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| On September 20, tens of thousands of us hit the streets for Make Billionaires Pay—taking action in cities across the country. Working people are ready to fight back against Trump and his billionaire backers, who are trying to strip our communities of resources AND silence our voices. Trump and his MAGA allies aren’t just ramming through a 10-year budget that guts Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and clean energy jobs to bankroll billionaire tax cuts. They’re also escalating attacks on our freedoms—targeting dissent, threatening protest rights, and trying to criminalize resistance. Now, Congress must pass an annual spending bill by September 30 or the government will shut down. This isn’t just about avoiding a shutdown—it’s about whether Democrats will hold the line or cave to Trump’s billionaire agenda and his assault on free speech and democracy. This week, we’re organizing to show that the multiracial working class refuses to be sacrificed for billionaire greed. Here’s how you can plug in 👇 |
| TAKE ACTION: Protect Our Medicare—Say No to AI-Driven Denials Trump’s Medicare chief, Dr. Oz, wants to hand traditional Medicare over to private companies using artificial intelligence to override doctors’ decisions. This dangerous pilot program in six states would turn Medicare into an AI-powered denial machine—just like privatized Medicare Advantage, which already costs taxpayers $150 billion more a year while delaying and denying care. We can’t let corporations or algorithms decide whether our parents, grandparents, and neighbors get lifesaving care. Congress must act now to stop this privatization scheme. 👉 Sign the petition: Protect Our Medicare |
| PHONE BANKS: Fight Forward During the fight to stop Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, our Tax and Budget Fight phone banks brought us something powerful: deeper connection with people across the country. Together, we listened to our neighbors, lifted up their struggles, and helped thousands take action—patching them through to Congress to demand NO cuts to Medicaid, food, and housing. 🚨 WHAT’S NEXT? 🚨 We’re leveling up. This fall, we launch the Fight Forward Phone Bank—both in-person and online. From Labor Day to MLK Day, we’ll hold 1,000,000 deep listening conversations with multiracial working-class people across the country. We’ll connect around the daily struggles working people face, expose how the Big Ugly Bill harms our families, and lay the foundation to win big in 2026. 💥 Join us as we fight forward and turn disconnection into collective power—one conversation at a time. 💥 Thursday, Sept 25—6-8:30 p.m. ET |
| WEEK OF ACTION: How we fight back Monday, September 22 – Friday, September 27 We live in the richest country in the world. So why are 12 million people spending half their paycheck on rent? Why are millions of Americans homeless—or living right on the brink of homelessness? Because our government allows venture capitalists to buy up homes and apartments, jack up rents, and evict families—while slashing housing supports that millions depend on. The Trump administration wants to gut HUD, letting billionaires steal $33.6 billion that should be used to help people keep a roof over their heads. These cuts would devastate communities, strip people of safe homes, and fuel the housing crisis. Congress must act boldly to defend and expand these resources—so every family can have a safe, secure, and permanently affordable home. Here’s how you can fight back: ✅ Sign the Homes Not Handcuffs letter campaign to demand Congress stop the cuts and protect housing supports: Take Action Here » ✅ Join People’s Action Homes Guarantee Members for a Week of Action, September 22–27, as we call out corporate landlords, demand no cuts to housing, and lift up the vision of homes for all. |
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