No more Monsanto money!

We all know why Americans can’t have labels on GMO foods: Monsanto money. 

Sign the petition to your senators: We need a democracy that puts people first!

After four and a half years of building the GMO labeling movement, after losing three state ballot initiatives (by a thread), after passing solid GMO labeling legislation in Vermont, Congress wiped out our right to know by passing a law that allows corporations to continue hiding GMO ingredients.

All told, the biotech and junk food industries spent about $400 million to defeat state initiatives, and finally, to buy the votes they needed in Congress in order to preempt Vermont’s GMO labeling law—even though polls consistently show that about 90 percent of Americans support mandatory labeling of GMO foods.

That’s not democracy. That’s bribery.

Sign the petition to your senators: We need a democracy that puts people first!

The strength of our democracy is supposed to be tied to each individual voice being heard and every vote counted.

But our current system pushes everyday Americans to the sidelines as candidates work to court big money donors and wealthy special interests. And without the protections of the Voting Rights Act, new attacks on voting are happening across the country. 

It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s legislation right now before the U.S. Senate could move us in the right direction.

The We The People package (S. 6 and S.J.Res. 5) would:

 • Overturn Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United through a constitutional amendment.

 • Shine a light on secret special-interest campaign donations.

 • Close the revolving door between Wall Street and bank regulators.

The Fair Elections Now Act (S. 1538) would:

 • Elevate the voices of everyday Americans by amplifying small contributions with limited matching funds.

 • Break down barriers so Americans of all walks of life, such as service workers, firefighters, and teachers, have a greater opportunity to run for office.

 The Voting Rights Advancement Act (S.1659) would:

 • Restore and increase protections against voting discrimination.

 • Help ensure our elections are safe and accessible to all voters.

It’s time to get Monsanto’s money out of politics.  Please sign the petition to your senators: We need a democracy that puts people first! 

In solidarity,

Katherine for the whole team at OCA