The last remaining indigenous forests are in the northern hemisphere. Over 75 % of the planet has been deforested and we must protect what few diverse forests remain.

It's past time for Edward to have his day in court. If the police did not do anything wrong why don't they want to have a trail. If Edward had killed someone he would have been arrested and tried by a jury. The grand jury in Ohio is a joke when the DA is fighting for the police and not Edward.

Because I have a disabled child, I am not able to work a full time job due to my child's weekly appts or meltdowns. Therefore my household is handicapped. I have put a lot of money into Social Security and feel that I should receive benefits early, based on my situation.

He deserves such harassment for all the pain and suffering he has caused (me) our country from any forward movement because he is hell bent to keep Obama from having any accomplishments.

Debates are a vital part of our democratic process. As a law student focused in public service I’m learning that a clean government is worth much more than we give credit. Democracy is more than a word, or an ideal, it’s action! And it’s worth preserving. The costs of corruption are often hidden, buried inside our tax bill, our rent, or the prices we pay in the store. Democracy is not a Coronation. Debates matter and part of a transparent, uncorrupt, legitimate democracy. It is time to refocus the candidate debate away from political posturing in favor of political responsibility. We need to hear how our candidates respond when probed by people who either disagree with them or who simply want them to clarify their positions or provide more detail. Gov. Cuomo has every reason to refuse to a debate with primary challenger Zephyr Teachout. The conventional wisdom has always been that the candidate leading in the polls has fewer reasons to participate, especially when he has a $35 million war chest. But, shouldn’t the fact that a citizen of New York, and a resident of Harlem wants to ask both candidates questions and hear their unscripted answers, be reason enough to participate in such a debate? Isn’t that what democracy looks like. I’m a law student part of a Public Interest Law and Ethics program called Stein Scholars at Fordham University School of Law. The program competitively selects students and trains them for future careers in the public sphere. I live in Harlem, NY.

The Arctic is a beautiful environment and it is home to many indigenous peoples, polar bears, arctic foxes, whales, and many other beautiful creatures. They don't deserve to suffer because of the actions of the invading companies. We need to stand up for this issue and stop it before the Arctic's environment itself is destroyed.

I decided to start this petition to use my energies to help a deeply imperiled part of our planet-the Arctic. Right now there are so many strikes against this amazing place which is home to endangered polar bears, various species of majestic whales whose numbers are in rapid decline, and many other beautiful animals. So I thought if an ordinary person like me could help to bring awareness about the plight of the Arctic, or encourage others to really think about what we’d be losing if the Arctic was ruined forever…why not roll up my sleeves and get involved. So here I am, ready and willing to act to protect this amazing place for future generations. Actually, I consider it my duty and an honor to be involved.

As a Philadelphia public school teacher for more than 14 years, I've seen firsthand the damage Walmart can do in our communities. My brother worked as a Walmart manager and saw how Walmart's business model destroyed families. But learning that the Walton Foundation is funding attacks on our schools was my tipping point. After eight years teaching health and physical education in the same school, my school was taken out of the district’s control and every single teacher was forced to be transferred - all in the name of creating a privately-controlled charter school with little oversight or accountability. I was forced to transfer to a new school and leave behind students who had grown up with me as their teacher since kindergarten. Teachers and students across Philadelphia have experienced these kinds of devastating school closures, which destabilize our communities and often take resources from students who need them the most. All of this was largely thanks to the work of the Philadelphia School Partnership, which received $5 million from the Walton Foundation in 2013 alone. Unfortunately, Philadelphia is not unique. The Walton Foundation funds anti-public education initiatives like this across the country. And yet their stores profit enormously from school teachers and parents, who stock up on school supplies each year during the back-to-school season. This year I'm taking a stand - I will be spending my back-to-school dollars elsewhere. Will you join me?

Joe Miller is a candidate for United States Senate in Alaska, and his campaign just sent the most overtly racist mailer of the 2014 election cycle. The mailing shows pictures of Mexican gang members with facial tattoos, and says that his Democratic opponent "wants them to vote." It continues, "And if 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the 2nd amendment goodbye." This is way worse than politics as usual in the immigration debate. It’s dog-whistle racism — using common racial stereotypes to stir up fear of minorities. Joe Miller's underlying message is that no matter how educated, accomplished, or hardworking Latinos are, they will never be anything more than threatening gang members. The racism was so obvious that even one of his Republican primary opponents called him out on it during a debate. But Miller just doubled down on his cartoonish racism, saying, “It’s true. This is real world stuff.” Joe Miller reinforces this awful tradition, sending a perverse message that it’s ok to use these tactics because they’re just politics. But it’s not just politics: when immigrants — and anyone deemed to look like one — are dehumanized, it has real world effects on how Latinos are treated. Join us in saying "¡Ya Basta!" to electoral racism. Sign the petition asking Joe Miller to apologize for his racist portrayal of Latinos.

The one-by-one "investigations" miss the real problem!

Nicole Guerrero was pregnant and alone in a Texas county jail cell when she suddenly started having contractions. According to CNN, after screaming for help over and over again and being ignored for hours, someone finally came to her assistance, but it was too late. Her baby was born on a jail cell floor, a deep shade of purple, with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck. Nicole’s baby did not survive. [1] [2] Nicole Guerrero is just one of the estimated 500 pregnant women in Texas county jails each month. [3] Reports from advocates in Texas tell us this isn’t the first time a pregnant woman in a county jail was denied access to medical care. The following standards and best practices should be established as minimum standards by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards: 1. Implement the current standard requiring jails to have a good medical plan that insures timely and appropriate prenatal care, specialized obstetrical services when indicated, and postpartum care. 2. When a pregnant woman says that she is experiencing labor symptoms, the jail shall provide an immediate evaluation by an obstetric specialist. If there is no obstetric specialist on site, an ambulance shall be called immediately and the woman shall be transferred to an appropriate medical care facility. In the event that a woman gives birth in the correctional facility, immediately call an ambulance to transfer both the mother and baby to a hospital. 3. Prohibit the placement of pregnant women in any form of solitary confinement, including a medical segregation cell. No mother should have to endure Nicole Guerrero’s tragic loss. If you are as horrified by this story as we are, please sign this petition today. [1] Shelby Lin Erdman and Carma Hassan. “Texas woman claims she gave birth alone in jail, baby died.” CNN, May 24, 2014. http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/23/us/texas-jail-baby-death/ [2] Diana Claitor and Burke Butler. “Pregnant women in Texas county jails deserve better than this.” Dallas News, June 26, 2014. http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20140626-pregnant-women-in-texas-county-jails-deserve-better-than-this.ece [3] Texas Jail Project. “Pregnant in a Texas County Jail?” January 1, 2013. http://www.texasjailproject.org/2013/01/pregnant-in-a-texas-jail/

There is damage and desperation in our environment. The time to act was yesterday, the time to act is always.