California can turn the tide on unlimited secret money in elections by passing the California DISCLOSE Act, a measure that will reveal the shadowy interests that try to buy elections with deceptive ads. The California DISCLOSE Act (SB 52) would bring true transparency, requiring ballot measure ads to clearly show their actual three top funders on the ads themselves – so Californians know who’s trying to buy their vote. The bill is close to passing, but now some of the biggest interests in Sacramento are trying to kill it. Assemblymember Brown will be a key vote. Sign and share our petition asking her to vote Yes now.

California can turn the tide on unlimited secret money in elections by passing the California DISCLOSE Act, a measure that will reveal the shadowy interests that try to buy elections with deceptive ads. The California DISCLOSE Act (SB 52) would bring true transparency, requiring ballot measure ads to clearly show their actual three top funders on the ads themselves – so Californians know who’s trying to buy their vote. The bill is close to passing, but now some of the biggest interests in Sacramento are trying to kill it. Assemblymember Cooley will be a key vote. Sign and share our petition asking him to vote Yes now.

California can turn the tide on unlimited secret money in elections by passing the California DISCLOSE Act, a measure that will reveal the shadowy interests who try to buy elections with deceptive ads. The California DISCLOSE Act (SB 52) would bring true transparency, requiring ballot measure ads to clearly show their actual three top funders on the ads themselves – so Californians know who’s trying to buy their vote. The bill is close to passing, but now some of the biggest interests in Sacramento are trying to kill it. Assemblymember Chau will be a key vote. Sign and share our petition asking him to vote Yes now.

Monarch butterflies are one of the most beautiful and iconic insects in the world, and they are in serious trouble. The monarch butterfly population in North America has been shrinking at an alarming rate. Why? A major culprit is the use of herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup on genetically engineered (GE) crops, which is destroying a significant portion of their breeding habitat. That’s why Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity have just co-filed a groundbreaking legal action—joined by Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Prof. Lincoln Brower—to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If listed, the U.S. government would be required to take urgent and significant action to protect monarchs from further declines. Sign the petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in support of protecting monarchs under the ESA! We all know that Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops and the pesticides they promote can wreak havoc on our farms, food, and environment. But what many people may not know is that they are also playing a big role in the rapid disappearance of monarchs. Herbicides like Roundup don’t kill monarchs directly, but rather kill their primary food source and habitat. Milkweeds are critical to the monarch’s survival because they are the only plants monarch caterpillars will eat. But thanks to the rampant use of Roundup on Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops, milkweed plants in the heart of the monarch’s range have been demolished. Fewer milkweeds mean fewer Monarchs. So we are faced with a historic choice: Do we want Monsanto or monarchs? It is becoming increasingly clear that we cannot have both. To protect monarchs we must protect and reclaim their critical habitat, and reject Monsanto’s Roundup Ready GE crops, and the unsustainable, pesticide-intensive, industrial agriculture system promoted by them. Though there are some good voluntary programs to restore milkweeds and protect monarchs, there are no mandatory regulatory mechanisms that adequately protect the monarch butterfly. Listing monarchs under the ESA will ensure that these iconic butterflies get the protection they need. Join CFS in urging the FWS to protect monarch butterflies!

At last count, there were only 83 wild Mexican gray wolves, or lobos, in the U.S. and they need your help. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed changes to the rule governing the reintroduction program for the critically endangered Mexican wolf. While provisions to increase the area where new wolves can be released and can roam are important, other proposed changes, such as allowing more killing of these endangered wolves and limiting protections, contradict what scientists say is necessary for the wolves’ recovery. Your signature and personal comments on this petition will be submitted as comments on the proposal and will help influence decision-makers to save these wonderful animals before it's too late.

I am starting this petition because I believe that silence is consent, and I am not okay sitting back and saying nothing while such a wondrous and untouched part of our planet is destroyed. There is NO going back once it's done, this is something we have to stand up for NOW.

To put our money to better use and stop unknowingly supporting terrorism and fascist regimes as well as create tolerance in those countries who dislike us.

Climate change is a critically important issue. ScottBrown is campaigning to be US Senator from New Hampshire. The voters need to know how the candidate would represent or misrepresent NH's constituents if he were elected.

Back in 2012, billionaire investor Warren Buffett decried the fact that he was able to pay a lower tax rate than his secretary. Now he's financing a dodgy deal that would let a huge American corporation shrink its U.S. tax bill -- and require the rest of us to make up the difference. Burger King is trying to merge with Canadian coffee-and-doughnuts chain Tim Hortons. Once the merger is over, Burger King will change its address to Canada to dodge U.S. taxes. You'll still see a Burger King restaurant every time you drive down the highway, and the corporation's business decisions will still be made in its offices in Miami. The corporation is actually going nowhere. It's a move on paper only. What's more, Burger King will continue to pay low wages, and its workers will continue to need Medicaid, food stamps and other benefits and services that our tax dollars pay for. But now, we'll be paying a greater share of those costs, to make up for every dollar that Burger King doesn't pay. Warren Buffett claims to care about having a fair tax system, where those who have less don't end up paying more than those who have more. He's got to put his money where his mouth is. Tell Buffett: Do not finance Burger King's tax-dodging deal. Instead, stand up for a fair tax system, where corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes.

Fibromylagia is real

This petition is going out to all parents of students that have ridden buses driven by Ge'Quan Crews, associate bus drivers, athletic coaches and students to sign this petition for restoration of Ge'Quan to his position; which we feel was unfairly taken from him. This petition also is brought to the attention of other citizens concerned about unfairness in the school system. Please use your method of communication to let the School Board know that you don't agree with it.

Burger King announced its intent to merge with Canadian chain Tim Hortons, creating the world's third largest fast food chain. As part of the deal, Burger King would relocate its operations to Canada -- in order to take advantage of Canada's much lower corporate tax rate. This is yet another example of corporations trying any and everything to avoid paying taxes. This merger also means Burger King will become one of the world's largest poverty-wage employer. American taxpayers already subsidize the fast food industry's low wages by an estimated $7 billion dollars a year. Moving to Canada is just another way for Burger King to privatize profits and socialize costs.