With the early August deadline for raising the U.S. debt limit fast approaching, we must do something to forestall the looming catastrophe. Please demand that your congressperson negotiate in earnest to raise the U.S. debt limit, agreeing to both cuts and taxes. Our country is on the brink of ruin..

Please mail each of your Senators and Congressmen ONE PIECE OF BREAD. This is to explain that we, the middle class do not want to eat cake...and it is to help them see that all we are looking for is a fair slice of the American dream. It will signify that we favor taxing the rich as opposed to cutting Social Security and/or Medicare.

Mayors For Peace is a movement of cities worldwide calling for total abolition of nuclear weapons. The idea was first proposed in 1982 by the then-mayor of Hiroshima, Japan, Takeshi Araki. Mayors for Peace now includes 4,732 cities in 150 countries, including half of all capital cities and all capital cities of nuclear powers except Washington, DC and Islamabad. 160 are in the U.S., including Boston, Hartford, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mayor Bloomberg has not signed up NYC to become a Mayor's City of Peace. Please sign the petition to encourage Mayor Bloomberg to make NYC a Mayor's City of Peace. For more information, check out Mayor's for Peace: mayorsforpeace.org Brooklyn For Peace: brooklynpeace.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 718-624-5921

Joliet is the largest, most diverse community in Rep. Kinzinger's district. He has recently taken positions which strongly impact Joliet citizens, yet has not held a town hall there for six months. We call on him to announce one soon, giving at least five days public notice.

We believe there should be a Global day that honors and highlights the impact of the Beatles on the world- musically, culturally, and consciously. Signing the petition will call attention to the movement, so that Global Beatles Day becomes a recognized day celebrated throughout the world. we have chosen to deliver the petition on Feb 9th, 2013. Please keep sharing with your friends and family!

There are so many of us who enjoy having our communication services through Cox. However, we want to be able to watch Current TV which has a number of programs that we feel are important, educational, and entertaining. Please get on this as soon as possible.

It's no secret that big money contributions to candidates buy access and influence. To ensure that our political leaders do what's in the best interests of their constituents and the country rather than what's in the best interests of big campaign donors, and considering the Supreme Court's decision in "Citizens United", we need a constitutional amendment mandating public financing of all elections.

This petition is created for the purpose of supporting Rep. Anthony Weiner. Other members of Congress have done far worse than Weiner, yet still remain. Please sign this petition which is targeted toward encouraging other members of Congress to support Rep. Weiner.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to place tennis courts in the left out field of Joe DiMaggio Field. This is the baseball field where Joe DiMaggio learned to play in his North Beach San Francisco Neighborhood. The play ground has been officially named after him but the ball field has been officially eliminated. Please say no to this attack on baseball, our history and the memory of Joe DiMaggio. The courts don't need to be there.

A demand on the banks, investors, servicer, and other financial institutions filing for Relief from Automatic Stay to show proof of standing, by presenting the Original Signed/Endorsed Note upon the court at the time of hearing. This will ensure the highest level of protection to the people who have filed for bankruptcy and also reduce pressure on the Bankruptcy courts.

As we look across today's media and entertainment landscape, in most instances it is difficult to find personalities with ingenuity and integrity that we can celebrate. Goldie Taylor is to be celebrated. An executive consultant to NBC, contributor to Grio and author it’s time for MSNBC to introduce to the Republic and the rest of the world an individual that will provide her audience with hard, thought-provoking questions and who will place the truth first—all the time.

Many substantive hard news stories affecting a large segment of our population are taking a backseat to sensational stories about the sexual habits of celebrities and politicians. These stories are more fitting for tabloid reporters than mainstream journalists. We are calling on the mainstream news media to give equal coverage and time to the issue of sex trafficking, which is the kidnapping of girls and women and selling them as sex slaves, as is given to sex scandals.