act.tv's Julianna Forlano gives a daily report on activism and the Progressive movement! Julianna discusses what's happening today 11/18/20: 1) Yet Another Legal Loss for Trump as Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds No Fault With Philly Observer Placement
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a claim by President Donald Trump's campaign alleging Republican election observers were barred from adequately monitoring ballot counting in Philadelphia during the 2020 general election. In a 5-2 ruling, the state high court found that the GOP observers could sufficiently watch ballots being counted, and that the Trump campaign's claim that the Philadelphia Board of Elections denied it "meaningful access" to the process was without merit.
2) To 'Save Countless Lives,' US Medical Groups Demand Trump Share Covid-19 Data With Biden Team
Three major medical associations are warning outgoing President Donald Trump that his continued refusal to concede the 2020 election and begin the process of aiding the transition to the incoming Biden-Harris administration could cost thousands of American lives as the coronavirus pandemic runs rampant across the country.
ACTION: Sign the petition to Congress: Subpoena the Trump official who is sabotaging the transition sponsored by Daily Kos. You can find it on ActionNetwork.org: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-to-congress-subpoena-the-trump-official-who-is-sabotaging-the-transition
3) Citing Her Ties to Agribusiness and Fossil Fuels, 160+ Groups Tell Biden That Heitkamp Is 'Wrong Choice' for USDA
More than 160 organizations are coming together to oppose former Senator Heidi Heitkamp to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It’s part of progressives' battle to push President-elect Joe Biden to claim his "FDR moment" by choosing a Cabinet well-equipped to tackle the nexus of crises the country currently faces. The coalition of environmental, social justice, sustainable agriculture groups, which includes 350.org, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Center for Food Safety, Pesticide Action Network, and the Sunrise Movement sent a letter to Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris explaining why Heitkamp is wrong for the job. They say she “has aligned herself with corporate agribusiness at the expense of family farmers, supports fossil fuel interests, and holds views that are out of step with the Democratic Party and the majority of Americans."
4) Greenpeace Releases Far-Reaching 'Just Recovery Agenda' to Tackle Interlocking Crises of Inequality, Racial Injustice, Covid-19, and Climate Chaos
Greenpeace USA's just released its new "Just Recovery Agenda" and it’s packed with more than 100 sweeping policy recommendations for President-elect Joe Biden and members of the next U.S. Congress to embrace. Actions demanded of federal lawmakers include establishing a federal minimum wage of $15 per hour; strengthening the National Environmental Policy Act; enacting and enforcing new antitrust standards to curb corporate power; passing bold and just recovery legislation to lay the groundwork for a Green New Deal and a world beyond fossil fuels".
ACTION: You can go to greenpeace.org to support the Just Recovery Agenda
5) New Democratic sheriffs in Georgia and South Carolina have vowed to cut ties with ICE
In a major victory for immigrant rights activists, three Democratic sheriffs who have promised to cut ties with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon assume office in some of Georgia’s and South Carolina’s most populous counties after defeating hardline Republicans.
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