Demand Progress

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Grassroots, nonpartisan organization with 2 million affiliated activists fighting for the rights and freedoms needed for a modern democracy.

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  1. 3 hours ago

    Getting fired because your mother-in-law died is just one of the callous ways treats its workers. Great work by Amazonians United, Sacramento.

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Progressive leaders and are raising the alarm about this weak bill - " it is critical that we do all we can in the House to protect consumers from reckless Wall Street gambling," they explained. Read more:

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  3. 10 hours ago

    Thankfully, we won't be alone. So thank you again to our Congressional champions: , , , , , , , , ,

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  4. 10 hours ago

    The next deadline for of the is March of 2020. We'll be driving petition signatures, phone calls, etc to Congress demanding Section 215 to be shut down and pushing for real reforms to mass government surveillance.

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  5. 10 hours ago

    The fight to shut down is far from over. But going into the new year, we're ecstatic to have 10 brilliant champions who aren't afraid to make bold calls about protecting privacy and human rights, both online and offline.

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  6. 10 hours ago

    Not everyone has the stomach to make a principled vote on a budget bill. But thankfully , , , , , , , , , didn't buckle. They voted no.

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  7. 10 hours ago

    This year, with the deadline to reauthorize the barreling towards us, Congress punted. They folded a straight reauth (with no privacy protections, no 4th Amendment protections, no reforms, no new oversight) into the budget bill.

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  8. 10 hours ago

    The CDR program is so controversial, so riddled with legal and privacy concerns, that the NSA stopped using it entirely, bc that level of gov't spying was too much of a hassle. But some in Congress, both Dems and Repubs, want to keep the CDR progam as is & re-up

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  9. 10 hours ago

    Also worth noting: and the CDR program are exactly what Edward was warning us about 6 years ago. And since then, no significant reforms or protections have been added to the . If anything, it's gotten worse, not better.

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  10. 10 hours ago

    This year a key part of the , Section 215, was set to expire. allows the gov't to collect HUGE amounts of personal data from millions of innocent people. If you've ever heard of "two-hops" that's Section 215. Specifically the CDR program.

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  11. 10 hours ago

    Their votes were no small feat. The continues to be rubber-stamped every few years despite MAJOR concerns about privacy and no evidence that mass surveillance has prevented a single terrorist attack.

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  12. 10 hours ago

    Big thanks and shout-out to these 10 courageous Dems who drew a line in the sand when it comes to surveillance: , , , , , , , , ,

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  13. Dec 3

    What happens when Amazon, Facebook, Google, and other tech giants crowd out the competition? They use their power and influence to avoid paying their taxes.

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  14. Dec 3

    One data privacy violation too many...

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  15. Dec 2

    Some of your state legislators are letting pharma and insurance company lobbyists write their talking points for them -- rather than listening to the desperate need of their own constituents for health care. It's as offensive as it is unsurprising.

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  16. Dec 2

    It's on.

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  17. Dec 2

    We still have a chance to pull US-support from the war in but only if you act now! Tell Congress not to give Trump a blank check for war: we have to make sure the defense spending bill INCLUDES language that pulls US-support out of Yemen!

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  18. Dec 1

    Let's give a tech monopoly access to doorbell cameras AND partnerships with local law enforcement, I mean, what's the worst that could happen?

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  19. Nov 30

    Tech giants and social media platforms: *turn users into "the product" by selling our personal data* California DMV: "Hold my beer"

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  20. Nov 30

    20 years ago thousands came together in Seattle to stop the WTO. Now the WTO is about to lose some of its core powers to override democracy. tells us here why that's good - and what comes next.

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