Just as there's dark money in politics, there's dark votes. We need the votes out of the shadows and in the light. Both are forms of dark, non-transparent power. The House took a shadow vote and claimed there are not enough to pass HF 276 (SF 17) so no one had to go on record. Last Friday, May 10, the Minnesota House put off indefinitely voting on a bill that would have made Minnesota the 14th state to support a Constitutional amendment that corporations are not people and money is not speech. https://twitter.com/commoncausemn/status/332938707638288384 This petition will go to Minnesota Governor, Speaker of the House, and your Representative. HF 276: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF276&ssn=0&y=2013 2 representatives standing in the way: Jean Wagenius (District 63B) Phone: 651-296-4200 Rick Hansen (District 52A) Phone: 651-296-6828 Update Tue. 5/14: Talked to Sen. Tom Bakk at the Capitol who said they had already passed it. They did on 5/2. So all we need to do is get the House to vote on it and the Governor can sign it. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF17&y=2013&ssn=0&b=senate

Nike is using sweatshops to make their clothes and shoes. Nike workers get paid less than 10 cents am hour. They also get abused both verbally and menatly. Help us tell the CEO of Nike to stop committing this mistreatment.

The TPP is a trade pact that has been in the process of development by a handful of countries that seek to protect corporate rights at the expense of people and the planet. This pact would give corporations multitudes more power than The Citizens United legislation in the U.S. has provided.

The United States is being run by corporations and lobbyists for corporations . This practice should be abolished.

Take the private money out out of elections. PUBLIC FINANCING

We bring a class action lawsuit against those who deliberately and with prior knowledge did create destruction of this entire planet, despite scientific evidence of the consequences of their actions. Motivated by greed, not unlike the tobacco industry, they have caused tremendous damage. The law suit would be on behalf of all persons 18 to 25 who have inherited this mess and will pay for it.

At present all corporate charters are state charters. Example the Disney corporation is chartered in the state of Delaware. I am doubtful that disney has even 20 people living or working in the state of Delaware. however, they have tens of thousands in California and Florida. All multi-state and multi-national corporations should be required to have federal charters. Thereby regulation and oversite will be much easyer to administer.

At present all corporate charters are state charters. Example the Disney corporation is chartered in the state of Delaware. I am doubtful that disney has even 20 people living or working in the state of Delaware. however, they have tens of thousands in California and Florida. All multi-state and multi-national corporations should be required to have federal charters. Thereby regulation and oversite will be much easyer to administer.

it's at the root of most of our problems

The financial sector will continue to pose a systemic threat to our national economy until financiers are exposed to the consequences of their actions.

This bill is a very bad idea in that it gives the employer undue power to control the employees work hours and pay.

The government makes employers carry unemployment insurance to help their employees that are off work and bodily able to work, yet they DO NOT require them to carry Disability Insurance which covers people who are off and CAN NOT work due to health reasons. You are not allowed to draw the unemployment if you are not able to work. So therefore you have no income while you are off sick. This is not a fair scenario. It is time to change this, as you can only get disability insurance through a payroll deduction. I was affected by this in June 2011 and June 2012 where I was off for 2 months both times with major surgery and had no income at all and lost everything I had, including my house, car, and furnishings.