TrueMajority

TrueMajority is a liberal advocacy group in the United States. In 2008 TrueMajority had over 700,000 members,[1] making it, together with MoveOn, one of the two largest liberal advocacy groups in the U.S.[2] TrueMajority, like MoveOn, and like certain conservative advocacy groups, operates email campaigns, and a foreign journalist described all these organizations as using these campaigns "extraordinarily effectively".[3]

TrueMajority was founded by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's.[4]

TrueMajorityACTION is a separate but closely related organization, which has a different status under U.S. law so that it can campaign for specific parties and politicians. In September 2007, TrueMajorityACTION merged with USAction.[5]

TrueMajority was mentioned on The Colbert Report on March 5, 2007 when Ben and Jerry made a guest appearance.[6]

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Stances

TrueMajority organized protests of the 2008 G-20 Summit.[7] It also opposed the 2008 financial bailout of banks, and helped to organize protests of the bailout.[1]

In 2004, TrueMajority ran advertisements calling for a paper trail in electronic voting.[8]

Iraq war opposition

TrueMajority co-sponsored protests and advertisements against the Iraq war in 2003.[9] The organization published anti-war advertisements in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, but its ads were refused by television networks including CNN, Fox, MTV, and Comedy Central.[10][11] TrueMajority also supported Howard Dean in the 2004 primary, mounting a letter-writing campaign and arguing for his support on the grounds of his opposition to the Iraq War.[12] In 2008, TrueMajority gathered over 20,000 petitions to urge CalPERS to investigate KBR for war profiteering, including in the petitions accusations of rape and murder.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b Wallack,Todd; Bender, Bryan; (Sep. 26, 2008). "Many voice anger over $700b outlay". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/09/26/many_voice_anger_over_700b_outlay/. 
  2. ^ "What is the Future of Healthcare Reform Following Daschle Withdrawing Health Sec. Nomination?". Democracy Now!. Feb. 4, 2009. http://i4.democracynow.org/2009/2/4/with_daschles_withdrawal_from_health_sec. Retrieved Feb. 19th, 2009. 
  3. ^ Cohen, Muhammad (Jul 1, 2008). "The hope of audacity". Asia Times Online. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JG01Aa01.html. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Web Politics: "It's Just the Beginning"". BusinessWeek Special Report / Online Extra. March 29, 2004. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_13/b3876133.htm. 
  5. ^ About USAction
  6. ^ "Ben and Jerry". The Colbert Report. 2007-03-05. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080510025512/http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=83216. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  7. ^ "Experts To Discuss G-20 Summit, Announce International Day Of Protest". Forbes. Nov. 12th, 2008. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/prnewswire/2008/11/12/prnewswire200811121706PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC45836.html. 
  8. ^ Klug, Foster (Mar. 19, 2004). "Paper backup for e-voting called for in ads". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2004-03-19-evote-printouts_x.htm. 
  9. ^ "Anti-Iraq Ad Features Leader of Bush's Church". Fox News. January 31, 2003. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77223,00.html. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2009. 
  10. ^ James, Steve; Weinraub, Mark (March 29, 2003). "Hollywood declares, hell no, this time we won't go". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/28/1048653857413.html. 
  11. ^ "Anti-war groups allege ad block on airwaves". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). Mar. 29, 2003. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030329/asp/foreign/story_1819152.asp. 
  12. ^ "Liberals Keep Close Watch on Dean". Fox News. February. 26, 2005. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148717,00.html. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2009. 
  13. ^ Bacher, Dan (Jun. 18th, 2008). "CalPERS targeted Thursday for supporting KBR, accused of rape and murder in Iraq!". San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center: Central Valley. http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/18/18508549.php. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2009. 
  14. ^ "20,000 petitioners ask CalPERS Thursday to get tough on KBR, now linked to massive fraud, rape and massacre". YubaNet.com. Jun. 19, 2008. http://yubanet.com/california/20-000-petitioners-ask-CalPERS-Thursday-to-get-tough-on-KBR-now-linked-to-massive-fraud-rape-and-massacre.php. Retrieved Feb. 19, 2009. 

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