Republicans block insulin price caps. Why? Follow the money.
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Republicans block insulin price caps in the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. Why? Follow the money.
Republican senators voted down a cap on the price of insulin in the private market, removing it from Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. Democrats had tried to preserve the provision to cap insulin costs at $35 for private insurers, but that vote failed due to Republican opposition. The legislation, however, still includes a $35 copay cap on the price of insulin for people 65 and older on Medicare. - NBC
"This is a kitchen-table issue. One in four Americans is forced to skip or ration doses of insulin and that's life-threatening. No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head", said Nancy Pelosi (NPR)
Why would Republicans block a measure that would help millions of Americans? Follow the money from Big Pharma to Republicans to see why you pay so much for drugs.
Corporate greed is a fatal condition
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi make a killing from raising insulin prices. (Pun intended). Follow the blood money that Big Pharma pays Republicans to block measure to reduce the cost of insulin with this PowerMap. (What is blood money? Money obtained at the cost of another's life. - Merriam Webster Dictionary)
- How many diabetics and people without health insurance there per county.
- Average insulin price: $280/vial
- How Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi control the $22 billion U.S. insulin market
- Multi-million CEO salaries for insulin drug maker CEOs
- How drug barons spend $29 billion on political donations through PhRMA drug association
- Pharmaceuticals/Health Products lobbying expense in 2021 : $353,940,426
- Which Republicans got the most donations from PhRMA in 2020
- How John Robert's opened the floodgates to dark money in politics with Citizens United
- How to contact Senators to demand they support the new bill to limit insulin to $30/month
- How Reclaim Democracy fights for fair voting rights to lower the cost of drugs
Follow the insulin blood money
Diabetics struggle with high insulin prices
More than 1 in 5 insulin users on private medical insurance pay more than $35 per month for the medicine, according to a recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Some 7 million Americans require insulin daily. A Yale University study found that 14 percent of those insulin users are spending more than 40 percent of their income after food and housing costs on the medicine.
“The cost of insulin isn’t just out of control, it is devastating people," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said on the Senate floor, imploring the GOP not to strip the price cap from the bill. "This should not be a hard vote to cast.” - Washington Post
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“Senate Republicans are working hand in hand with their Big Pharma allies to oppose lowering the costs of medicine like insulin — all so that the GOP’s corporate backers can continue making record profits at hard working Americans’ expense. While Democrats are fighting to lower the costs of healthcare, Republicans are looking out for the rich, the powerful and big corporations who profit by making Americans pay higher prices — and in 2022 voters will hold every GOP Senate candidate accountable.” - DSCC
Use this map to see who will suffer from Republican pandering to corporate greed.
Who suffers from high insulin prices?
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Prices for insulin in America doubled between 2012 and 2016. Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicare. The Affordable Insulin Now Act caps insulin prices at either $35 a month or 25% of an insurance plan's negotiated price — whichever is lower.
“Republicans have just gone on the record in favor of expensive insulin,” Wyden said in a statement. “After years of tough talk about taking on insulin makers, Republicans have once against wilted in the face of heat from Big Pharma." - NBC
What you can do to lower prices
Make a direct connection between high insulin prices, voting and pharma donations to Republicans to block insulin price caps. This dashboard designed with ArcGIS Online with CDC data.
- Click on a county and immediately see the number of people suffering from diabetes and affected by high insulin prices.
- Click forward to see the Senators who are supposed to represent that area and how to contact them.
- Click on the links in the side panel to understand why the price of insulin is eight times more in America than Canada.
- What is in the Democratic "Affordable Insulin Now Act"?
- Who are the top 20 Republicans owned by Big Pharma?
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Corporate greed out of control
34 million American diabetics
- WHO SUFFERS THE MOST? "Rising insulin spending poses a potentially major access challenge for the over 34 million Americans with diabetes. Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations and that these populations receive relatively worse quality of diabetes care."
- HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE U.S. USE INSULIN? Roughly 8.4 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association. Not everyone who has diabetes needs insulin, but for those who do, it's an important medication. For more than 1 million of those people with type 1 diabetes, regular access to the medication is a necessity and they will die without it.
- HOW EXPENSIVE IS INSULIN? - Some people on private insurance pay hundreds of dollars monthly for the drug. For most Medicare beneficiaries, the average out-of-pocket cost per insulin prescription was $54 in 2020.
- WHY IS INSULIN SO EXPENSIVE? Only three manufacturers — Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi — produce insulin, allowing those companies to control much of the market. “They’ve been historically raising their list prices for their respective products in lockstep with one another,” Dr. Jing Luo, a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, said. “There hasn’t been a lot of pricing pressure.” - ABC
TakeAway: Corporate greed is a fatal condition. Vote Democrat to lower drug prices.
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"... the tentative contracts at Ford and Stellantis would mark the union’s biggest gains in decades." "To forge its militant strategy, Shawn Fain and the union...
Mapping how Texas Republicans use abortion travel bans to prevent rape victims from getting abortions
Local Laws In Texas Prevent Travel for Abortions - NY Times How are Texas Republicans preventing women, even if they have been raped from going to...
Mike Johnson demands women produce more babies: Straight from Handmaid’s Tale
"Mike Johnson insists that if only women were compelled to bring more "able-bodied workers" into the world, Republicans wouldn’t need to slash Social Security and Medicare."...
Prevent Mass Shootings: Ban Military-Style Assault Weapons
‘The problem is the human heart. It’s not guns.’ said Mike Johnson. The Lewiston, Maine shooter killed 18 people and injured dozens more. - WaPo. How...
Follow the Russian money behind MAGA Mike Johnson
Why does MAGA Mike Johnson oppose aid to Ukraine? Follow the money. Rubles that is. "A group of Russian nationals donated to newly elected House Speaker...
Don’t Mess With Texas Public Schools
Texas Republicans want to take $500 million from public school funds to give it to private schools. Stop defunding education. Texas ranks 38th in spending per...
Follow the dark money behind Georgia’s Six Week Abortion Ban
Don't Be Next, Virginia! Learn from Georgia's Six Week Abortion Ban. Georgia Supreme Court upholds six-week abortion ban. Justice John J. Ellington dissented with the Supreme...
10-year Old Girl’s Trauma: Where Republican Extremism Meets Rape and Abortion Rights
Republican hypocrisy: Concern for what children can read but forcing a raped girl to travel out of state for care. 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped...
Texas Hold’Em: Follow the money Republicans make from prison labor and cruelty to refugees
"Texas Governor Greg Abbott calls a special session to consider proposals that would increase human rights violations and lead to long sentences for thousands of young Texans." -...
Track the Georgia ELECTION INTERFERENCE TRIAL with this relationship map
Coups to overthrow democracy are complex and secretive. Relationship maps make it easier to see who was involved in the coup and their role. Fani Willis'...
Political incompetence can be deadly: Check your risk level
Elections have consequences that can impact your health. "Red State Politicians Are Killing Their Own Constituents". The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a clear divide in health outcomes...
Looking for legal help? Find local legal resources with this map.
Finding legal help is urgent as Republicans continue to deny Americans of their essential services. But finding local legal help isn't easy. Why? Google and other...
Who’s pulling the strings? Meet the Media Billionaires who shape your reality.
Media billionaires shape your reality through the news you get. Follow the money to see how media billionaires and their funders shape your reality through the...
A Lesson in Compassion: Jewish Refugee Ship’s Legacy
A boat load of refugees off Miami seeking safety in America turned away by fearmongering politicians... Except it was Jewish refugees and this was 1931. Now...
Supreme Court enables MAGA extremists to topple democracy
How do a handful of right wing extremists topple democracy? Follow the money to see how billionaires have the stacked the Supreme Court with right wing...
No Place for Hate: Fight Antisemitism Everywhere
MAGA Republicans who condemn antisemitism abroad should also stop inciting it in America. Hate comes in different forms - antisemitism, racism and anti-LGBTQ. Hate does not...
How billionaires pack the courts
'My job is to call balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat' - John Roberts That's what Roberts said at his confirmation hearing. Then...
Playing Politics with Security: MAGA Republicans Block Military Nominees
Hamas' attack on Israel highlights highlight how badly MAGA blocking military promotions and diplomatic assignments hurt American security. "America’s adversaries who seize on apparent U.S. weakness...
From TikTok to Virginia: The $2M Connection Fueling Youngkin’s Abortion Ban
Youngkin flip flops over Chinese national security threat after getting $2 million donation from TikTok investor. More money to fund Youngkin's campaign for an abortion ban...
How To Use DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS To Run Smarter Campaigns
Savvy marketers use Demographic Analysis to find and persuade customers to buy their products. Demographics is a fast, affordable technique works just as well in political...
Rising Above Politics: Ensure A Strong US Military for Israel’s defense
American defense is not a political football. Pun intended. Former football coach Tuberville is holding hundreds of military promotions hostage in a MAGA Republican culture war....
Virginia Gun Violence Tracker: A Call To Action
Virginia has had ten mass shootings in the last 12 months! Where have the shootings been? How many people were killed? Injured? How can Virginia voters...
Kitchen Confidential: The Exploitation of Restaurant Workers
Imagine a scheme where workers are paid $2.13 / hour and forced to pay for lobbying that keeps their salaries below minimum wage. "The National Restaurant...
Virginia Handmaid’s Tale
Men takeover control of women's bodies in the HandMaid's Tale How close are Republican led states to the Handmaid's Tale? What could happen in Virginia? Compare...
Driven by Dollars: Automaker CEOs’ Lucrative Layoff Strategies
Automaker CEOs make millions by cutting workers' salaries and layoffs. Follow the money to understand how the scheme works. Execs are given stock grants and options....
Scandal Ridden Supreme Court Justices To Determine Women’s Rights
Ban abortion pills? Abortions for rape victims? Let domestic abusers get guns? Ban no-fault divorces? Who decides what freedoms American girls and women keep and which...
Mapping the Republican War On Public Libraries
Libraries bolster democracy. Republicans want to get rid of libraries. "Virginia library at risk after rightwing push to defund it...Samuels Library in Front Royal’s Warren county...
How WHITE Billionaires Have Rigged The System Against BLACK and HISPANIC women
Two white Trump appointed justices stop investments invest in Black women startups What gives? Why make it harder for Black women entrepreneurs than it already is?...
Mapping 90 GOP Hostage Takers and their Scheme To Shut Down America
Ninety MAGA Republicans tried to take American hostage and force a shutdown unless their ransom demands were met. Who are the hostage takers? Which districts do...
Spot the Fake: Clues To Recognize A Staged Political Rally
How do you spot the difference between a REAL political rally and one Made-For-TV? “Folks, Stick With It”: Biden Becomes the First US President to Visit...
Putin Republicans Attack American Military
Putin Republicans root for Vladimir. Trump, the Republican Party’s presidential front-runner suggested that America’s top general deserves to die.Tuberville blocks hundreds of military promotions.From denying healthcare to...
Mapping how fascists stoke violence to steal power
Trump cultivation of political violence is straight from the fascist playbook. What is the fascist playbook? Exploit public frustrations. Stoke violence to provoke unrest. Use militant...
MAGA Republican Ransom Demands Mapped: Are you one of the hostages?
MAGA Republicans take America hostage and threaten to shut down the government unless their ransom demands are met. What are their ransom demands? Who are the...
Trump UNION BUSTING Crew Inducted To HALL OF SHAME
"Trump's viciously anti-worker record in the spotlight ahead of Detroit trip" "Trump took an openly hostile stance toward workers, stacking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with anti-union...
MAGA Circus Shuts Down The Government To Keep Trump Out Of Jail: What will it cost you?
The MAGA Circus follows their cult leader's orders and shuts down the government. What will it cost you? "Trump Tells Republicans to Shut Down the Government...
UAW Strike Map and Demands
The UAW Strike expands to more GM and Stellantis locations. Where are the new strike locations? What are UAW members demanding? How do you share protest...
Clarence Thomas: The Fundraising Face Behind Koch Brothers’ Supreme Court Takeover
"Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events" Clarence is now set to rule on the Chevron Case which would benefit the Koch Brothers. The...
Rupert Murdoch legacy mapped
"Rupert Murdoch’s legacy is one of deceit, destruction, and death." "Wherever his media properties exist across the globe, they disregard basic journalistic practices and pump venomous...
Academy Award Nominees For Hypocrisy
Republicans have made a clean sweep of the new Academy Award for hypocrisy. Can you match the hypocrisy with the nominee? Use this StoryMap to read...
Sisters Lead Sisters Vote: Mapping The Black Women Who Ran For Office in 2022
Meet the inspiring Black women who stepped up to lead, empowering their communities and driving change. Sisters Lead Sisters Vote (SLSV) interactive map showcases the incredible...
Billionaire’s PAY TO PLAY Supreme Court
Your billionaire fishing buddy has a case for you to decide on in your court. Should you recuse yourself? Alito says no. "Alito has never recused...
Ken Paxton acquitted: Follow the money and threats behind the ruling
Anything goes when you have a gerrymandered legislature that puts MAGA Republicans above the law. "Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later...
Where Do Automaker Profits Go?
Corporate greed is out of control! CEO's income jumps from $8.4 to $22.8 million in three years while workers struggle to survive on $18/hour. Where do...
How to find and mobilize rural voters with yard signs
How do you find and mobilize your rural supporters? Start with a yard sign. Many organizers struggle with building support in rural communities because it's hard...
Business lobbyists complain exploited autoworkers are on strike: Follow the money.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a lobbying group complains that exploited autoworkers are on strike. What is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce? Who funds the Chmaber? Who...
U.A.W. Stand Up Strike Map
U.A.W. Goes on Strike Against Detroit’s Big 3 Automakers "American workers are fed up of living paycheck to paycheck while the corporate elite and billionaire class...
Driving Change: UAW Stands Up To Big Three Automakers Corporate Greed
When do federal bailouts end and corporate greed takes over? America spent about $80 billion to rescue GM, Chrysler, and their auto-part suppliers when they were...
Jokers have taken America hostage Batman!
How does criminally indicted George Santos get to take social programs hostage while still getting paid himself? "MAGA Republicans will continue to be paid salaries during a government...
Driving Change: AI enables RIDES TO THE POLLS for low income voters
Why is it hardest for Americans in need to vote? Voter suppression. MAGA Republicans make it harder for low income families, the rural, seniors, the disabled...
Billionaires buyout the Supreme Court: What does this mean for you?
Billionaires measure what they get in return on their investment by measuring the RETURN ON INVESTMENT or ROI. So what do you think a billionaire gets...
Another MAGA Coup Against Democracy
On the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack, American democracy is again in danger. This threat is domestic and is an even bigger threat to American...
When Politics Trumps Science: Mapping The Deadly Cost of Ignoring COVID Experts
There have been 108 million cases of COVID in America. 1,174,850 Americans have died from it (as of 9/11/2023). Why do Republicans ignore the health experts...
Charting the Coup Plotters: A Visual Relationship Map
How do you track of the coup plotters behind the scheme to overthrow American democracy? Indictments provide a lot of details, but understanding all the facts...
Virginia Election Info: Your Way, Your Say!
There's a LOT at stake in the upcoming Virginia election. Virginians deserve to know how the election will make their lives better or worse, and make...
Exploiting Nursing Homes and Medicare: The Shocking Path to Wealth
Nursing homes are called 'the wild, wild west' without industry standards. Who profits? Who suffers? President Biden has fulfilled his promise to "protect seniors' lives" with...
Corporate Empire Strikes Back At #StopCopCity Resistance
“A Political Prosecution: 61 Cop City Opponents Hit with RICO Charges by Georgia’s Republican AG" Georgia is intensifying its crackdown against opponents of Cop City, with the state’s...
Homer leads Presidential Polls: Unmasking the Fishy Side of Murdoch’s Polls
Could Homer really be leading the Presidential polls? It all depends on who's conducting the poll. A recent Wall Street Journal poll announced a 2024 matchup between Biden...
Fair Wages on the Map: How Union Organizing is Changing the Game
Union timidity is finally coming to an end. "Union organizers have won at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, REI, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Ben & Jerry’s and...
What’s Your Risk From A Natural Disaster As Republicans Push To Defund FEMA?
FEMA helps Americans prepare for and respond to disasters. Why push to defund FEMA as there are more natural disasters with Global Warming? Check your level...
Follow the money Big Pharma spends on lobbying to keep drug prices high
He who pays the piper, calls the tune. What's the connection between sky high drug prices and the millions that Big Pharma spends on lobbying to...
Virginia Handmaid’s Tale: Christian Nationalists Defund Public Schools
Abortions outlawed. Women banned from reading. Trans community attacked... Nope. Not Gilead from the Handmaid's Tale. This is Virginia today where Republican Christian Nationalists push their...
Virginia Votes: The App That Puts Democracy in Your Hands
Improve voter turnout by making it easier for voters to get the information they need. Voters face many hurdles to voting in Virginia: fewer polling locations,...
How to vacation for free like a Supreme Court Justice with billionaire friends
Want to vacation in luxury on private jets and mega yachts in exotic locations for free? Use this map to see how Supreme Court Justices do...
Follow the Big Pharma greed opposing plan to cut prices for 10 vital Medicare drugs
Big pharma CEOs make millions while high drug prices force Americans to choose between paying for medications they need to live or paying for food and...
Justice for Sale: Luxury trips, tax cuts for billionaires and Supreme Court Ethics in United States vs. Moore
United States v. MOORE will decide if billionaires get more tax cuts or pay their fair share of taxes. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have taken...
Follow the money behind Vivek Ramaswamy
People in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones. That goes for MAGA Republican candidates too. Ramaswamy accused other Republican Presidential candidates of being “bought and paid for”....
Democracy Denied: The Dark Side Of Signature Matching For Voter Suppression
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller The same goes for voter suppression. If you don't...
From Protests to the Polls: Tennessee’s Rising Gun Violence Demands Political Change
The truth will set you free. John 8:32 The truth also helps understand Tennessee's gun violence epidemic. Where and when did the shootings take place? How...
Billionaires vs. Choice: Unmasking the Corruption of Abortion Ban Decisions
How do billionaires get the laws they want? Follow the money! "Trump Judge’s Anti-Abortion Ruling Followed Payments From Group Leading Case. The conservative group arguing the...
Lead Cable Hazards: Telco Greed Puts Children at Risk
How did corporate greed overtake concern for children's health? Consider five recent headlines about lead poisoning, dark money lobbying, the EPA and Supreme Court. And then...
Real-Time Weather Maps Serve the Greater Good
Real time data matters, especially in weather emergencies. But information is only as useful as how up to date it is? How local is the information...
Campaign Better With SMART Maps
Running a campaign with a slate of candidates? Tiny budget? Small non-tech team? Tight deadlines? Use a SMART MAP. The National Women's Political Caucus of Virginia...
American Taliban Bans Abortion Pills
"Extremist Federalist Society Judges Restrict Critical Abortion Pill" How did we get here, when a small group of religious extremists can deny millions of women their...
Unmasking the likely Georgia Unindicted Co-Conspirators
More details emerge about the likely unindicted co-conspirators in Trump's Georgia indictment trial. Good thing that the Kumu software DemLabs is using for this relationship map...
VOTE to fight the REPUBLICAN WAR ON WOMEN
Texas Republicans attack Planned Parenthood with a $1.8 billion lawsuit to close Planned Parenthood clinics. Texas ranks last in the America for women's prenatal healthcare. Where...
Navigate The Legal Web: Follow Trump’s Georgia Indictments With This Relationship Map
Nineteen suspects indicted for dozens of crimes. How do you make sense of them all? Use a relationship map like this one to quickly track who...
Follow Fossil Fuel Billionaires Role In Supreme Court Gutting The EPA To Fires in Hawaii
Why gut the EPA as it fights global warming that is making disasters like Hawaii's fires become more frequent and deadly? When in doubt follow the...
Bankruptcy or Justice? Sackler Billionaires’ Lethal Fortune and the Oxycontin Death Toll.
"Supreme Court Pauses Opioid Settlement With Sacklers" "The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the billionaire...
Lost in Kansas – Freedom of Speech
Kansas police raid office of the Marion County Record newspaper and seize its computers... Wait! Doesn't such press intimidation normally happen in dictatorships? Sorry, Dorothy. This is the...
Vote To Stop Cop City: Atlanta’s Fight Against Corporate Control
Cop City is a $90 million dollar, 381 acre police militarization center. The Stop Cop City Referendum Campaign has launched a ballot referendum to let the...
No Room for Ethics. Supreme Court Corruption Map updated Aug 10, 2023
It seems that another Supreme Court justice ethics scandal is uncovered every day... How can you keep track of them all? Who are billionaires making gifts...
How to improve User Interface Design to empower more voters
User interface makes interacting with technology easy and friendly. The iPhone is the ultimate in user interface design. It's easy to learn and fun to engage...
Truth Matters: Challenging Fox Affilliate’s FCC Renewal After Election Lies
‘Landmark’ Bid Filed to Take Fox Station Off the Air for Election Lies. Media and Democracy Group (MAD) asks the FCC to deny license to WTXF...
Tiny Hands, Big Guns – Mapping the American tragedy of children shooting children
"six-year-old shoots teacher at a Virginia elementary school..." "A gun manufacturer has launched a new marketing campaign for an AR-15 designed for children weeks after a six-year-old shot...
Wheels of Controversy – Clarence Thomas and the RV Affair
"Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It" - NY Times Follow the money, questionable property deals, favors and luxury trips flowing to the...
Mapping Student Fury Against Republicans Blocking Debt Relief
Tax cuts for billionaires, but no student debt relief? "More than 45 million Americans are crushed under the weight of the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis....
How To Kill A Train Safety Bill
A Train Safety Bill proposed after a toxic train crash in Ohio is quietly killed. What happened? Follow the money. "The railroad legislation, introduced in the...
Follow Trump Indictment: Interactive Multimedia Guide
Trying to keep track of the indictment charges, conspirators and fake electors? Keeping track of a plot of the coup to overthrow American democracy is hard....
Racist Voter Suppression: Virginia Republican Scheme Explainer
Politicians choose their voters and suppress voters who don't support them. That's voter suppression. That's not how it's supposed to be. Voters in a democracy choose...
Handy Visual Guide to Trump Lawsuits
Confused by all the lawsuits against Trump? Tracking crimes is hard, especially when they are so many. What were the alleged crimes? Who's involved? What is...
The Privileged Path to Prestigious Colleges – Affirmative Action for the Elite
How have the super rich rigged the system to get their kids into elite colleges and keep your kids out? Follow the money! "Leadership positions in...
Fatal Greed: Teen Workers Die as Child Labor Safety Laws Cut
Who pays the price for out-of-control corporate greed and Republicans ready to sacrifice childrens' safety for political donations? Death of 16-Year-Old at Mississippi Poultry Plant Prompts...
Follow the money and people behind RFK Jr.
What's behind a campaign? Follow the money, people and their real agenda! RFK Jr.’s Campaign Coffer Is Getting Stuffed to the Brim by GOP Donors. Of...
Bidenomics Works For America: Check The Headlines
Bidenomics grows the economy from the middle out and the bottom up – not the top down. 13 million jobs have been created since President Biden...
Privacy Betrayed: The Disturbing Reality of Weaponized Medical Records
Healthcare is a personal decision between you and your doctor. Bad things happen when politicians weaponize your private medical records. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R)...
Climate Collusion: How Fossil Fuel Donations Manipulate Republican Stance on Global Warming
Record heat alerts. Floods. Hurricanes. Wildfires surge, but Republicans still deny global warming. Why? "Coast-to-coast heat dome sends temperatures soaring, threatens all-time records. Heat alerts affect...
MAGA Republicans Launch Culture War on G.I. Jane
MAGA Republicans want women to fight and die for America, but deny them access to basic healthcare. Republicans loaded up the annual defense policy bill with...
Selling Out Our Soldiers: The Alarming Role of Defense Contractors in Tuberville’s Anti-Military Campaign
"Totally irresponsible" "President Biden denounced Republican Senator Tuberville’s blockade of hundreds of military nominations as "totally irresponsible." Military promotions are usually routinely approved by Congress, but Tuberville, of Alabama,...
Hidden Gifts, Biased Decisions: Unmasking Billionaire Influence On Clarence Thomas
"Justice Thomas used Supreme courtroom for Horatio Alger Association ceremonies" "At Horatio Alger, Clarence Thomas moved into the inner circle, a cluster of extraordinarily wealthy, largely...
Heatwave Architects: Fossil Fuel Billionaires and Supreme Court Corruption Fuel Climate Crisis
What do record temperatures, fossil fuel billionaires and a corrupt Supreme Court have in common? Follow the money! "Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded 4 days...
Play hardball to confirm qualified judicial nominees over racist Republican obstruction
Republicans bend the rules to stack the courts with unqualified judges. It's time for Democrats to play hardball and confirm highly qualified nominees. Mitch McConnell denied...
Taking Credit Where It’s Not Due: Republicans flip flop on Infrastructure Bill
Republicans claim credit for 418 infrastructure projects they voted against. Flip flop! President Biden's Infrastructure Bill includes $1.2 trillion for transportation, utilities and pollution cleanup. Over 400 projects are underway...
Respect America’s finest who defend our freedom
Those who fight and die to protect American independence deserve better. “We’re good enough to get into institutions where we might have to die for this...
Protect your Medicaid. Update your info.
"More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start purging their rolls" "Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork... Florida has dropped...
Follow the money behind Supreme Court decision to allow discrimination
GOP packed Supreme Court "grants businesses that choose to sell to the public a free speech right to discriminate..." Follow the money and connections behind the...
Follow the money behind NO LABELS
What's really behind a campaign? Follow the money and people. "A third-party presidential ticket can’t win. All of the third party presidential candidates from the last...
How politicians make heatwaves deadlier
Abbott signed a bill that eliminates local rules mandating water breaks for construction workers. - USA Today Abbott Signs “Death Star” Act That Limits Municipalities’ Ability...
Follow the money behind Supreme Court corruption – Dateline June 27, 2023
Trying to understand a scandal? Follow the money. Two new stories about Supreme Court ethics just emerged. I've added them to this FOLLOW THE MONEY relationship...
Abortion ban tragedy
The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade causes personal tragedies across America every day. Doctor Who Gave 10-Year-Old Rape Victim a Legal Abortion Faces Punishment.Teenager...
Supreme Court Fishy Business: Follow The Money
Hedge Fund Billionaire takes Supreme Court Justice on luxury fishing trip who later rules for billionaire getting him $2.4 billion. Who paid for the luxury fishing...
Follow Big Pharma’s Blood Money Greed That’s Price Gouging Americans
Bristol Myers Squibb files lawsuit to block President Biden's plan to lower the cost of soaring drug prices. What's behind the lawsuit? Why is Eliquis made...
How Republicans gerrymander Alabama
Alabama Republicans uses racial gerrymandering to suppress Black voters. The state also has one of the highest rates of poverty in the country. What's the connection?...
Mapping the Republican Attack On National Security & Veterans Benefits
National security documents compromised. Military promotions held hostage. Veterans benefits cut. 'Horrifying': Intel Experts Fear The Human Costs Of Trump's Document Handling. Some of the compromised...
How much do DREAMERS contribute to America?
Dreamers are Americans. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program allows young people to live and work in the only country they’ve called home. Since...
What happens to mass shooting survivors?
Mass shootings take lives: Both of the killed and the survivors. Survivors are often overlooked. They're injured both physically and mentally. Many unable to work. Suffer...
Better purpose-driven storytelling: Podcast
What makes for a compelling purpose-driven story? Learn how in this podcast with Allen Carroll. Allen is a master storyteller. He worked at National Geographic for...
Who pays to repair collapsed bridges? Who mooches?
Pennsylvania bridge collapses creating massive traffic jams. There are hundreds of bridges in America that need upgrades. Republicans oppose President Biden's plan to invest in infrastructure,...
FLORIDA FARMWORKER EXODUS: Mapping the MAGA Republican created crisis
Empty fields. Rotting crops. Higher food prices. What's behind the farmworker exodus from Florida? DeSantis' MAGA Republican politicizes immigration. SB 1718 impacts over 800,000 undocumented immigrants...
Mapping The Brutal Crackdown On Dissent Against Cop City
"ATLANTA POLICE ARREST ORGANIZERS OF BAIL FUND FOR COP CITY PROTESTERS" - The Intercept "Heavily armed Atlanta Police Department SWAT team raided a house in Atlanta...
How many people got or died from COVID in your county? Check this map.
Over a million Americans have died from COVID. Hundreds more still die weekly. Which states did better? "DeSantis fired back at Trump after he argued former...
Another mass shooting! Who pays the price for no gun safety regulations?
Who ends up paying the price of gun lobby political donations? "6 Adults, 3 Children Injured In Shooting Near Beach In Hollywood, Florida" - HuffPo"Florida lawmakers...
Everglades opened to real estate developers: Follow the political donations.
"DeSantis just signed 'Sprawl Bill' 540 into law" - Everglades "Senate Bill 540 is a death knell for smart growth in Florida. It will effectively end...
Military Promotions Held Hostage by MAGA Culture War
"Tuberville Draws Fire For Holding Hundreds Of Military Promotions ‘Hostage’ Over Abortion" - HuffPo "Tuberville has for months refused to support about 200 promotions for military...
HEALTH HAZARD: Hypocrites who ban books but not guns in schools
What kills more students? Guns or books? Why is it then that dark money groups want to ban books but not guns? Are they really concerned...
How Harlan Crow profits from Clarence Thomas’ vote to gut the Clean Water Act
"The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act" - Washington Post "Under the court’s new view, pollution requires a permit only if it is discharged...
Ken Paxton IMPEACHMENT CASE MAP
"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment" - Texas Tribune "Paxton, the state’s top lawyer and one of its most powerful and controversial Republicans, has faced criminal...
How will the Supreme Court gutting the CLEAN WATER ACT hurt you? Check this map.
"The Supreme Court Just Gutted the Clean Water Act" - Yahoo "The Supreme Court has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision that significantly...
The consequences of voting for a third party candidate
"Jill Stein spoiled the 2016 election for Hillary Clinton" "Jill Stein's voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin helped Donald Trump win the White House. Trump's margin...
Will you be a casualty in the MAGA HOSTAGE TAKING CRISIS? Check this map.
"MAGA Republicans are engaged in reckless hostage-taking by threatening to force America into default. It’s dangerous and wrong." - President Biden "Let me be clear. I...
Plan and publicize multi-stop campaign trips better with smart maps
How can technology help improve turnout at campaign events, rallies, protests? Planning and publicizing campaign events is challenging. Especially when the campaign has events with different...
MAGA hostage taking threatens your 401K
What does the MAGA created debt crisis mean for you? “Your 401(K) is now a 201(K).” - MSN Many of the same Republicans who took the...
What’s wrong with Florida State Pensions? Follow the political donations.
"DeSantis Allows Anti-“Woke” Giveaway To Big Wall Street Donors" - The Lever "As private equity donated to groups supporting Ron DeSantis, he oversaw a billion-dollar transfer...
How Bezos gets richer exploiting Amazon drivers
"Amazon Delivery Drivers Unionized. Now They Have to Prove They Work For Amazon." - VICE "The Teamsters say that Amazon is in “complete control” of the...
National Women’s Political Caucus Virginia: Endorsed Candidates
How do you mobilize broad support for a slate of candidates? Showcase dozens of candidates for both State House and Senate? Let voters find details on...
Why does Musk censor Twitter? Follow the money!
"Musk bows to Turkey's autocratic government, censors Twitter before critical election" - Popular Info "Elon Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist," agreed to censor Twitter in...
Change starts with Organizing
Organizers empower the under-represented win collective political power to create change. What does an organizer do? What skills do good organizers share? How do organizers get...
MAGA Republicans take veterans’ benefits hostage
MAGA Republicans take veteran's benefits hostage to fund tax cuts for wealthy GOP donors. "So many House Republicans that claim to look out for veterans lined...
Follow the money behind CNN pandering to fascists
"Trump makes a fool of CNN" - Today's Edition Newsletter "Donald Trump played CNN for a fool at its televised town hall... he steamrolled Collins with...
What’s the crime rate where you live? Check this map based on FBI data.
"In wake of Texas shooting, Greg Abbott points finger at Chicago, using tired GOP cliche" - USA Today After the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left...
Real Life American HUNGER GAMES
"Conservative campaign to strip child workplace protections." - WaPo Billionaires get richer by lobbying Republicans to relax labor laws that protect children. Desperate families forced to...
Follow the money blocking gun safety reforms
"Texas Mall Shooting Leaves 9 Dead" - Time "Heidi and I are praying for the families of the victims of the horrific mall shooting in Allen, Texas."...
Lost your right to vote? Follow the money with this SUPREME COURT CORRUPTION map
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’ - Washington Post "Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged forthe wife of Supreme...
MAGA Republicans force student loan borrowers to fund tax cuts for billionaires
"Student loan relief would be torpedoed by GOP debt ceiling bill" - MSN House Republicans' debt ceiling proposal would slash President Biden's student loan relief plan and undercut potential future student...
Follow the money behind the extremist, right wing judge who banned abortion pills
"Details about multimillion-dollar stock holding concealed in abortion pill judge’s financial disclosures" - CNN "The federal judge who issued a nationwide ruling blocking the approval of...
More SUPREME COURT CORRUPTION exposed: Follow the money with this relationship map
More Supreme Court scandals exposed. How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court. George Mason University’s law school cultivated ties to justices, with...
Death is a direct result of Republican policies
Women sue Texas over abortion ban: Law endangers ‘lives of my future babies’ - The Hill Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Trump appointed Texas...
Follow the money behind SUPREME COURT CORRUPTION with this relationship map
"The US Supreme Court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize." - The Guardian Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have both been accused of...
MAGA Republicans threaten default. Who are their hostages?
MAGA Republicans take America hostage. MAGA Republicans are threatening to blow up our economy by making America default on its bills because they know they can't pass...
Where will the Republican scheme to cut veterans benefits hurt the most? Check this map.
Republicans want to cut Veteran benefits by 22%. This is how Republicans say thank you to those who served our country. - Reddit President’s Biden's Budget plan to...
Campaign planning after redistricting in Virginia goes better with Smart Maps
Political districts shuffled by redistricting? Plan your campaign better with a Smart Map. Andrea Miller is the founder of Center of Common Ground, a Coke drinker...
Clarence Thomas: Follow the money, gifts, trips and house sales
Apps make it easier to follow Clarence Thomas' growing list of ethics violations. Luxury trips with billionaires. Private planes. Yacht trips. Dark money payments. Dubious real...
Follow the money behind NO LABELS that could get Trump re-elected
The No Labels Third-Party Bid: A Plan that Will Re-elect Trump - Third Way Rather than producing a third-party ticket that would defy the overwhelming odds...
How far must women go for an abortion after Republicans ban Mifepristone? Check this map.
Trump appointed "Federal judge bans abortion pill: What the ruling means for women across the country." - ABC Kacsmaryk's issuing of a nationwide injunction on mifepristone...
Harlan Crow – Clarence Thomas: Follow the money, gifts and trips.
"Clarence Thomas and Other Crow Holdings. The Supreme Court is corrupt." - Prevail Clarence Thomas’s brazen violation of ethics rules, briefly explained. By quietly accepting luxuries...
Mapping the deadly cost of playing politics with COVID health advice
"Ron DeSantis issued reckless advice to young men to avoid taking the mRNA vaccine because of an alleged heightened risk of a heart infection (myocarditis)." -...
Republican racism trumps gun violence concerns
Tennessee Republicans Accused of Racism After Expelling Two Black Lawmakers - Newsweek How are Republicans so concerned about the unborn but fine with born children being...
Mapping JUDICIAL OVERREACH behind abortion pill ban
"One Texas Judge Is Not the Final Decision-Maker on Medication Abortion" - The Slate "An amicus brief from FDA law scholars makes clear, Congress crafted procedures by statute for the...
Republicans resort to ‘political lynching’ to silence demands for gun safety reforms
After mass shooting, Tennessee House moves to expel three members calling for gun control - Popular Info Holding a hand-drawn sign calling to “protect kids, not guns” and...
STOP REPUBLICAN APARTHEID
"Mississippi Legislature Passes Bill Creating Unelected Court in Jackson" - Democracy Docket "MS House Bill 1020 would allow court personnel, including judges and prosecuting attorneys, to be...
Republicans DEFUND PUBLIC LIBRARIES in their culture war. Check this map to see if you’ll be hurt.
"Missouri Reps Just Voted to Completely Defund the State’s Public Libraries" - VICE "The new budget sets funds for libraries to $0. Library groups say the...
Follow the dark money behind Ginni Thomas
"Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations" - Washington Post There are many interesting characters and lots of money changing hands...
Republicans take healthcare for servicewomen hostage: Map of military installations affected
Republicans threaten to deny healthcare for American servicewomen they would have die to protect the country. Tommy Tuberville Won't Promote Hundreds of Military Members Because He's...
Disabled vets disenfranchised
How do Republicans ask Americans to die for the country, but deny veterans their freedom to vote? "Wisconsin Supreme Court outlaws ballot drop boxes for elections....
Fox News Hate-for-Profit Racket
Fox News is a ‘Hate-for-Profit Racket’ - Elizabeth Warren "Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it’s designed to turn...
Walmart privatizes profits and socializes losses to exploit its workers
Walmart workers struggle to survive on food stamps and Medicaid while Republicans give more tax cuts to their billionaire Walmart donors. "Walmart relying on corporate welfare...
Mapping the latest attacks in the REPUBLICAN WAR ON WOMEN
Republican wage WAR ON WOMEN to deny their freedom to choose when and with whom to have a family. Check this map to locate the battlefront...
DeSantis follows Putin’s script
DeSantis accepted the Russian line that Putin’s occupation of Ukraine is a mere “territorial dispute.” - The Atlantic What does history teach us about appeasing dictators?...
Who’d suffer from Republican scheme to raise Social Security and Medicare eligibility age? Check this map.
"Republicans Are Working on Making 70 the New Social Security Retirement Age" - Truth Out Republicans claim that raising the eligibility age is not a big...
Don’t fall for Silicon Valley Bank misinfo: Check the people, money and agenda behind the claims.
"Silicon Valley Bank spent more than $73 million on donations to BLM and related organizations - falsely claimed Tucker Carlson" - Popular Info Don't fall for...
Republicans kidnap justice
Trump appointee in single-judge federal district in Texas could bar nationwide access to the abortifacient mifepristone. - AP How did we get here where an ultra-right...
Where will lower prescription drug prices help the most?
Seniors are saving millions in health care costs because of President Biden’s Prescription Drug Law. "Americans pay two to three times more for prescription drugs than other countries. President Biden...
Murdoch Media Empire Culture War Machine Attacks Silicon Valley Bank
"Wall Street Journal: SVB’s board of directors “may have been distracted by diversity demands." - Time Rupert Murdoch's Fox News is being sued by Dominion Voting for...
How have billionaires rigged the system to dodge taxes but get Federal bailouts first – like when Silicon Valley Bank collapses? Follow the money.
"The failure of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) shows us, once again, that unrestrained greed isn’t good." - Thom Hartmann Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Chief Pressed...
Ban Fox News streaming Russian propaganda to American military bases
Veterans Group To Pentagon: Ban Fox News On Military Bases - HuffPo "Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity have “open access to spread conspiracy theories...
Remembering Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause Leader and lifelong democracy advocate
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause President, passed away in March 2023. Karen was a fearless, persistent advocate for a better democracy. She spent her entire life...
Who’s getting richer from Fox News spreading election lies? Follow the money.
Fox News purpose is to make money. Should American democracy be sacrificed for its profits? "Fox News was willing to murder our democracy for money. The...
Murdoch’s News Corp is a ‘Cancer on Democracy’
Rupert Murdoch's media empire is a "cancer on democracy," said Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister. - CNN Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for...
Who’ll be hurt by the GOP packed Supreme Court blocking student debt relief? Check this map.
"Over half of the House GOP and nearly all Senate Republicans signed briefs urging the Supreme Court to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness." - BusinessInsider Republicans are...
How will the GOP plan to repeal ACA and slash Medicare affect you? Check this map.
Republicans are pushing to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and slash Medicare. - Briefing Room Remember that members of Congress are paid $174,000 with your tax payer...
Murdaugh Murders Map
Shocking tragedies shatter a tight-knit South Carolina community and expose the horrifying secrets of its most powerful family. - Netflix The double homicide case dominates the...
How is LAW & ORDER in your state?
Dealing with a big talker? Check their hype against the facts. "Florida governor Ron DeSantis traveled this week to New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago to...
GOP enables wage slavery of undocumented workers
"Meat industry’s use of child labor is more widespread than previously known" - Food Safety News Billion dollar corporations with million dollar CEOs using child labor!...
How many Norfolk Southern accidents have involved brakes? Check this map.
Looking for the real cause behind a major accident? Follow the facts, not conspiracy theories. We decided to see how many railroad accidents have there been?...
Punish CEOs for their actions – including toxic train disasters
"Corporations are people too" said Mitt Romney. Let's hold them responsible for their actions and punish them just like other Americans. Corporations have freedom of speech,...
Will your be affected by toxic fumes from the Ohio train derailment? Check wind patterns with this real-time map.
Toxic chemicals spread from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio. Which way are the winds blowing the toxic fumes? Who is likely to be impacted?...
Corporate lobbying is a public health hazard
Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment - Lever News Norfolk Southern helped convince government officials to repeal brake rules — and corporate lobbyists watered...
Republicans explain their plan to phase out Social Security
“All federal legislation sunsets in 5 years" - 11 Point Plan President Biden said in his State of the Union address that “some Republicans want Medicare...
DeSantis pushes for concealed firearms without permits or training. Check Florida gun violence map.
"DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to pass permitless carry law in 2023" - WFLA St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway, opposes permitless carry and worry that more...
Judge shopping to deny access to abortion pills
"Trump judge’s ruling could ban abortion pill across the US." - Guardian "Far-right groups have asked to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which has been...
What would prematurely ending the COVID PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY mean for you?
Should the COVID Public Health Emergency be ended prematurely? How many Americans would be hurt? You make the call. We mapped the number of COVID cases...
Police killings of 2,700 Black Americans mapped
"Tyre Nichols Cried in Anguish. Memphis Officers Kept Hitting." - NY Times Was this a random event? How does it fit into the larger pattern of...
#StopCopCity
Diverse Coalition Unites Against Atlanta’s Plan to Build “Cop City” - Filter "On Jan. 18th, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, a 26-year-old forest defender who used the...
ABORTION RIGHTS are on the ballot in WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT ELECTION : Visual storytelling
"2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy" - NY Times How do you explain an issue at a glance? How can readers be...
Billionaires beautify DeSantis
Billionaires dump Trump to peddle DeSantis. What's their angle? FOX News, Wall Street Journal and the NY Post (all owned by Rupert Murdoch) praise DeSantis. Musk...
Follow the GUN LOBBY donations as MASS SHOOTINGS SURGE
Mass shootings surge. Republicans block assault weapon ban. Why? Follow the money with this infographic which shows the biggest donors, largest Republican recipients and how you...
Mapping the mass shootings till Jan 23, 2023 and the Senators blocking a ban on assault weapons
Ten people were killed and another ten injured in a mass shooting in Monterey Park CA. - NBC It’s the 37th mass shooting this year. We’re 23 days...
Why are right wing media billionaires smearing Gigi Sohn?
Smear campaigns aren't cheap. What's driving the one against Gigi Sohn's appointment to the FCC? Billionaires have a lot of power through their own media outlets...
How to keep 6,969 politicians in your pocket
Hold the politicians your tax dollars pay for accountable for their votes. Call them when you disagree. They work for you. This map has details on...
Google helps Republicans prosecute women who have abortions: How to protect your privacy and fight back!
How does Google help Republicans prosecute women who have abortions? What can you do to push back? Websites Selling Abortion Pills Are Sharing Sensitive Data With...
How to find and call your GOP rep to STOP THE #GOPTAXSCAM
GOP plans to abolish IRS ... and replace it with 30% national sales tax. So they don't have to tax corporations. At all. And we can...
Want a side of chicken with your fracking? Follow the dark money endangering your health and the environment.
Oil is green energy? Gas companies can frack on public lands? Stuffed in legislation about chickens? There's something going on when a weird bill is signed...
Warriors for gun safety
Golden State Warriors Visit Biden White House. - HuffPo Steve Kerr, Head Coach of the Warriors said he participated in a roundtable on gun violence with...
Follow the Russian money behind George Santos and Kevin McCarthy
Stop if you've heard this story before: Russian money interfering with American elections? But, wait! This story has a new character. A gay/straight, Christian/Jew-ish, broke/millionaire Republican...
Who’s your political rep?
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) said he may prosecute women for ending their own pregnancies. - Law & Crime Who is your political rep? Congressperson? Senator? Governor? State...
Follow the George Santos money trail
Kevin McCarthy overlooks Santos' lies to seat him in Congress. “A person who misrepresented themselves as speaking on behalf of a candidate in order to raise...
How do billionaires get the laws they want while screwing their workers? Follow the money.
How do billionaires get to deny their workers a living wage and health benefits while preventing them from organizing or striking? Elon Musk failed to give...
How strong are your state’s gun safety laws?
"Wounded Virginia teacher walked her students to safety after she was shot by 6 year old." - NBC How did a six year old get a...
Republicans payback their billionaire donors with your money
How do billionaires keep getting richer, while your life gets harder? Follow the money to understand the scam. House GOP passes repeal of IRS funding boost...
Bolsonaro stages coup like Trump after losing election: Compare the similarities
Trump inspired Bolsonaro stages coup in Brazil to overthrow election results. Compare the similarities. Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attacked the presidential palace, congress, and...
Police killings from 2022 mapped: Spot the pattern?
Killings by US police reach record high in 2022 - The Guardian 1,123 people died in police killings in 2022. That's about three people every day!...
Pro-Putin Freedom Caucus Brings Chaos To America
A few extremists took our government hostage to get their way, just as extremists did on January 6, 2021. The Pro-Putin Freedom Caucus got what it...
Jan 6th cast : Where are they now map
Where is the Jan 6th insurrection cast now? What are they doing? Catch up with this network map. It's easy to forget people's contributions over time....
Follow the Koch money funding the Freedom Caucus that’s taken America hostage
A few extremist Republicans in the Freedom Caucus block the government and hold America hostage. Who is in the caucus? Where do they get their funding?...
How are Zuckerberg, Trump and Kavanaugh connected?
Facebook considering whether to allow Trump to return - CNN Sometimes it is hard to trace the personal relationships that might influence a decision. That's where...
Mapping how gerrymandering lets Republican chaos agents hold America hostage
19 Republicans from gerrymandered districts hold America hostage. "The “Never Kevin” crew represent solidly Republican districts. Nearly all of them were endorsed by former President Donald...
How safe are the bridges you cross? Check this map.
$1.6 billion federal grant announced for long-awaited Brent Spence companion bridge The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor spans 8 miles from the Western Hills Viaduct in Ohio...
How To Win Friends And Influence Supreme Court Justices
Lonely? Powerless? Read the updated version of "How To Win Friends and Influence People" for a Republican packed Supreme Court. Mingle with judges appointed for life...
Voter suppression through racist prison policies
Republican's racist prison policies prevent even those not convicted of a crime from voting. Illinois conservatives are fighting to keep CASH BAIL, a policy that frees...
Why are Republicans really attacking the IRS? Follow the money.
Trump paid no tax in 2020! Republicans are upset Trump's tax returns were released and threaten to attack the IRS. Billionaire tax dodgers pay under a...
What did SOUTHWEST do with its $7 billion tax payer funded bailout? Follow the money.
A $7 billion tax payer funded bailout. An airline CEO making millions. Thousands of Southwest Airline passengers left stranded. What's the connection? How did Southwest use...
Follow the rubles behind George Santos
"Russian Oligarch’s Cousin Funneled Cash to N.Y. Politician" - Daily Beast "Andrew Intrater, money manager to Russian Viktor Vekselberg, gave $56,100 to committees tied to Rep.-elect...
Who killed the DREAMER BILL? Follow the money.
Republicans kill the Dreamer Bill. Block immigration reform. Why? Follow the money. Connect the dots for yourself: Corporations exploit and underpay undocumented workers who are not...
LYING ILLUSTRATED: George Santos Edition
So many lies! Check out the George Santos edition of "Lying Illustrated". It takes a special talent to lie about your family, religion, education, sexual orientation,...
Republicans weaponize hate speech
Hate is a deadly political strategy. Henry Berg-Brousseau, who had supported transgender rights since he was in high school, died by suicide at 24. “This hate...
Rigged bail bond system frees crypto billionaire but remands the poor to jail
A rigged bail industry releases crypto billionaire, but jails a black 82 year old grandmother for an unpaid $77 trash bill. What's behind a system that...
Millions without power in freezing cold. Who voted against improving the power grid?
Deadly winter storm knocks out power leaving millions of Americans freezing without power. Nature reminds us that elections really do have consequences. Did you Congressperson really...
Who suffers when billionaires cheat on their taxes?
Trump dodges his taxes. Musk pays next to no taxes. The GOP wants to slash the IRS. Tax revenues fund the services we all rely on....
Billionaire government grifters are WELFARE KINGS
Billionaire government grifter get millions in federal subsidies but deny their workers a living wage. Welfare Kings! Walmart recently reported net income of $5.14 billion. Jim Walton...
Republican book burnings create fire hazard
Republicans claim to be for the constitution, but deny Americans the freedom of speech it guarantees? “You cannot destroy truth by burning pages.” Joseph Goebbels, Nazi...
Can you trust Musk with your personal movement (Tesla) and private messages (Twitter) data?
A right wing billionaire with Saudi investors who knows where you went and what you said to whom? Can you trust Musk with your personal data?...
Tesla fatalities map
"Tesla is under US criminal investigation over self-driving claims... Reuters learns US DoJ launched investigation last year after more than a dozen crashes, some fatal, involving...
Respect the will of the people when they vote for Ballot Measures to curb mass shootings
Oregon voters pass a Ballot Measure 114 to reduce mass shootings. The gun lobby loses, but gets Measure 114 blocked by judge in a small rural...
Musk suspends reporters from Twitter for criticizing him. Here’s what you can do to protect free speech.
"Twitter Suspends Reporters From WashPost, NYT, Others Who Wrote About Elon Musk" - HuffPo A billionaire who claims to be a champion of free speech, but...
Party like Kavanaugh!
A tax payer funded job that pays $268,300. You can't get fired. No code of ethics. Party on! US Supreme Court justices don’t often seem too...
Who texted Meadows to overturn the 2020 election? Check this map.
"Mark Meadows Exchanged Texts With 34 Members Of Congress About Plans To Overturn The 2020 Election" - Talking Points Memo So many Republicans scheming and texting...
Leave no American voter behind
Millions of Americans can't vote because of a prior conviction despite having served their sentence! Did you know that 5.2 million Americans are disenfranchised? 2.3% of...
How Google monetizes hate with YouTube Super Chats
There's money to be made in peddling hate. See how Google does it. Google's motto used to be 'Do no evil'. That's been abandoned in the...
Keystone pipeline leak: Oil lobby donations trump environmental concerns
Keystone pipeline leaks 14,000 barrels of oil into creek in biggest spill yet - The Guardian The Keystone Pipeline ruptured near a creek in northern Kansas,...
FTX crypto exchange collapse: Follow the money
FTX went into meltdown after being hit with $5 billion in withdrawal requests." - News Cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11, 2022. The company’s valuation plunged from $32...
Stop Fentanyl ads on Instagram, SnapChat, YouTube and TikTok
Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram face pressure to stop illegal drug sales as overdose deaths soar. - WaPo How big is the crisis of illegal drugs being marketed...
Georgia election result mapped by turnout, race, poverty, healthcare and more
The people have spoken... Senator Warnock "... a vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children. It is...
Republicans criminalize women’s freedom of speech
A mother prosecuted for talking to her daughter about abortion... Republicans talk a lot about the constitution and the Freedom of Speech. But they'll prosecute a...
Don’t feed the Twitter trolls by buying a Tesla
Fed up with the hate speech on Twitter? Speak up with your pocket book. A car is the ultimate self-expressive benefit brand — you are what...
Reverend Warnock fights to cap insulin costs. Which Georgia counties have the most diabetics?
A Resonant Topic in Georgia’s Senate Runoff: Insulin Prices - New York Times How big is the problem? How many people in Georgia have diabetes? How...
Where is the dark money pushing to ban abortion pills coming from?
Conservative group sues FDA to revoke approval of abortion pill - Washington Post Who is this group? What is their agenda? Who funds them? What else...
Where should activists pressure Musk? Start with a Power Map.
Where should organizers apply pressure? Use a Power Map to understand the people involved and their relationships. This Power Map presents options for activists as they...
Why do Republicans attack public education? Follow the money.
Why do Republican attack public education? Follow the money. Fascism flourishes when people are ignorant. - Umberto Eco in 'Fourteen Signs of Fascism' Follow the money...
Where will lame-duck action to protect Dreamers help the most?
Do right by dreamers "Democrats call protections for ‘Dreamers’ a lame-duck priority. Senate and House leaders seek Republican help to permanently protect undocumented immigrants who came...
Republicans send thoughts and prayers with blood on their hands
What's behind the surge in gun violence? University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, at Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO, and at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, VA....
How did evangelists infiltrate the Supreme Court to overturn Roe?
How did a handful of evangelists and wealthy donors get Roe overturned? Follow the money. Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach. "Years before the...
Responsible local journalism counters billionaire owned mainstream media propaganda
Responsible local journalism delivers useful information from the community - not what billionaires are pitching through their media outlets. Fox News stokes a constant sense of...
GOP packed Supreme Court delivers Congress to Republicans
THE SUPREME COURT'S HANDS ARE ALL OVER THE ELECTION RESULTS Republicans will owe their slim majority to the Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court who authorized...
Home Depot billionaire blocks President Biden’s student debt relief plan
91 year old Home Depot billionaire gets tax cuts for himself but blocks Student Debt Relief. How? Follow the money. Follow the money Share this PowerMap...
Twitter Pay-to-Play Propaganda Platform
What does $44 billion get you? A pay to play propaganda platform that dictators love! Follow the money. The Saudis bankroll Musk's purchase of Twitter making...
How do election recount rules apply to close races?
A few close midterm races will determine which party will control Congress. What rules apply? When does a recount take place? Who requests it? Who pays...
Midterm message: Codify Roe
THE MIDTERMS HANDED DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS A MANDATE TO CODIFY ABORTION RIGHTS. USE IT. Voters in several states where abortion was on the ballot were generally favorable to...
Follow the Saudi money controlling Twitter
First the Saudis infiltrated Twitter. Now they're the second largest owner after funding Musk's Twitter purchase. Racist and anti-semitic tweets surge... What's behind the Saudi investment...
Oil war profiteers: Follow the money
Stop oil company war profiteering with a windfall tax. England has done it. It's time for America too. Should oil war profiteers be rewarded with more...
Mapping crimes and casualties from Republican obstruction of gun safety measures
Republicans fear monger about crime but flood the streets with guns and make it easier for criminals. Republican led states have the highest crime rates. Republicans...
Mapping the victims of GOP plan to kill Social Security
“Republicans want to gut Social Security and Medicare to give more tax breaks to the wealthy.” - President Obama “Some of your parents are on Social...
Political demonizing spawns bloodshed
It will be hard not to hit her with the speaker's gavel joked Kevin McCarthy. - CNN Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband follows years of GOP...
Gig workers deserve better
Why do gig workers struggle while their billionaire bosses get richer? Follow the money and political donations behind the exploitation. Keith Ellison and DC sue Target-owned...
Nine ballot measures that could change your life
Ballot measures are direct democracy. You vote on key issues that could change your life like these ballot measures. Voter will decide on 140 certified statewide ballot measures from...
Which ‘local political leader’ might be in the doctor’s office with you? Check this map.
"Local political leaders" should decide on abortion says Mehmet Oz. OZ SAYS ABORTION DECISION SHOULD INCLUDE “LOCAL POLITICAL LEADERS”: In the only debate of Pennsylvania’s election for...
Homer’s Voting Guide
How do you describe Democratic accomplishments? Duh! Ask Homer. Democrats have delivered for working Americans despite Republican roadblocks for their rich donors. How do you describe...
Map of where you can vote to STOP PRISON LABOR SLAVERY
Did you know that slavery is still legal in America? Some states can imprison you, force you to work for slave wages and take away your...
How can voting for a senator change your life? Check this map.
Court blocks President Biden's Student Debt Relief program. Supreme Court overturns Roe. Who are the eight judges that decided to hold up relief for relief to...
Fox News character assassination playbook
How do the Murdochs manipulate public opinion with FOX to push their political agenda and get richer? Understand how billionaires manipulate the public through their media...
Judicial races will determine abortion rights
Judicial elections in five states will determine access to abortion, voting rights and gerrymandering. Hotly contested supreme court elections in Illinois, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina and...
Alabama rising
Election turnout improves when candidates reflect their voters. Democratic Alabama candidates reflect their electorate. How do you make it easy for voters to learn about the...
DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA endorsed candidates map
Democracy for America's people powered campaign fights for social justice at all levels of elected office. DFA endorsed candidates are running for Senate, Congress, State Senate,...
Mapping the plot to steal the Presidency
Follow Trump's plot to steal the Presidency with the help of MAGA Republican accomplices. The story of what caused the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol...
North Carolina mass shooting: Follow the money blocking gun safety reform.
A 15-year-old fatally shot five people and wounded others in Raleigh, N.C. - WaPo. Vote to end gun violence. The Raleigh shooting was the latest in...
Democracy is on the ballot North Carolina
STOP the North Carolina Republican’s brazen power grab. A fringe legal ploy being pushed by extreme politicians, the so-called “independent state legislature theory”. It has never been accepted by...
Secretary of State key races
Secretary of state are statewide officials in charge of making sure elections are free, fair, and secure. It's vital that they believe in free and fair...
Why do billionaires hate student debt relief? Follow the money.
President Biden's student debt relief will benefit up to 43 million lower and middle-class borrowers. Billionaires oppose the plan. - Popular Info Why would a bunch...
Who’s blocking marijuana legalization? Follow the money.
President Biden issues pardons and takes first steps to decriminalize marijuana. Biden pardoned thousands of people with federal convictions of marijuana possession and encouraged governors to take...
American Dream Killers – Asesinos del Sueño Americano
Republican appointed Fifth Circuit judges side with Republican AGs lawsuit that threatens to deport millions of DACA - Dreamers. - Americas Voice Supreme Justices Silently Back...
Hurricane Ian exposes PROPERTY INSURANCE MESS Florida Republicans have created
Rubio and Scott vote against storm aid. DeSantis fundraises from insurance firms while Florida residents struggle to get affordable property insurance. Follow the money, flooding and...
Supreme Court Conflicts Of Interest: Follow the Money
Six unelected officials with hidden conflicts of interest and beholden to billionaires should not be able to strip Americans of their freedoms. Who funded the campaigns...
Republican ABORTION FLIP FLOP awards
Republican Flip Flop awards recognize hypocrisy in banning abortions and then flipping to fool voters. This level of acting is rarely seen outside movies, so it...
Ten best voting information websites
Finding information on where, when and how to vote isn't easy. Details are scattered across different websites. Sometimes it's hard to find answers to your specific...
Government for the people – not just billionaires
Who's fighting for you? And who looks after their billionaire donors? Actions speak louder than words. Check these ten maps that highlight what President Biden and...
Arizona Republicans pass strict ABORTION BAN taking state back to 1864
Arizona judge upholds century-old abortion ban that could sentence abortion providers to prison. - ABC Republican appointed Arizona judge approves return to 19th century near-total ban...
Follow the money and operatives behind DeSantis’ MIGRANT RELOCATION SCANDAL
The scandal around DeSantis scheme to relocate migrants widens. Follow the money and operatives. More interesting characters, donors and political operatives emerge with connections to the...
School children need freedom from hunger and freedom to learn
Democrats fight for public schools and free school meals. Republicans cut funding but spend millions to block kids from learning about hunger. "Congress made school meals...
Follow the money behind DeSantis’ stunt in flying Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
DeSantis used migrants as “props” in his political stunt. How do you describe his scheme spanning different states, millions of dollars, secretive operatives and shifting storylines?...
Voter Suppression Academy Award nominations
The Academy Awards recognizes creativity in films. The Voter Suppression Academy* awards recognizes Republican dirty tricks to prevent Americans voting. "It's high time our voter suppression...
Republican Shariah Law
Teen rape victim ordered to pay her rapist $150,000! How are teenage rape victims denied abortions, but forced to pay restitution to their rapists? How different...
Dark Brandon fights for railroad workers
Rail carriers and union leaders reach an agreement to avoid a national rail strike. President Biden (aka Dark Brandon) does it again! "The deal highlights Biden...
Political human trafficking
DeSantis records human trafficking political stunt for FOX TV with $12 million of Florida tax payer funds. DeSantis pulled off the stunt. He lured a couple...
Mapping the key races for Democrats to Hold the House
Democracy is on the ballot. Which races will determine if Democrats will Hold The House? Who are the candidates? How can you support them? How can...
Casualty map from Republican scheme to kill Social Security
The Republican 11 Point Plan calls for ending Social Security. How many seniors would suffer in their scheme? How many are disabled? Widowed? Where do they...
FLIP FLOP MAP of Republican abortion hypocrisy
The same Republicans who stacked the Supreme Court to ban abortions and deny women their freedom, now backpedal that Roe v Wade has been overturned. Can you...
How to choose the right storytelling app
Choose the right app to tell your story by considering your audience, the message and your desired outcome. There is no one size fits all in...
Why is FOX being sued?
Billionaires silence critics with lawsuits but hide behind 'Freedom of the Press' to cover the lies they broadcast themselves. "Dominion Voting systems has sued Fox News for $1.6...
Newtown Action Alliance maps assault weapon carnage at mass shootings
More Americans have died from gun violence than in military combat, but Republicans still block gun safety measures. Gun violence threatens our freedom more than any...
Republican court packing pays off
Republicans haven't won the popular vote since 2004, so they pack the courts with partisan judges to cling to power and rule from the bench. Follow...
Don’t fall for STRONGMAN playing the VICTIM CARD
Authoritarians pose as persecuted individuals to justify their violence and crimes. Trump has built his appeal by casting himself and his supporters as political outsiders and...
Grassroots innovation finds unregistered voters
"Arkansas was the worst state for voter registration and election participation in 2020". Get Loud Arkansas innovates to change that. Get Loud Arkansas (GLA) uses data...
Jackson Mississippi: Mapping the racism in contaminated water
Republican racism contaminates the water supply in Jackson, Mississippi. "About 150,000 residents in Jackson were without safe water. Problems at one of the town’s two water-treatment...
Teachers deserve better
The GOP war on education has created a teacher shortage. Republicans slash teachers' wages and public school funding. Issue educational gag orders that politicize education. Block...
How Russian oligarchs influence the GOP and threaten US national security
FBI Probing Russian-Speaking Fake Heiress Who Infiltrated Mar-A-Lago. "The startling case underscores the security challenges of Donald Trump’s resort even as the former president stashed top-secret...
Mapping GOP handouts for the rich vs President Biden’s Student loan relief plan
Republicans who got PPP handouts and lobbied for tax cuts for their billionaire donors, now criticize relief for the needy with student loans. We mapped the...
Pack the Supreme Court and get a tax deduction!
How do tax dodging billionaires get to write the laws for tax paying Americans? Follow the dark money. Barre Seid, an electronics mogul, made a $...
Billionaires rule America with their media outlets
Billionaires twist public opinion with their media outlets to support policies that make billionaires richer. Politicians cater to billionaire owned media outlets to get good press...
Republican war on women death map: Where abortions are banned and AND poor mothers denied Medicaid
Did you know that black women are three times as likely as white women to die of pregnancy-related complications? (NYT) Why do states led by Trump...
16-Year-Old ‘Not Mature Enough to Have Abortion’, Florida Rules
Florida Court Rules 16-Year-Old Not ‘Mature’ Enough to Get Abortion "The court did not seem to recognize that it's also going to require plenty of maturity...
Inflation Reduction Act taxes share buybacks to fund public services
Corporate tax dodging reduces public services for everyone. The Inflation Reduction Act taxes corporate share buybacks to fix that loophole. The Inflation Reduction Act charges companies...
The party of Law and Order is LAWLESS and DISORDERLY
Defund the FBI! Attack law enforcement officials. What happened to the party claiming to be for Law and Order? Republicans used to be the party of...
Drug prices coming down for landing
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Facebook gets teen prosecuted for abortion
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GOP attacks IRS to help billionaire donors dodge taxes
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McDonald’s exploits workers with GOP help
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The dog ate my Jan 6th texts
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Republicans ambush veterans’ benefits: Mapping the casualties
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Fossil fuel profiteers deny climate change
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Check your state’s RAPE INDEX as GOP bans abortions for rape victims
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Starbucks denies workers abortion benefits to bust unions
Starbucks denies abortion benefits to workers forming unions. "In June, the company said it would reimburse abortion travel expenses for employees enrolled in its healthcare plan if there...
Scorched by the heatwave? Thank these Senators.
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Republicans rig the system by robbing the poor of funds needed to improve their lives and using that money to give tax cuts to their rich...
Assign canvassers to areas where they have more in common with residents with geotargeting
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Republicans deregulate nursing homes to pay back their donors. Sorry grandma.
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FOX smears doctor helping ten year old rape victim. GOP cripples FCC that could regulate FOX.
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Check your flood risk from global warming with this free app
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Catholic Church pushes abortion ban using your tax dollars
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Dreamers deserve better
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GOP-packed Supreme Court cripples EPA putting your life in danger
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Supreme Political Payback
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We Mapped the Russia – GOP – NRA Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the Election
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Top ten storytelling apps
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HIGH INSULIN PRICES devastate communities
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Koch Rigged Supreme Court Rules For Oil Companies
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Mapping White House Activity Around Jan 6th Insurrection
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Provide abortion services from Federal Lands
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How Google Exploits Women Searching for Abortion Info
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Mapping Key 2022 Midterm Races
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Supreme Court forces taxpayers to fund religious schools
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First they came for the Jews
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Putin Republicans block aid for Ukraine as it fights to survive
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Billionaire union busters
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Casualties mount in the Republican WAR ON WOMEN
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Tax windfall profits to stop gas profiteering
Gas firms are gouging customers. The British government is taxing windfall gas profits to provide relief to consumers. "It's outrageous that oil and gas companies are...
Follow the dark money behind the Jan 6th criminal conspiracy
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Counterprogramming: Distract public attention to hide your role in the Jan 6th insurrection
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Gun sellers make a killing as Republicans gut gun safety laws for them
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Baby formula companies pay Republicans to weaken regulations
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Facebook sued. Why? Follow the money.
Facebook sued for selling its users' personal data for political manipulation. Facebook is accused of stalling news about how it mis-used data while four Facebook directors...
Mass shootings mapped against NRA donations to Republicans
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Texas GOP gun laws and shooting victims resources: Illustrated edition
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Supreme Court approves political bribes. Follow the money to see how this will change your life.
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Republican gun policies help mass shooters
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Racism runs for office
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Billionaires profit from radicalizing White Supremacist terrorists
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Fix Medicaid. Don’t kill it.
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Republican war on women led by questionable men
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Republican war on women & abortion straight from Handmaid’s Tale
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Classifying Abortion as Murder: Taker vs Giver States
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Extremist Candidate Tracker by Renew America Foundation
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The Future of Roe V. Wade: Women’s Choice Election 2022
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National Parks for sale in GOP Plan
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Republicans wage war on women. #VoteProChoice
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How to find your new voting district after redistricting
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Follow the money blocking Climate Change bills
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Long COVID patients at risk from GOP scheme to kill ACA and coverage for pre-existing conditions
Almost a million Americans have died from COVID. Millions more suffer from Long COVID. The GOP 11 Point Plan kills ACA with its insurance for pre-existing...
Jan 6 Capitol Riot Updated Map: Who Was Involved or Charged
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Florida crime scene: DeSantis murders Black voters’ rights
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Inflation profiteer dodges taxes: Follow the money
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Republican group smears reputations of women nominees of color: Follow the dark money.
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Billionaire Tax Dodger Awards
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How are gig workers exploited? Follow the money.
Multi-billion dollar firms deny gig workers health insurance, death benefits and the right to organize. "Gig workers are classified as independent contractors. That designation obscures a...
Where will gas prices fall from President Biden’s plan to expand ethanol usage?
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Who’s to Blame for High Gas Prices? Follow the money.
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Republicans criminalize abortion: mapping the forces at work
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Geotarget campaigns by zip code
Focus your campaign on the areas with the most potential supporters. Make the most of your campaign time, money and volunteers with geo-targeting. Use information on...
Stop FOX streaming Russian propaganda to American military bases
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Republicans block funds to fight COVID. Mapping where more Americans are likely to die.
Almost a million Americans have died from COVID. Republicans are now blocking funds to fight COVID. When did politics become so lethal? This map shows the...
Basketball legend, Steve Kerr calls for common sense gun safety measures after another mass shooting
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Why does insulin cost so much? Follow the blood money Republicans get to block price cuts.
30 million American diabetics struggle to pay for the skyrocketing price of insulin. Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi make a killing from raising insulin prices....
Five practical ways to fight FOX spreading propaganda
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Mobilize supporters with free apps like BOWL PAC for PASS THE MORE ACT to decriminalize marijuana
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Republicans cut free school meals for hungry kids but support tax cuts for wealthy donors.
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Putin Republicans: Follow The Rubles
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Fight the Republican scheme to block seniors, disabled and struggling families without internet access from voting
Voting shouldn't be a privilege only for those with internet connectivity. How do Republicans make it hard for people without internet access to vote? Deny voting...
Mapping Ginni Thomas’ attempt to overturn election results
"Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show" - NY Times “The consequences of what she’s done is that I don’t...
Stop paying FOX to spread Russian propaganda #UNFOXmycablebox
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Ginni Thomas’ Republican and Supreme Court connections: Mapping the ethics concerns
Ginni Thomas, right wing activist and wife of Justice Clarence Thomas has clients with cases before the Supreme Court. Should he recuse himself? Ginni's was at...
Democracy is on the Ballot. Mapping where Election Deniers are Running For Office.
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America has oligarchs too. They’re called billionaires.
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What happens if Republicans overturn Roe v Wade?
Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin blocked a bill aimed at preserving access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. "The Women's Health Protection...
DeSantistan : Crowdsourced news fights the Supreme Leader’s propaganda
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Russian oligarchs manipulate American politics, media and elections
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Play DRUG MONOPOLY. Raise drug prices. Make millions!
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Are your purchases funding White Nationalism and Anti-Semitism? Follow the money.
Republicans embrace White Nationalism and Anti-Semitism with the help of corporate donations. All talk, no action. Republicans expelled Liz Cheney for supporting an inquiry into the...
State and Federal supreme courts should reflect the diversity of America
State and Federal supreme court justices should reflect the diversity of America for fair justice. Rich, white, male judges sentence men of color to prison, deny...
Putin’s Republican cheerleaders
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Google’s lucrative hypocrisy explained
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Radical Trump candidates put democracy on the ballot in 2022
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Don’t let electoral violence turn America into a banana republic
America taught other countries how to conduct safe and fair elections. Review those lessons before election violence turns America into a banana republic. Armed groups in...
Corporations fund Florida politicians pushing ‘Don’t say gay’ bill
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Don’t let Gun Lobby Republicans hide behind Sandy Hook settlement. Demand gun safety reform now!
Sandy Hook families settle with Remington over school massacre. Gun lobby political donations buys Republican obstruction to common sense gun safety measures while mass shootings surge....
Trump – McConnell judges cut voting rights
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Legitimate Political Discourse isn’t mob violence
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Spotify boycott grows as more artists protest their music being used to fund racism. Follow the money.
Follow the money to see how Spotify exploits musicians by paying them $0.0033 per song streamed while paying Rogan $100 million for a podcast with racism...
Fight disinformation. Demand AdTech platforms stop funding sites that spread racism and hate.
Amazon, Google and Facebook report billions in ad revenues. Right wing websites spread hate, racism and COVID conspiracy theories. What's the connection? Right wing groups use...
Biden builds bridges, not walls.
Better roads and bridges help all Americans. Make it easy for people to see how they gain from President Biden's investment in infrastructure. How are your...
Spotify removes Neil Young over COVID misinfo protest. Follow the money to see why.
"Spotify removes Neil Young following rocker’s protest over COVID-19 misinformation" - PBS “I realized I could not continue to support Spotify’s life-threatening misinformation to the music...
Follow the dark money behind judges endangering public safety
How can some judges be so concerned about the lives of the unborn, but care so little about the thousands of Americans dying every day from...
Jan 6 Insurrection Map expands with new information
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Follow the money Spotify makes streaming COVID misinfo
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Jan 6 Insurrection map of the people and money behind the plot to overthrow an election
Follow the money to trace who did what in the Jan 6th insurrection and how they were funded. Get the big picture as the evidence and...
Defund the Jan 6th insurrection profiteers
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Jan 6th Investigation Committee: Track the uncovered evidence with a relationship map.
Follow the evidence. Complexity, withholding evidence and delaying tactics are often used to escape judgement. How can details spread over dozens of websites and a large...
Geotarget with free Redistricting Data Hubs maps
Geotarget canvassing campaigns with data rich maps for better results. Redistricting Data Hub is a wonderful, free resource for non-partisan maps and data that can be...
Student loans
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Fast food franchisors ask workers if they’d like a side of COVID?
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Scarce free hospital beds reveal the high cost of politicians ignoring COVID experts
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Cancel Student Debt
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Jan 6 Investigation Roadmap
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Black Lung Disease Trust funding jeopardized as Build Back Better stalls
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Republicans can’t handle the truth so they whitewash history.
Republican legislators push bills to whitewash history. "DeSantis proposes legislation to let parents sue teachers who tell the truth about U.S. history." - Popular Info "54...
Republican obstruction prevents FCC regulation of COVID misinformation platforms
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Hunger games: Senators play politics with children’s lives
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Follow the dirty money funding Republican climate change deniers
“There’s none so blind as those who will not listen.” - Neil Gaman Tornadoes devastate thousands of lives. Republicans deny climate change and block investments that...
Florida COVID death count dashboard: Politicians playing doctor is deadly.
"Beware of false prophets. By their fruit you will recognize them." - Matthew 7:16 Judge politicians on how they perform, not their gaslighting. "About 54,000 more...
Protest Photography Tips: How to Stay Safe while Capturing the Moment
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Canvas smarter: Enhance voter files with targeting data and maps
Canvass smarter by enhancing voter files with demographic data and interactive maps. It's fast, simple and affordable. Business marketers use demographic data and visual analysis apps...
How to geo-target women denied control over their bodies to vote
Women denied control over their own bodies and forced by Republicans to have babies even if they are raped, have a strong reason to vote. How...
Follow the dark money packing the Supreme Court with conservatives
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Republican hypocrisy: banning abortions but not assault weapons
Republicans preach sanctity of life for the unborn while ignoring the deaths caused by assault weapons. "Republicans talk about the sanctity of life, the very moment...
Billionaire owned media outlets distort news to favor the rich
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Women directors of corporations backing Ohio’s extreme abortion ban
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Use ethnic media outlets to reach minority communities
Ethnic news outlets offer relevant and accurate news coverage to their communities. They counter-balance the negative messages and racist story selection from some large corporate news...
How Mitch McConnell politicized the American justice system
Mitch McConnell has stacked the courts with conservative judges. See how his scheme affects every American on things ranging from their health, voting rights and control...
How are the Jan 6th insurrection organizers connected?
It's hard to keep track of the people involved and with the Jan 6th insurrection. Software can help. How are they connected? What was their role?...
Plan campaigns for redistricted seats better with data rich maps
Campaigns have to adapt their plans after redistricting. Good technology makes it fast, simple and affordable. What are the demographics of the new district? Age, income,...
Want better roads, safer bridges or faster internet? Invest in infrastructure.
Invest in the things that improve the lives of all Americans. Infrastructure. Republicans spend billions on bombs, but refuse to investing in fixing roads and bridges....
Republicans push taxation without representation
Republicans push taxation without representation but still want to collect taxes. That didn't work well for British royalty. The British enriched themselves off American colonies without...
Who is blocking the path to citizenship?
Republicans oppose DACA, Dreamers and a path to citizenship so their billionaire donors can get cheap labor. Corporations make money in two ways. Charge more for...
COVID death count in states opposing OSHA mandates
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Fundraising? Tell your story well.
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Joel Kaplan: Zuck’s fixer and GOP operative
Facebook spreads Republican disinformation and promotes right-wing conspiracy theories. Meet Joel Kaplan, Republican operative and Zuckerberg fixer. "Kaplan is Facebook's vice president of global public policy. He...
Billionaires vs. America
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Tax dodging billionaires behind Texas SB8 bill banning abortions
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Jan 6th Capitol riot ring leaders conspire at Willard hotel
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COVID collateral damage map of politicians ready to sacrifice your life to get re-elected
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Striketober. Mapping workers on strike for a living wage.
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Follow the money: How AT&T and DirecTV helped build far-right One America News.
"AT&T helped build far-right One America News" - Reuters It's easier to follow the money and trace the connections with a relationship map. Use this map...
Manchin’s objections to clean energy program costs US billions in climate funds
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Deere workers strike for a living wage against $100 billion firm
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Republicans drag America into the Dark Ages on Women’s Reproductive Health
Republicans deny women reproductive healthcare, putting America behind China, Cuba and Iran. How have other countries moved ahead on women's healthcare while America moves backwards? How...
Facebook Enablers: Divest.
BlackRock has invested $54 billion in Facebook. That's hard to reconcile with BlackRock's claim of 'helping people build a better tomorrow'. Is it ethical to invest...
What’s in the Build Back Better bill for you? Freedom to thrive.
No matter what we look like or where we come from, we value our freedom. Why are some Senators denying us the freedom to thrive? The freedom...
The Pandora Papers expose shadow economy that benefits the wealthy at the expense of everyone else
Tax-free offshore money funds attacks against raising taxes on billionaires. Billionaires use offshore, tax-free money to fund opposition to President Biden's plan to have everyone pay...
Billionaire tax dodgers use political influence to rig the system
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FOX News advertisers fund Tucker Carlson spreading racism and COVID disinfo
Who are FOX's biggest advertisers supporting Tucker Carlson spreading racism? Which FOX directors are connected with Stanford, Georgetown and The Nature Conservancy? How do people and...
Don’t mess with Texas women
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Multi-millionaire CEOs fund lobbyists to deny basic benefits for the rest of us. Politicians beholden to corporate donors. Follow the money to see how billionaires get...
Facebook buys Zuckerberg a $5 billion GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card
"A lawsuit accuses Facebook’s board of overpaying the Federal Trade Commission billions of dollars in exchange for not personally suing CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the 2018 Cambridge...
Texas abortion bounty: Follow the money funding the new law
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How does big pharma keep drug prices so high? Follow the money.
Big pharma claims to serve public health, but spends billions on political lobbying and multimillion dollar executive salaries. Is corporate greed and political donations the real...
Will there be a hospital bed available if you need it?
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Hold Facebook Accountable
Facebook spreads COVID disinformation, promotes violence; causes depression and meddles with elections. How does it get away with such disgusting corporate behavior ? Follow the money...
CEOs funding the hostile takeover of women’s bodies
Who are the CEOs funding the Republicans stacking the courts? Denying women control over their own bodies? Encouraging vigilantism? Follow the money to see how corporate...
Mapping the American sacrifice in Afghanistan
A tribute to the over 2,300 brave American service members who died in Afghanistan and the thousands more injured since President Bush first declared war in...
Voter suppression by eviction
A Supreme Court stacked with McConnell nominees overruled the CDC allowing landlords to evict thousands of families during a pandemic. Judicial activism now defines health policy....
Gerrymandering. Georgia style.
Georgia voter suppression includes gerrymandering and hostile takeovers of county election boards. NAACP Atlanta mobilizes resistance against racist voter suppression. NAACP makes it easier for people...
Women community organizers push for change in Louisiana
Black women organizers disrupt existing power structures to bring about change in their communities. An innovative program helps train and support them in Louisiana. The Power...
NAACP Atlanta organizes against Georgia Republicans’ hostile State takeover of County election boards
NAACP Atlanta mobilizes Georgians to contact their Republican senators to demand they stop their hostile take over of Fulton county elections. Georgia Republican lawmakers are mounting...
The Real Hunger Games
The poor fight each other to entertain the rich in the Hunger Games. Poor Americans struggle to survive while the rich thrive on tax cuts in...
Fair Districts Ohio fights gerrymandering
Public officials crush democracy by drawing legislative district maps to benefit their political party. Fair Districts Ohio organizes citizens to fight this gerrymandering. Ohio voters passed...
Evicted? Thank these guys.
15 million people at the risk of eviction! Who's pushing for evictions during a pandemic? How do they make money from it? Get political patronage? How...
American prison labor camps
The $80 billion prison industry enriches the powerful while exploiting and disenfranchising the poor. Prisons can force inmates to work for little or no wage per...
Blood on their hands
COVID is an equal opportunity killer. It doesn't care who you voted for, or even if you voted at all. Death isn't a political issue. Should...
How the Florida Key Dems located eight thousand unregistered voters
"Seek and ye shall find" - Mathew 7:7 Philip Dodderidge is the Vice-Chair Florida Keys Democrats and searching for unregistered voters in the Florida Keys. He...
Fight rural hospital closures with Medicaid expansion
Republican led states reject Federal healthcare funding. Rural hospitals are closed denying poor, rural and communities or color the medical care they so desperately need. Where...
Heat wave 2021 map ‘burns’ climate deniers
Heat waves kill Americans. Homes and businesses destroyed. Droughts ravage farms. But Republicans deny climate change and block common sense measures to fight it. What gives?...
OxyContin: Follow the blood money
"Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, under scrutiny for role in opioid crisis, are big political spenders. As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country...
Capitol insurrectionists top FBI’s Most Wanted List, while Republicans deny it happened
As rioters from the Capitol Insurrection top the FBI's most wanted list, Republican's deny that the attack even took place. "On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the U.S....
How billionaires strangle democracy to get richer
There is something very wrong when billionaires do not pay taxes, deny their workers a living wage and use political donations to prevent people from voting....
Maps are an activist’s best friend
Maps help activists and campaigns engage, inform and mobilize supporters. New apps make it easy. Maps are easy to understand and navigate. They're intuitive and wonderful...
Republicans slash unemployment benefits. Where will the suffering be worst?
Republican cruelty to the poor to please their corporate donors has no limits. Republican Governors play politics and slash unemployment benefits to sabotage the recovery brought...
Opioid epidemic: Map the profits, political donations and deaths.
The opioid epidemic involves over 500,000 deaths and a $13 billion fortune. How much do you know about Purdue Pharma? The Sackler Family and their political...
Public infrastructure or tax cuts? Check these maps for answers.
Republicans block investments in public infrastructure but give huge tax cuts to their rich donors. Working Americans struggle with poor infrastructure. Invest tax payers' money in...
Lost your right to vote? Thank ALEC.
ALEC drafts bills without regular democratic review and gets them passed into law by Republican legislatures. ALEC thrives on corporate donations. "Exposing ALEC: How Conservative-Backed State...
133 reasons to invest in American infrastructure
How much is an American life worth? How do politicians gladly pay for trillions in tax cuts for the rich, but won't pay for safe roads...
Corporations profiting by spreading hate with public subsidies
"Carlson has the right to say whatever loathsome things he wishes. And Fox News can choose to broadcast those views on television. But Carlson and the...
Looking for unregistered voters? Use SMART MAPPING.
Businesses pick the best location for stores with Smart Mapping. The same technology also works to find unregistered voters. Most maps just show locations on a...
Protect your voting power during redistricting. Draw Community Of Interest maps.
How redistricting draws boundaries often determines who gets elected. Redistricting can split a community leaving people without a representative who feels responsible for their concerns. How...
Mass shootings surge while Republicans block common sense gun safety measures
Seven deadly mass shootings in a week! What will it take to pass common sense gun safety measures? Who is behind the obstruction that gets more...
Black voters in Georgia recognize that voting has its rewards. Don’t let anyone snatch that away.
Sometimes the benefits of voting aren't obvious. For Black voters in Georgia they are, courtesy a NAACP Atlanta StoryMap that shows how they gain from the...
Racism has consequences
Eight people including six Asian women killed in racist shooting spree with a gun bought hours earlier. This isn't a random event. Hate crimes against Asian...
For The People. Mapping how H.R. 1 fights voter suppression.
"We the People deserve a responsive, accountable government that gives us all a stronger voice and puts our needs ahead of special interests. Congress must pass...
Activists Take On Prison Industrial Complex
"Regions Bank Of Alabama Turns Its Back On CoreCivic" Morgan Simon's article in Forbes.com inspired us to explore how strategic activism works. How did community organizers...
Who’s getting rich dividing Americans?
"Give a capitalist enough rope and he'll hang himself." - Karl Marx Marx would smile if he could see how American billionaires make money inciting attacks...
Pardon or execute? How wealth trumps justice.
When money buys freedom, it is the poor who die. The Republican Trump administration has pardoned dozens of wealthy supporters while rushing to execute poor people...
Mitch’s scheme to tax without representation
McConnell aims to cling to power by creating an American underclass that pays taxes but cannot vote and gets no benefits. His scheme overturns the American...
Map 2020 voter turnout and votes cast by Georgia county to hone your get-out-the-vote efforts
How many registered Georgia voters didn't vote? Who many votes were cast in the Presidential, Senatorial and other races per county? How can these insights help...
Little Sis tracks the political connections and lobbying of the ultra-rich and corporations
Who do the wealthiest Americans donate their money to? Where did White House officials work before they were appointed? Which lobbyists are married to politicians? Who...
A map is worth 5,000 words to find unregistered Georgia voters
Which counties have the most unregistered voters? How does a county's racial composition impact how many residents get to vote? Where should organizers focus to increase...
Hit the road to mobilize rural Black voters in Georgia
Rural voters decide many elections. Organizers have to deal with remote communities, poor roads and sparse internet coverage to organize and mobilize them to vote. Reclaim...
What kind of voting machine processed your ballot?
"Democracy relies on citizens’ trust that each vote is counted as cast" - Verified Voting Who makes the machines that count the votes? How are votes...
How The Lincoln Project converts voters into citizen reporters
Voters become citizen reporters with SeeSay2020 to spotlight incidents of voter suppression making it easier for voting right advocates and the media to react quickly. Superman...
Don’t even think about intimidating voters. State laws and penalties.
Federal law prohibits voter intimidation. The right of each voter to cast his or her ballot free from intimidation or coercion is the foundation of a...
Trust but verify. Take photos of poll tapes to make sure vote counts add up correctly.
"Photograph poll tapes at the polling place on election night and check the vote totals against the official vote totals to catch erroneous election results." -...
Inside Edition, billboards & The Lincoln Project show voters how to report voter suppression.
How do you tackle rampant voter suppression? Thousands of citizen reporters exposing voting issues and getting them quickly to the press, officials and voting rights advocates....
Dirty tricks abound, what voter suppression looks like in 2020
See Something, Say Something converts citizen reports of voter suppression and election irregularities into real time maps and alerts. This year, voter suppression is taking many...
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING about voter intimidation.
Federal law prohibits voter intimidation. How can voters report issues preventing them from voting or other election related irregularities in time to do something about it?...
Florida early voting locations map. How to crowdsource information to help more people vote.
Information on when and where to vote improves voter turnout, but often hard to find. Organizers crowdsource early voting and dropbox locations and freely share them...
More Police, Doctors Or Teachers?
Police budgets explode and prisons fill up. Coronavirus care and schools suffers. Voter suppression in black communities increases. How are the three connected? Tax payer dollars...
Follow The Money To Understand Zuckerberg’s Actions
Why would Mark let Facebook be used for racist messages? Follow the money ... Cut through lies and deception to find the truth by "following the money"....
Hold Police Officers Accountable For Their Misconduct
How do police officers get away with terrible deeds? Police union contracts. Check The Police analyzes police union contracts that make it more difficult to hold...
How To Track Twitter Trolls Promoting Racial Discord
How do trolls promote racial strife and violence on social media? "Outsiders, extremists are among those fomenting violence in Twin Cities" - MPR. "The goal is to attack...
How To Find Ballot Drop Boxes And Early Voting Locations In Georgia
Voters in Georgia's June 9th election can return their absentee ballots at drop box without a stamp or any human contact. How do they find the...
Who Lives? Who Dies?
Why do some black counties in Georgia have 20 times as many deaths as nearby white counties? What impact does voter suppression have on the healthcare provide to African...
Human Sacrifice To Corporate Greed
What's behind the rush to re-open and force workers back to Coronavirus infested meatpacking plants? Who is pushing to shield corporations from their COVID19 liability? "McConnell is demanding...
Givers & Takers
A pandemic is no time to play political games when people are dying. Mitch McConnell refused Federal aid to states that were Democrat, calling it a 'Blue State Bailout'. "Mr....
Your Money. Your Life.
Elections have consequences. So do tax cuts. Make it easy for people to understand cause and effect with interactive visuals. We used StoryMaps (a free app) to illustrate...
Pandemic Land Grab
Why would the Trump Administration strip one of the oldest Native American tribes of its land during the Coronavirus pandemic? Activists decided to 'follow the money'...
Crowdsourced Infomap Helps Idaho Communities Prepare For Coronavirus
Accurate, timely information is valuable - especially while you're preparing for a pandemic. Which stores have supplies you need? Which facilities open? Which offices are open at different times?...
How Many Coronavirus Tests Has Your State Conducted?
"Testing is a key tool in limiting the spread of coronavirus. You need to know who has contracted the virus so those people can be isolated, and...
Coronavirus Atlas Map US Cases, Safety Tips And Official Response.
There are facts - and 'alternative facts'. A means to find the truth is needed when alternate facts put lives at risks. Coronavirus Atlas is a free app created...
Young Activists Make The Best Storytellers
If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.Get to the table by engaging others to your side with story-telling. Young activists excel at crafting...
Impeachment Web: Data Analytics Applied To Trace The People, Connections, Favors And Money.
Too much information is worse than too little. Facts get lost. Connections get overlooked. Data analysis converts information into meaningful insights. Background The impeachment hearings have...
Supreme Court To Decide Future Of DACA. StoryMap Explains What’s At Stake.
Ending DACA and deporting 700,000 Dreamers will devastate families and cripple communities. People should understand what's at stake as the Supreme Court reviews President Trump's plan...
Map The Battlefield, Before You Launch Your Campaign.
Activists fight with limited resources against well funded political incumbents. They have to pick their targets strategically. Good mapping software can be the equalizer. Which incumbents...
The Iowa Caucuses: Analyzing What, Where And When The Candidates Doing?
Campaigns have to make the most of limited time, money and staff. What events should be held? Where? When? What are the other campaigns doing? Software...
And The Award For The Most Creative Voter Suppression Scheme Goes To …
Creativity should be recognized. Even if it is evil and killing democracy by suppressing votes. DemLabs is partnering with voting rights groups on 'Voter Suppression...
Wrong Polling Location Info Can Devastate Voter Turnout.
Mapping apps easily guide people to their destinations. Why then do voters often get sent to the wrong polling location? Bad data on polling centers....
Trying To Understand The Impeachment Inquiry? Use A Relationship Map Follows The Money.
Tracking a complex case of corruption? Use a relationship map to follow the money. How to map a swamp It's easy to get lost in...
Betrayal Map: Why Are The Kurds Being Abandoned?
One day you're a loyal American ally. The next you're cannon fodder. What explains the sudden change in American policy towards the Kurds? Democracy Partners wanted...
Multimedia App Explains Money At Play In Blocking Gun Control Reform.
Short TV segments don't explain complex issues well. How can sustained public support for gun control be built, when mass shootings are soon forgotten and politicians obfuscate? It's not...
App Helps Florida Residents Track Hurricane Dorian And Explains How Cuts To FEMA Will Hurt.
App tracks storm in real-time to help Florida residents prepare for Hurricane Dorian. How will the $155 million cut to FEMA disaster-relief funds hurt? What is behind the cuts? Timely,...
How To Enrich The Voter File With Other Data Sources For Better Results.
Use the best tool(s) available. It's no different in campaigns. Enrich the Voter File with other data sources for better results. Smarter targeting and canvassing. Better results in fund raising and finding unregistered voters....
What’s In Common Between The Contaminated Water Crisis In Flint, Newark And Baltimore?
What do Flint, Newark and Baltimore all suffering from lead-contaminated water have in common? Their disasters are distinct, but share a common thread. How can the cause be explained vividly in order to build...
American Soybean Farmers Suffer From Tariffs On China. StoryMap Explains The Issue.
Why would the Chief of the US Department of Agriculture mock farmers hurt by trade wars as 'Whiners'? A volunteer research team found that farmers' suffering was both real and widespread. "Net farm...
Companies Profit By Hiring Prison Labor & Undocumented Workers.
"Hundreds of Their Workers Were Arrested in Mississippi ICE Raids, But No Employers Have Been Charged Yet." - TIME reported. Important issues are skimmed and soon forgotten. Most are too...
Time Lapse Map Shows The Growing Epidemic Of Mass Shootings And Domestic Terrorism.
The true horror of mass shootings is lost as the media moves to the next tragedy and politicians stall with platitudes. The outrage dissipates. How can the danger from gun violence...
Volunteers Crowdsource Research On Moscow Mitch’s Connections, Contributors And Foreign Friends.
Why would the Senate Majority Leader block a measure to strengthen US election security? A small team of volunteers researched possible forces behind Moscow Mitch's decision. They researched publicly available information to uncover the...
Mobilizing Citizens To Prevent Cuts To The Food Stamp Program. Technology For A Rapid Response.
The Trump administration is planning to cut the Food Stamp program. This would eliminate SNAP benefits for 3.1 million individuals and take free school meals away from the children in...
Moscow Mitch blocks bills to strengthen election security. How to use technology to follow the money and connections behind his decision.
A single image often captures the truth better than dozens of reports. Technology now makes it easy to design network maps that reveal the motives and connections behind an action. We used this...
As State Close Down Clinics, ACN Uses New Apps To Help Women Find The Nearest One Still Open.
It's becoming increasingly difficult for patients to get care as more and more reproductive healthcare clinics are forced to shut down. Families are being forced to travel further, spend more, and take more time...
Who Profits From The Private ICE Detention Center Boom? Mapping This Swamp To Expose Money’s Role.
Dangerous creatures hide and thrive in swamps. It isn't easy to understand what goes on in swamps - real or political. Details are concealed. Motivations are masked. People have...
Who Profits From The Opioid Epidemic? Free App Maps Connections & Contributions To Follow The Money.
"Follow the money", Deep Throat advised reporters investigating the Nixon Watergate scandal. The advice is still apt and applies to many issues including the opioid crisis. But it's harder than...
Western Native Voice Uses Free App To Organize Native American Communities.
Organizing Native American communities is challenging. Tribal lands span hundreds of square miles often without internet or cell coverage. Community members often use mailboxes instead of a street address which...
New Map Highlights ‘Hard To Count’ Communities That May Be Left Out Of The Census.
The 2020 census will be different. It's counting on more people to complete census questionnaires online to reduce the need for field workers. This hurts communities without dependable internet access,...
Ten Security Tips From Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestors For Activists In The ‘Land Of The Free’.
Protestors in Hong Kong have shown that it is possible to organize in a tightly monitored and censored environment. They offer ten practical security tips a free online handbook. Taking...
Free canvassing app for voter registration & census turnout – works without internet access.
Many rural communities suffer from a lack of connectivity. It's harder to stay informed, benefit from online services, locate polling locations, vote and take part in the census. Organizers struggle to reach...
Skill For Good: Matches digital storyteller volunteers with non-profits using an ‘Uber-like’ model.
Ride-sharing services like Uber make it convenient to get a ride by quickly matching passengers with nearby drivers. Why is it so hard to match volunteers...
As Alabama Legislators Close Abortion Clinics, Chatbot Jane Sees Surge In Searches Out-Of-State.
Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in Alabama "These bills essentially ban abortions after a heartbeat is detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy, a time...
Get Your Message Heard Without Breaking The Bank. A Workshop For Underfunded Campaigns.
Necessity is the mother of invention. So is lack of funding. Underfunded campaigns need new ways to compete against better funded opponents. Technology can level the playing field, but awareness and...
Up your game with this library of free campaigning and organizing ‘how to’ guides.
Grassroots organizing changes constantly with new tactics and apps. How can the lessons learned on one campaign be quickly shared with other progressive groups? Blueprints for Change converts know-how from campaign organiziners into free...
Let Voters Tell You Directly What They Care About With Real-Time Crowdsourcing.
Sean Frame is running for Congress in CA-4 against a well funded incumbent. He's trying a new way to engage voters and raise funds. He is asking...
Innovations For Persuasive Digital Storytelling.
No one gets it right the first time. It’s how fast we learn and adapt that matters. DemLabs partners with campaigns to innovate better ways of digital persuasion. Following is the process we use,...
Free resource to locate potential swing voters (and more)
Finding swing voters is hard. Locating people with specific traits, has typically required money, time and technical skills - putting it out of the reach of...
Where’s the rally?
Uber can immediately match passengers with drivers nearby. Their technology works. So why is it so hard to easily find out about rallies and events nearby?...
Use the news cycle to amplify your marketing
Winning marketing campaigns successfully surf the wave. The message goes further with less effort. Marketing campaigns aligned with the news, increase the odds of getting picked up by...
What’s your story?
Attention spans are shorter. Complex issues have to be simplified and told persuasively to get people to act. Videos are engaging and informative, but they aren't interactive. Infographics and...
Micro-targeting made simple
"GoFundMe raises thousands to place billboard of Trump's anti-Cruz tweet in Texas". Where exactly should you place a billboard to reach the people you want to target? Companies...
They don’t want you to vote
The Supreme Court just ruled aggressive purging of voter rolls. "States can now kick people off the rolls if they skip a few elections and fail...
Jon’s Getting It Done.
When you have a solid track record of results, let the facts speak for themselves. The Tester campaign just launched an interactive StoryMap to highlight how...
All Votes Count. Some Just Count More Than Others.
The right to vote is under attack. Confusing requirements and other hurdles are designed to discourage specific groups from voting. And turnout drops with voter suppression, as the 2016 election shows....
Show AND Tell
Attention spans are short. Your call to action has to be clear and compelling. You should both show & tell. Story Maps can help. They combine facts, figures and timelines into a compelling...
What Your Campaign Can Learn From Starbucks
The success or failure of a new store depends on how close it is to its best customers. In the "old days", the placement of a...
