Police in Ferguson, Missouri could transform their town into a war zone—because of armored vehicles, assault weapons and body armor provided by the United States military. And police militarization has happened in cities all over the country. Section 1033 of a military spending bill passed in 1996 allows the Pentagon to give “surplus war material” to local police departments. Since 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has also offered grants to local law enforcement agencies to “combat terrorism and fight the war on drugs.” As a direct result, we see situations like what we saw in Ferguson. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) will soon introduce the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act in Congress—which would end the federal government’s program of providing billions of dollars worth of military equipment to local police. It’s about time. Sign the petition to Congress: No more Fergusons. Pass the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act.

Niagara County is host to one of the largest commercial toxic waste landfill operations in the United States. Unsuitable Location for a Hazardous Waste Landfill
 CWM Chemical Services is located:
 • two miles from the Niagara River • 
 three miles from Lake Ontario
 • ten miles north of Love Canal
 • one mile from all town public schools
 The toxic landfill is owned by CWM Chemical Services, LLC, an ultimate subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. This CWM “Model City” facility was constructed by predecessors in 1971 on property formerly used for radioactive waste dumping and storage from:
 • the Manhattan Project and Atomic Energy wastes 
• nuclear reprocessing waste from a Naval reactor 
• remains of experimental injections of plutonium, polonium and radium-226 in animals

Joining the proposed resolution makes the signatories accomplices to human rights crimes and mass murder. The LA City Council does not represent the majority of Los Angelenos and should not be advocates whose allegiance is to a foreign country.

I want the United States Goverment, and the state of Utah, to Create a Nation wide/Utah.....registry of Animal Abusers!!!!!

The discolored stone in the pavement is a long standing tradtion amongst Sims games. It is a travesty that it has been removed.

It is estimated that 54,000 citizens of Nebraska are not getting the medical care they deserve because our state refuses to join the federally funded Medicaid Expansion program in the Affordable Care Act. The program is fully funded for the first three years and is funded at a minimum of 90% after that. Our current governor thinks we can't afford it, but clearly it is not a money issue when millions of dollars could infuse our economy and create new jobs while providing needed medical care at the earliest stages of a problem rather than crisis control in an emergency room. Withholding this coverage is fiscally irresponsible and morally corrupt. The opposition to this program “has placed the lives of hundreds of working Nebraskans at risk and jeopardized the health of thousands more” said the Nebraska Hospital Association. (Washington Post, March, 19, 2014) I’m not going to stand by and let my fellow Nebraskans die for lack of access to medical care when the program they need is ready and waiting to help if only the Unicameral and the governor had the will to act. A recent effort to move forward with a very common sense implementation failed to progress in the Unicameral by only 12 votes. Please help by signing this petition today. We must put pressure on those who are running for office this election cycle. We can’t let this type of narrow minded politics continue in our state.

The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations.

Green peace is launching awareness for the exploitation of the Arctic. Up until now we have managed to keep multinational oil corporations out of this area, but now it is our job to make sure they are permanently protected. The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations!

Green peace is launching awareness for the exploitation of the Arctic. Up until now we have managed to keep multinational oil corporations out of this area, but now it is our job to make sure they are permanently protected. The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations!

The Arctic is an amazing place, home to whales, polar bears, and other amazing creatures. We need to act now to protect it for future generations!

The police deserve our respect. They deal with the worst of society on a daily basis. At the same time, people have rights. Several recent viral videos have served to undermine the police and their ability to maintain law and order. Many of these videos do not show what led up to the arrest and many show the people in question resisting arrest. When the suspect dies because of physical force, the public is angered and protests have ensured which has lead to rioting endangering the community at large. At the same time, there is a small percentage of police officers that have become that which they work to protect us against. These THUGS with a BADGE abuse power, do not care about your civil rights, and would not hesitate to harm you if you cross them on a bad day. These people do not maintain law and order, they only serve to undermine the rule of law and instead inflict their own version of justice - and they need to be removed from the streets. Please help us maintain TRUTH with ACCOUNTABILITY. Because the police deal with situations that are often violent and involve criminal behavior, it is in the best interests of our modern society to arm them with the ability to record their interactions with the public so that never again will people question what happened. We will know the truth and we will ALL have accountability for our actions.

When my daughter Sophie, who struggles with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder turned 18, I lost the right to talk with her doctors and help her make treatment decisions. I chronicle my story in "Surrounded By Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets." Sophie spiraled out of control, is addicted to meth, and lives on the streets, when she's not in jail. Our mental health system is in shambles. H.R. 3717 would enable parents to help when their adult child is in crisis, treat patients in the least restrictive environment, and make assisted outpatient treatment programs an alternative to jails and prisons.