Tell Rick Perry it’s time to stop playing political games with our kids’ future.   Last week the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), led by Rick Perry’s appointee, voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from social studies textbook standards. That’s right. Thomas Jefferson — Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and a […]

I wanted to take a moment to thank you directly for the outstanding work you’ve been doing as part of Organizing for America’s Final March for Reform. I can tell you that your voice is heard in Washington every day. I see how your efforts are moving us toward victory. But I also know that […]

  After an intense White House lobbying effort, Dennis Kucinich announced on Wednesday morning that he has decided to vote for health care reform when it comes before the House in the next few days, reversing his previous position and giving a boost to President Obama, congressional leaders and the reform effort. Kucinich had been […]

  It’s the biggest "doughnut hole" of them all: Members of the middle class are losing their health insurance faster than any other income group, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The number of middle-income earners covered by employer health insurance fell by three million from 2000 to 2008, and […]

  CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus came to the meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee preparing to deliver an "eight-minute statement" expressing his personal feelings about the repeal of the military’s "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell" policy. Unfortunately, Senator Carl Levin, who chaired the committee, put the kibosh on those plans, citing time constraints. Instead […]

As soon as health care passes, the American people will see immediate benefits. The legislation will: Prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all new plans; Provide immediate access to insurance for uninsured Americans who are uninsured because of a pre-existing condition through a temporary high-risk pool; Prohibit dropping people from coverage when they get […]

In 2008, voters in Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district voted to send President Obama to Washington to fight for change — including for desperately needed health insurance reform. They expected Republican Representative Joseph Cao to reach across the aisle to be a partner for change. Unfortunately, after supporting reform last fall, Rep. Cao is reportedly now […]

    A leading Democratic consultant who serves in an official capacity with the Democratic National Committee has come out in favor of primary challenges to Democratic lawmakers who help kill the president’s health care bill. Donna Brazile, who is the Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation at the DNC and a top-ranking strategist […]

Great news: This weekend’s events were a huge success. OFA volunteers all over the country helped tens of thousands of voters in key districts speak out for reform. Phones have been ringing off the hook in Capitol Hill offices for days, but with everything on the line and so little time left, we have to […]

Consumer Reports, the trusted independent organization that we depend on to help us discern good products and services from bad ones is an ardent supporter of the healthcare reform bill after studying it in detail. Help get this bill to the finish line now. I just gave my donation to the cause, if able please […]