Peggy bravely stood up to UPS for violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and now her case is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it will be heard on Wednesday, December 3rd. When Peggy Young, a UPS driver for 10 years, found out she was pregnant, her doctor recommended that she avoid lifting more than 20 pounds. But UPS refused her request for “light duty” — even though the company provided accommodations to people with disabilities, on-the-job injuries, and even to people who had lost their drivers’ licenses as a result of DUI convictions. Instead, Peggy was pushed onto unpaid leave for the duration of her pregnancy and lost her UPS-provided health benefits when she needed them most. [1] Send this SuperMom a message of support for standing up for her rights and the rights of pregnant workers across the nation. Sign our note AND leave a personalized message of your own! * We’ll make a giant Thank You card for Peggy with your signature on it, and will hand-deliver each message of support (along with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a MomsRising t-shirt!) to Peggy and her legal team on Wednesday, December 3rd, the day her case (Peggy Young vs. UPS) will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. [1] National Women's Law Center - Fair Treatment for Pregnant Workers: Peggy Young's Story

Tax loopholes allow corporations to dodge taxes by hiding profits overseas -- some companies pay $0 in taxes. How is Massachusetts supposed to improve the T, invest in early education and job growth when we allow large companies to game the system? It’s about time that these corporations start living by the same rules as the rest of us. It’s time to close these loopholes and invest in an economy that works for everyone. We're calling on Governor-Elect Charlie Baker to support a simple common-sense reform that would make taxes more fair here in Massachusetts. Montana and Oregon recently enacted laws to recoup money stashed in offshore tax havens, by closing the "Waters Edge Loophole." If we enacted the same policy here in Massachusetts, it would generate $79 million. While he was running for office, Gov-Elect Baker said he supports making the tax code "fairer and removing corporate tax loopholes." We've got the perfect place for him to start, but we know the corporations that benefit from this tax heist will resist us every step of the way. That's why need to show Gov.-Elect Baker Bay State residents are behind us.

We don’t just need to end the war in Iraq - we need to end the mindset that got us into Iraq. President Obama said that during the primaries and this sentiment has shaped the way he’s approached Iran. It’s important for us to know if candidates are going to see a potential military solution to every foreign policy challenge. Or in other words policies that often make us less safe because they accelerate the spread of extremism. Diplomacy works. We’ve seen how the diplomatic negotiations with Iran have made us safer by freezing Iran’s nuclear challenge and opening the program to daily inspections. With Iran in the news now is the time for us to ask potential Presidential hopefuls - what is your approach to foreign policy? By asking the question we can set the tone for the primaries so that this issue doesn’t fall by the wayside. For many of us issues like immigration, health, education and a safe environment are close to our hearts. By pushing candidates to support diplomacy we potentially save thousands of lives but ensure that less of our taxpayer dollars are spent tackling important issues at home.

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On Election Day, DC residents voted to legalize marijuana. It won in a landslide; the ballot initiative passed 2:1. But now Maryland Republican Congressman Andy Harris is threatening to block the initiative, saying he'll use "all resources available to a member of Congress to stop this action." [1] Andy Harris represents Maryland's northeast and eastern shore, not Washington DC. And even though DC voters spoke loud and clear at the ballot box, Andy Harris is only hearing the sound of his own voice. Andy Harris' district isn't even near Washington DC, and Maryland voters -- his own constituents -- haven't spoken on this issue. But because of federal laws giving Congress control of DC, he can use his position in Congress to block, stall and delay city ordinances in Washington DC. That's what he's threatening to do, even though DC voters overwhelmingly voted to legalize marijuana. If Andy Harris gets his way, he'll prove that the voice of one wealthy Congressperson can overpower the will of hundreds of thousands of everyday residents. [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/house-republican-vows-to-upend-dc-ballot-measure-legalizing-marijuana/2014/11/05/10304f2c-6508-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html

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Breaking News: The negotiations with Iran have been extended. This is progress and means that a final agreement will be stronger. The diplomatic talks with Iran are good for our national security. They’ve frozen Iran’s nuclear program and opened it to daily inspections. The talks are also helping forge important alliances to help deal with the crisis in Syria and the rise of ISIS. These are real and crucial outcomes achieved by level headed talks. Despite this, people like Lindsey Graham and John Mccain are trying to undermine the negotiations because they’re stuck in a mentality that dragged us into Iraq. It’s the type of thinking where military action is the solution to almost any foreign policy dilemma. We don’t use typewriters for day to day business and we shouldn’t use 19th century thinking when it comes to modern global challenges. The next 48 hours are critical - that’s when most people are going to decide where they stand on this issue. That’s why it’s so critical that we take action now, to publicly demonstrate that we are for diplomacy and give Members of Congress the public pressure they need to be able to keep silent or publicly support diplomacy.

For the second year in a row, Walmart employees have had to launch a food drive for themselves. That comes as Walmart’s most profitable day of the year, Black Friday (now Thanksgiving, too) is only days away. The Walton family is the richest family in the world, and their company, Walmart, remains immensely profitable. But at the same time, they were paid $2.6 billion a year in stock buybacks from Walmart stock. A recent Demos report shows that not only do they deny that $2.6 billion to their own workers, but they use it to lobby against the interest of all workers, spending $7.3 million since 2000 to further their opposition to minimum wage increases, paid sick days, and workplace protections. Walmart pioneered the low-wage, no-benefit model that is wrecking our economic system. But that model is short-sighted. Were Walmart to invest in its workforce, it would actually benefit its own bottom line and the economy overall. The go-it-alone, self-interested growth model the Walton family pioneered isn’t working for anyone in our economy, least of all their employees. Rather than use their money to deny other workers decent benefits, demand the Waltons use their unprecedented fortune so their workers receive the $15 and full-time schedules the workers are asking for.

What’s Wrong With The Felony Murder RULE - Common Sense: 1. It is fundamentally unfair and in violation of basic principles of individual criminal culpability to hold one felon liable for the unseen and unagreed-to results of another person’s action. 2. The felony murder rule OPERATES as a matter of law upon proof of the intent to commit a felony to relieve the prosecution of its burden of proving intent to kill, which is a necessary element of murder. 3. The intention to commit a felony does not equal the intention to kill, nor is the intention to commit a felony, by itself, sufficient to establish a charge of murder. 4. The felony murder rule violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of due process, more specifically, equal protection of the law, because no defense is allowed on the charge of first-degree murder, only the underlying felony. 5. The purpose of creating degrees of murder is to punish with increased severity the more culpable forms of murder, but an accidental or unknown killing during the COMMISSION or attempted commission of a felony is punished more severely than all other murder charges with exception to first degree murder. 6. The felony murder rule erodes the relation between criminal liability and moral culpability in that it punishes all homicides in the commission, or attempted commission, of the proscribed felonies, whether intentional, unintentional, or accidental, without proving the relation between the homicide and the perpetrator’s state of mind. 7. Holding one or many criminally liable for the bad results of an act which differs greatly from the intended results is based on a CONCEPT of culpability which is totally at odds with the general principles of jurisprudence. 8. The basic rule of culpability is further violated when felony murder is categorized as first-degree murder because all other first-degree murders (carrying equal punishment) require a showing of premeditation, deliberation, and willfulness, while felony murder only requires a showing of intent to do the underlying felony. 9. While the felony murder rule survives in California, and other states, the numerous modifications and restrictions of it by some states courts and legislatures throughout the United States reflect dissatisfaction with the basic harshness and injustice of the doctrine and call into question its continued existence. 10. The felony murder rule can be used by prosecutors in a manner so as to cause grossly disproportionate sentencing, depending on the circumstances of each individual case. 11. The felony murder rule is unconstitutional because the presumption of innocence is thrown out. The prosecutor must only prove intent to commit the original felony; once done, first degree murder attaches to the underlying felony even though intent, (mens rea,) to commit murder does not have to be proved. 12. The felony murder rule is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth Amendment: cruel and unusual punishment, grossly disproportionate sentencing to the crime(s) actually committed. 13. The felony murder rule bears no rational relationship or equity in its two penalties, with the penalties of other California murder laws, including, at times, the charge of first-degree murder.

Bullitt County, Kentucky is a small community still striving to grow past its negative and ugly history of discrimination, and public officers like Chief Julius Hatfield should go where they belong – in the past. Chief Julius Hatfield must be immediately removed from his position, and all taxpayers and visitors to Bullitt County must be assured of their ability to receive basic emergency services from the fire department. The Bullitt County community is waiting on county officials to do the right thing without delay. Sign this petition to push county officials to fire Hatfield NOW!

Crimes committed by people serving in law enforcement is at an all time high, we see some of the most heinous crimes committed by law enforcement go unpunished. Most of these crimes are investigated by the Internal Affairs of the same department in which the suspects belong to. Asking the police department to investigated themselves of any wrong doing is like asking a child to tell you when they have done something wrong even when the evidence is overwhelmingly against them. Not all cops are bad but, we cannot go on thinking that all cops are good and have the best intentions at heart. They have the badge but they are still human and are to abide by the same laws they swore to uphold and we have many incidences where that has not been the case. What's worse is that these offenders are given a slap on the wrist if that and are sent back on the street to cause more chaos. In the last 7 months I have seen beatings, shooting, illegal raids, rape, murder, drug related crimes, drunk driving all by cops and in many of these cases were investigated by Internal Affairs where there was "No Wrong Doing" and every time the city aka the citizens have to shell out millions upon millions of dollars in these cases where there was "No Wrong Doing". I think it is time that we hold EVERYONE accountable, convict the bad cops so the good cops can do their jobs without the tension, pressure and dangers caused by those who believe they are above the law.

Iowa DHS Employment Outcome Vision is “Employment in the general workforce is the first priority and the expected and preferred outcome in the provision of publically funded services for all working age Iowans with disabilities." Iowa will not realize this vision without realigning the employment service system to support integrated employment. The purpose of rate redesign is to get providers the financial and professional development resources needed to deliver integrated employment services. The Employment Services Redesign Workgroup has not met since November 2013 and is waiting on approval from DHS leadership to proceed with the work. Multiple forces are driving the need to move Iowa forward: new CMS rules on integrated HCBS settings, Olmstead enforcement, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, and Iowans with disabilities who want access to integrated employment services across the state.