As one of millions of Americans participating in the democratic process, I have a right to know the facts about Bernie Sanders' positive effect on viewers during the debate.

In 2012, the I-94 Panera Bakers voted to have the BCTGM union represent us. The NLRB has certified us many times, yet the company still refuses to negotiate a contract. Due to this inability to negotiate, we have an unfair pay scale, no acknowledgement of seniority, a third shift work schedule with variable days off and no shift differential. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/16/panera-bakers-union_n_2688639.html

The media monopolists are at it again. This time, Charter Communications (a $20 billion cable, phone, and broadband corporation) wants to buy Time Warner Cable and create a mega cable-and-internet company. This comes on the heels of Comcast’s attempts to buy Time Warner last year -- which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blocked because consumers barely have a choice in the broadband market already, and limited competition can lock consumers into bad service at high prices. This merger can’t happen without the FCC’s approval -- and we can stop this bad proposal if we speak out. That’s what we did when Comcast tried to merge with Time Warner Cable -- more than a million Americans submitted public comments opposing the deal to the FCC, and the FCC listened. Now, we need to tell the FCC to stop another bad merger deal -- join us!

In the wake of a massive data breach of Experian computers affecting 15 million T-Mobile customers and applicants, we urge both companies to: Set a precedent and be the first companies to pay for security freezes on all victims’ credit reports after a data breach. Credit monitoring can only help detect new fraudulent credit accounts after they have been opened or applied for. But security freezes (also called credit freezes) block thieves from opening new accounts in the first place.

The Benghazi Committee has been a political dog-and-pony show for its entire 17-month history. It has been clear even to casual observers that the purpose of the committee was never to investigate the tragic death of four Americans in a terrorist attack; it was to attack Hillary Clinton.

This deal in my opinion is a power grab to overregulate the internet to its detriment, bypass the laws of sovereign nations, and crush the rights of individuals around the world. As an informed citizen, I feel that it is my duty to voice my opinion and state that this deal will be worse than NAFTA for the average citizen. I urge other citizens and members of Congress to vote No on this deal.

Amazon.com’s online charitable donation program, AmazonSmiles, is funding nativist hate groups like Californians for Population Stabilization, a group that uses California’s devastating water drought to stir up anti-immigrant sentiment. Amazon.com claims that no 501C3 that promotes hate is eligible to use Amazon Smiles to raise money. Amazon also claims that they check with the Southern Poverty Law Center to make sure that none of the AmazonSmiles organizations are on their watch list. However, CAPS has been singled out by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nativist group masquerading as an environmental organization. It’s absolutely unacceptable that Amazon allows CAPs to use their “AmazonSmiles” online charitable donation program to raise money. Join us in telling Amazon to stop funding hate groups like Californians for Population Stabilization.

On Monday, October 5th, the Department of Justice announced the 'final' terms of a settlement with BP over its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The proposed settlement would require BP Oil Company to pay $20.8 billion in damages as a result of gross negligence, but only $5.5 billion of that settlement will be non-tax deductible. As a result, BP could take a tax deduction on $15.3 billion of the settlement payments. Of the $42 billion BP has paid to address the Deepwater Horizon disaster since oil first started spilling in 2010, about 80% has qualified for tax deductions, effectively shifting the cost of BP’s “gross negligence” onto taxpayers. These write-offs send the wrong message. They diminish the value of settlements as a deterrent to future misbehavior. They are also costly for the public because taxpayers must make up for the lost revenue through cuts to public programs, higher tax rates, or more federal debt. It's time to demand an end to holding taxpayers accountable for corporate misconduct: no more write-offs for corporate wrongdoing.

Seventy union workers at Clifford-Jacobs Forging in Champaign were locked out of their jobs when they reported to work Tuesday morning. [1] The company has demanded a wage freeze for four years, plus reduced company health insurance and pension contributions. Urge Clifford-Jacobs Forging to end its lockout of union employees, return to negotiations with its unions, and bargain in good faith by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-09-29/updated-clifford-jacobs-workers-locked-out.html

Finally! After months of waiting, the California Supreme Court is hearing the case on whether to let California voters use Proposition 49 to instruct our Congress members to propose a U.S. constitutional amendment to repeal Citizens United. We'll deliver all your signatures to the Court on the day of the hearing, Oct 6. Sign and share the petition now to show the California Supreme Court how many people demand their right to vote to overturn Citizens United!

More than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In Maryland, 974,386 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.

More than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In Texas, 3,206,006 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.