The Most Important Question

After launching What Can I Do to collect all of our recommended actions in one place, we received feedback from you that you still didn't feel like you were participating in collective action.

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Today: What does it mean to be *Actually* Pro Life? If political power comes from consistently meeting people's basic needs, and if being pro-life means, as Abdul EL-Sayed said, covering everyone's healthcare, then maybe we should go ahead and do that.

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Today: Although most Americans want stricter gun laws, campaign money surges after fatal school shootings to prevent change.

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Today: In the 2024-2025 school year, nearly one in five US school districts cancelled school because of building failures. After Congress sent schools $190 billion, districts planned $9.7 billion for HVAC and spent nearly all of it, but no federal standard was created for acceptable classroom air.

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Today: Many people practice "political hobbyism": obsessively following political news and offering hot takes, while doing little constructive work, because the personal stakes feel low. Let's redirect that energy towards doing the actual, proven, boring local organizing necessary to build political power.

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You've probably noticed short episodes called TMIQ Today popping up in your feed. Today, INI Producer Willow hops on to chat with Quinn about what these episodes are, why we've added them to your feed, and what you can expect coming up!

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Today: Senator Mitch McConnell was absent from the Senate for three months after falling in June. When he returned in September to vote, his seat was intact. Which is how it should be: your job shouldn't be in jeopardy if you get sick. However...Mitch voted AGAINST you having those rights 8 times over his career.

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• Call your representatives about supporting the FAMILY Act to secure paid family and medical leave https://www.whatcanido.earth/action/family-act-house/

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Today: Since 1975, federal law has required public school districts to offer students with disabilities an education. But if parents decline and choose a private school, the district's obligation ends. In Florida, a special scholarship that uses public money for private schooling effectively pays families to release the district from responsibility.

What Can You Do:

• If you're a parent considering school choice, contact the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates https://www.copaa.org/

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Today: New York City cleaned up its air over 22 years with multiple policies, and a Columbia University study tracking 1100 children tested from toddlerhood during the same period found that as air pollution decreased, standard development and cognitive test scores increased. So why are we still funding natural gas buses?

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Today: The Fifth Circuit just dismissed a Jackson, Mississippi family's lawsuit over alleged lead-contaminated water, stating that "the Constitution does not guarantee clean water." We can change that, like in New York, where a state constitutional amendment established a right to clean water and air and a healthy environment. Is your state next?

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