D.C., are trying to dismantle public protections that benefit the people. Sign our petition urging Congress to stand up for commonsense regulations.

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    Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Drinking Water
    Email your representative and ask him or her to oppose hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and call for the disclosure and monitoring of the chemicals used in the process.

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    Demand Congress Stand Up to Corporate Influence
    The perverse Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission gave corporations the “right” to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Learn more about what Congress can do.

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    Increase Nuclear Waste Safety
    Please take a moment to tell your representative to reject efforts to move radioactive waste to temporary dump sites.

     

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