The President currently "talks a good game", and his administrative actions have been fine, but now, HE NEEDS TO CHEER LEAD AND EDUCATE FULL-TIME. With his leadership, Americans will follow -- and with America's leadership, the world will follow. Our children and theirs deserve a liveible planet as our and Barack Obama's legacy!

What is happening in Gaza is offensive to me and to all human life on the planet. It must be stopped immediately because every day that passes means the death of more innocent people. How can anybody justify such hypocritical acts in the name of self-defense. It makes me sick.

We came very close to fixing the Supreme Court’s sexist Hobby Lobby decision in the U.S. Senate. But Mitch McConnell and his allies in the Senate blocked the “Not My Boss’ Business” Act from even getting a floor vote. We know where the Senate stands – now we need to put every member of the U.S. House of Representatives on record. And we need you, one of the 7 in 10 pro-choice majority, to help. Contact your representative now and tell them to support the "Not My Boss' Business Act."

This announcement comes after threatening to cut off water to nearly 100,000 working-class and poor Detroiters. A temporary reprieve is a hopeful sign, but it’s not enough-- the water shutoffs must end permanently. In our comprehensive report last November, we pointed out that Governor Snyder and his colleagues in the legislature appeared to be angling for control of the Detroit Water and Sewerage System by either transferring it to a new governmental agency or outright privatization, or a little of both. The city is bankrupt, not this enterprise. The real political game being played out is to wrest this huge enterprise from the City Water and Sewerage Department and transfer the operation—and the valuable business that can be handed out to allies and potential contributors—to the state. We’re on the verge of victory now, and we need your help to amplify the voices of those on the ground. Sign our petition to end the Detroit water shutoffs and this public health crisis.

Tell Secretary of State John Kerry to keep pushing for a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Gaza that ends the blockade of Gaza. 1. Sign and share our petition above calling on Secretary of State Kerry to keep pushing for a lasting ceasefire and an end to the blockade. 2. At 12 noon eastern US time (11 AM Central, 9 AM Pacific), participate in our daily 15 minute Twitter storm to push for immediate ceasefire and for the Cairo talks following the ceasefire to conclude with an agreement to end the blockade of Gaza. Go to this page for instructions and sample tweets: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/end-gaza-blockade-in-cairo

Whistleblowers are the eyes and ears to abuses by big banks and financial institutions, but they are becoming the targets of increased retaliation. Please stand by financial whistleblowers and ask the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to strengthen and clarify its Whistleblower Program! In response to the Great Recession, Congress established the SEC Whistleblower Program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act. While whistleblowers enjoy new avenues to disclose abuses, companies are using gag-orders and other retaliatory tactics to prevent these truth-tellers from coming forward. These tactics both punish the whistleblower and discourage others from coming forward, what is known as the “chilling effect.” Whistleblowers are invaluable to an open society because they hold institutions accountable and ensure that taxpayer money is spent wisely. Telling the truth should be valued and protected — not punished. Please sign the petition below asking the SEC to protect corporate whistleblowers!

Every artist deserves a fair chance

Police use choke holds so the suspect can not breath thus suspect will fight for air because he cant breath. To people watching will look like resisting arrest thus giving the officer and his friends the green light to beat this suspect, many times resulting in heart failure and death from the police taking away the most important thing in life, AIR

Unbalanced statements by our officials

Following the "Hobby Lobby" decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the President did not include any religious exemptions in his executive order! Now, untold thousands of LGBT workers will be protected from discrimination!

According to Section 1 of the 13th Amendment of The Constitution, passed by Congress January 31, 1865, ratified December 6, 1865, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." In today’s America, poverty and drug possession are treated as crimes. That’s what happens when you wage war on drugs and poverty. The victims and their families are just victims of warfare in which they have their power stripped from them—bad schools, no opportunity, no justice, little to no health care and imprisonment. It’s a completely one-sided war. So I have a question, should someone be subjected to slavery just because they’ve found themselves in such a desperate situation that they end up prostituting or addicted to drugs? What about smoking and/or selling a plant that once legalized made millions of dollars in taxes in one state in just a day? If you answered no, sign the petition so that we can win freedom for everyone. It's time for America to live up to its own standard. Check out the article below titled The Reality After MLK's Dream: An American Civil War to gain more insight on why we are so passionate about this issue http://www.authenticreflection.org/2/post/2014/01/the-reality-after-mlks-dream-modern-day-american-civil-war.html

Rausel Arista is an active community leader involved in the immigrant rights movement in North Carolina, and a dedicated father who was detained returning home from vacation in NY. Rausel was detained by border patrol at the Buffalo/Niagara airport in Buffalo NY the morning of July 21, 2014 by a TSA official, questioned by border patrol and ultimately arrested for flying while undocumented. Rausel has been active in the community for many years. He has worked countless hours helping others in deportation proceedings, has marched countless miles in support of humane immigration policy change, and is a loving father of two young children. Rausel is a low priority case, and is not a threat to national security. For his family, for his community - Rausel should be released and his deportation stopped.