• Close this secret spending loophole in Massachusetts!
    Can you believe this is legal? Recent Boston Globe headlines revealed that Governor Baker and the Massachusetts GOP are using a loophole in a law meant to limit big money in politics by funneling big donor dollars from the federal GOP account into Baker's campaign coffers. A recent decision by the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) just said that this is okay. Unless we act now, huge campaign contributions and more secret money will pour into Massachusetts elections at an alarming rate. Join us in demanding quick action to keep huge contributions and secret money out of our state elections! Read: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/17/mass-gop-finds-new-way-raise-big-money/cQmU0jzotCLvhn6Zs95JOI/story.html Read: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/07/regulators-gop-can-use-federal-funds-aid-baker/lZ0krS4RIYzGHKMVyTYizM/story.html
    48 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Eric Kashdan
  • Tell the FCC: Break Big Cable's monopoly! #UnlockTheBox
    Big Cable is running a scam that makes millions of Americans pay them money for nothing. And even worse, this racket is locking us out of a more open, diverse, and accessible media. Here's how it works: if you have a cable subscription, then there's probably a rental fee for your set top box snuck into your bill. At $10 or $20 a month, that's an average of $231 per year! This means you end up paying the full cost of the device -- but the rental fee doesn't ever go away. But even more costly is the way Big Cable is stifling innovation and competition by restricting what we are able to access through their devices. The FCC can change this and turn a stagnant element of the electronics landscape into an innovative one that could bring more diversity in programming to our TVs. It's time for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to break up this racket. Right now, the FCC is considering new rules that would let consumers choose freely where they get set top boxes -- instead of shackling them to the cable companies. They're soliciting public comments, so let's make sure they hear loud and clear that it's time to break up this monopoly. Send a message to Chairman Wheeler right now and urge him to #UnlockTheBox!
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    Created by Common Cause Picture
  • Don't give the Trumps of New Jersey a YUGE tax cut!
    Gov. Chris Christie wants to give the Ivanka Trumps of New Jersey a tax cut. He's pushing hard to repeal New Jersey's estate tax, and says eliminating taxes on inherited wealth is "tax fairness." The worst part? Some Democrats are listening, and have moved a bill forward in the State Senate. The truth is that repealing New Jersey's estate tax would only benefit the very wealthy and their heirs, and working families would pay the price. We've been down this road before in New Jersey. When millionaires got a tax cut in 2010, we ended up paying for it with billions in cuts to schools, property tax relief, public safety, and other services on which we all rely. Eliminating the estate tax would only benefit the rich, while forcing the rest of us to pick up the tab. Christie's brand of trickle-down economics has failed New Jersey, and our legislators know it. They should reject Christie's call for any further tax cuts for the super-rich.
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    Created by Analilia Mejia, Working Families
  • Dear Gov. Brownback
    Please do something about how you are running our state into the ground with our higher taxes, taking away from the schools, putting a hold on the teacher's retirement package, all because your programs have failed. I can hardly wait for November and to mark all the democrats as the winners. Even the newspapers (Lawrence Journal World) is commenting on how the Republicans are disgusted by your mess you've created. Thanks, and have a good day!
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    Created by margaret Fowler
  • Voter Suppression
    Thousands of voices were silenced in the Arizona & New York elections and now Rhode Island has announced 66% of polls will be closed. We the people demand to have our right to vote restored. We call on the POTUS to intervene and establish a bi-partisan commission of registered citizen auditors to oversee the rest of the primary election. We call for a re-vote in the states of Arizona and New York, where tens of thousands of voters went to the polls to find we were no longer registered to a political party. We demand support from our elected officials. The future of both parties depends on it.
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    Created by David Almond
  • In favor or against use of drones in war?
    I regard drones as cowards' weapons, responsible for many collateral deaths and lasting destruction of families and communities. Being morally opposed to their use I need that information before supporting a candidate.
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    Created by ML Grimaldi
  • MSNBC: Start Reporting on Election Fraud
    With the recent disaster in N.Y. and the ongoing lawsuits and investigations in other states, we demand that you start talking about what has been happening. Everything Trump says is a scandal, but thousands of people are being denied the right to vote and you remain silent. Rhode Island just announced they will only have 1/3 of their polling places open. That is blatant voter suppression. Start reporting on all issues involving election fraud, voter suppression, and in general the poor organization and execution of election days in the US, or we will organize a mass protest outside your headquarters, and we will make sure that story will be covered.
    1,476 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Lauren Nicoletto
  • Project LifeSaver in Wyoming County
    We are starting this petition for positive change in our community. Our goal is to get this established here in Wyoming County to give families peace of mind. We are being the change we want to see.
    1,086 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Nicole Miller
  • CNN: Give Brazilian People the Right to Respond against the Cartel of Brasilia
    Eu quero que o Movimento Brasil Livre tenha direito de resposta na CNN depois que o seu correspondente no Brasil caracterizou o impeachment como golpe, servindo de porta-vos da disinformacao do governo.
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    Created by Paulo Negro
  • Free Blotchy
    In mid-April, 2016, Inky the Octopus masterfully escaped from his tank in the National Aquarium of New Zealand; however, another octopus, named Blotchy, stayed behind. As Inky's escape demonstrates, and as scientists have known for some time [http://www.nature.com/news/octopus-genome-holds-clues-to-uncanny-intelligence-1.18177], octopi are highly intelligent creatures. Our goal is to release Blotchy, and all octopi, one at a time.
    269 of 300 Signatures
    Created by Ethan Jasny
  • Haiti Election Verification
    As Haitian Americans, we are directly impacted by Haitian elections. We are the catalyst for change in Haiti. We send over 4 billion dollars in money transfer and are taxed $1.50 for each transaction. The international donors such as the United States are pulling strings to allow an injustice to the Haitian population. It is our right to vote on our leaders.
    50 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Ashley Desvarieux
  • The first Independent Primary!
    Independents are silenced throughout the primary season. This is UnAmerican.
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    Created by Eric Weingrad