Friday at the Netroots Nation conference, in one of the most powerful speeches of her career, Elizabeth Warren challenged power -- calling for fewer Wall Street insiders appointed to top government positions, while also calling out structural racism and declaring Black Lives Matter. She told those present, "Anyone who wants to be President should appoint only people who have already demonstrated they are independent, who have already demonstrated that they can hold giant banks accountable, who have already demonstrated that they embrace the kind of ambitious economic policies that we need to rebuild opportunity and a strong middle class in this country." Earlier this week, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee teamed up with Democracy for America on this very issue -- asking all presidential candidates to promise an Attorney General, Treasury Secretary, and other appointees who will fight for the little guy and challenge power. Elizabeth Warren continued, "The only way that candidates for President -- or for any office -- will slow down the revolving door, the only way candidates will say 'enough is enough' is if you -- YOU -- demand that they say it." Please sign the petition and share it with your friends.

These businesses are located on private property; they should be held liable if they do not post a sign at all their entrances: DEAR PATRONS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS, BUT WE CANNOT SERVICE YOU IF YOU LEAVE A PET/CHILD IN YOUR CAR EVEN FOR A MINUTE; IT CAN BE DEADLY!!

This petition is about communities similar to Sandtown-Winchester in Baltimore where individuals return to after incarceration. Communities with accumulations of individuals who have records of incarceration but have their economic potential capped because of that record, thus starving the neighborhood of potential income tax revenue which is the main form of community financial support.

I have worked for 30 years to bring the risk of nuclear war to the public. This agreement with Iran can become a major breakthrough toward ending the nuclear era, too long characterized by MADness (Mutual Assured Destruction). Next steps will be to bring the same international determination to the elimination of nuclear capabilities in all nations. May it be so.

Raise tons of tax dollars for schools, stop imprisoning innocent people, and be the first southern state to make this logical and historic change for the betterment of our society as a whole.

We want United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide mobile biometric intake services to neighbor islands immediately. The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights represents a collaborative effort of over 70 faith, legal, and social justice-oriented organizations and individuals committed to advancing the rights of immigrants in Hawaii.

On average someone's dying every 13 minutes of overdose to heroin/opiates. Many of whom are under 21 yrs old. We NEED more doctors and more options for treatment and maintenance based treatment. Studies show that Suboxone and methadone based treatment saves lives.Unfortunately, there is just NOT enough programs to treat the growing numbers.We are advocating for funding to open more programs and ALLOW the cap of 100 patient's per provider to be increased to help serve the rapidly growing NEED!

Grove Atlantic Press is promoting the memoir "Straight to He*l" by Twitter plagiarist and Wall Street refugee John LeFevre (after the project was appropriately dumped by Simon & Schuster). The book, by a former Wall Street banker, revels in sexism, racism and disdain for the poor. Publisher Morgan Entrekin has said that progressive politics and participation in the civil rights movement shaped who he is. Let's see an endorsement of those values in lieu of a naked cash grab. This is not a call for censorship. Mr. LeFevre has a right to say whatever he wants. However, thoughtful readers have the right to call both him and his publisher out. To get a sense of what "Straight to He*l" is like, refer to the final chapter, wherein the author recounts a sex tourism adventure in the Philippines. Among the hi-jinx, LeFevre fondly describes "Love Monkey Bowling" in which he and his colleagues enjoyed greasing a bar-top down which they pushed naked Asian women into piles of empty bottles. In case you are wondering whether Mr. LeFevre has any regrets or even thoughtful reflections regarding such experiences, he wants to assure you that he does not: "These are a few of my stories. All bankers have stories just like them...I certainly enjoyed the years that I spent on Wall Street, and remain unapologetic for all that I saw and did. I enjoyed the f**k out of it" (from the "Straight to He*l" epilogue). In the author's note, LeFevre writes, "My objective is to unapologetically showcase the true soul of Wall Street in a way that hasn't been done before. No epiphanies. No apologies. No f**ks given." If you care about racism, misogyny, income inequality or even just the state of non-fiction literature in America, please consider supporting this petition.

A new law will not allow parents to SAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN! Even if your son or daughter had a addiction problem and you wanted to help them... If they have Medicaid, YOU CAN'T! I know it sounds absurd... IT IS and It's real! I personally lost two brothers to this terrible addiction and I know I cannot save them... We simply want to save the lives of those addicted without the "shackles" of bureaucracy. We KNOW we have saved MANY lives already but recent law changes for Medicaid Patients are literally sending REAL people.. our neighbors, friends, co-workers and relatives (sometimes unbeknownst to us) back to the streets and in the arms of the drug dealers. Please help by signing this petition NOW! Help us STOP THIS INSANITY! Thank you!

I am a 74 year old veteran who served in the US Air Force for 28 years. I am starting this petition because I have seen my country engage in too many unnecessary wars. This agreement is the best (and perhaps the only) way to prevent a costly war with Iran.

Equality has finally been acheived and we will not allow individual government officials to refuse this equality for any reason.

We have watched decades of death and destruction in the middle-east. This initiative can be the start of an alternative process and can lead to civilized resolution processes for other conflicts in the region. It must be encouraged.