USAction was a

501(c)(4) A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the Law of the United States#Federal law, federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)) and is one of over 29 types of nonprofit organizations exe ...

federation of progressive community organizing groups. It was founded in 1999 by

Heather Booth Heather Booth (born December 15, 1945) is an American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist who has been involved in activism for progressive causes. During her student years, she was active in both the civil rights movement ...

. Its

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counterpart was the USAction Education Fund. In September 2007,

TrueMajority TrueMajority was a progressive advocacy group in the United States. In September 2007, TrueMajority and its related organization TrueMajorityACTION merged with USAction. By 2008, the combined groups had over 700,000 members, making it, together w ...

and its related organization TrueMajorityACTION merged with USAction.

Activities

In 2008, USAction joined Health Care for America Now, a coalition of labor unions and liberal advocacy groups pushing for affordable health care and stricter regulation of the health insurance industry. USAction committed at least $500,000 to the group's efforts. In 2009, USAction launched a campaign to "Dog the Blue Dogs." The

Blue Dog Coalition The Blue Dog Coalition (commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats) is a caucus in the United States House of Representatives comprising centrist members from the Democratic Party. The caucus was founded as a group of conservative De ...

is a caucus of United States Congressional Representatives from the Democratic Party who identify themselves as moderates and conservatives. In 2012, USAction was part of a coalition of liberal advocacy groups that announced that companies making direct corporate contributions to influence elections would face consumer boycotts, campaigns to divest pension fund money, stockholder lawsuits, actions at stockholder meetings and widespread social media exposure.

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* Internet-based activism Political advocacy groups in the United States American political websites Anti–Iraq War groups Left-wing politics 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations 1999 establishments in the United States {{US-org-stub