I have witnessed the decline of respect for our educators. I am a teacher at a Middle School. I see the urgent need to provide security for our teachers in this state.

Petition is due by April 28th. We need as many supporters as possible in this time.

The persistent threat by domestic terrorists, like Cliven Bundy and his armed supporters, to the welfare of our country and our people should not be tolerated. They should be prosecuted as the traitors and terrorists they are.

Twenty-two UCSC students were arrested and are facing civil and University judicial charges for peacefully demonstrating in solidarity with the UAW Teaching Assistant strike on April 2nd and 3rd. The University administration must stop this crackdown on labor activism and drop these charges.

The 2030-40 idea is simple. Enact legislation and provide incentives to guarantee that the United States accelerates its transition from 'dirty' CO2 emitting power sources to clean, renewable energy. The United States ranks second only to China in total carbon emissions from power plants. Meanwhile, the European Union is to meet in 2014 and expand their highly successful renewable energy policies. In the pursuit of energy independence and in the face of rapid climate change, we must demand that the government set concrete and meaningful goals to reduce carbon emissions and foster the growth and global adoption of renewable energy.

Because this is an issue that affects all New Yorkers. Many people hate Andrew Cuomo's policies and lack of keeping campaign promises. Yet we do not want to have a GOP candidate in office.

When a song is played on terrestrial radio, the musicians and performers receive no compensation whatsoever. They also are denied royalties payment from other countries that DO compensate performers. It is time we recognize the value of music creators.

For too long, New York City and Montreal have been in a bagel war. We hope to bring about a peace where bagel lovers from both sides of the border may enjoy a delicious bagel and schmear.

Here is the Facebook page for the coalition: https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionofLionsinActionwithWorkers We are a coalition of Emersonians who are moved by the desire of Emerson's food service workers to improve their economic and working conditions by forming a union. We recognize that if they organize collectively, they will have an opportunity to address these issues directly with Sodexo. We stand strongly with them in their demand for a fair process to allow them to organize. Therefore: ◊ We believe that all workers, subcontracted and directly hired, are part of the Emerson College community. ◊ We believe that all members of the Emerson College community should be treated with respect and dignity. ◊ We believe that Emerson College should provide fair, secure jobs that pay a living wage. ◊ We believe that all workers should be able to speak out against injustices in the workplace without fear of reprisal. ◊ We urge Emerson College to respect workers’ legal rights to organize a union. ◊ We urge Emerson College to never intimidate nor suppress union organizing, or allow subcontractors to intimidate or suppress union organizing.

One reason why people don’t vote is if they haven't registered as required almost one month before Election Day. That deadline is arbitrary and unnecessary. Often, the election debate doesn't really get going until the last few weeks before Election Day – after the registration deadline. SDR would allow Illinois to join ten other states such as California and Minnesota, plus D.C., in removing arbitrary and unnecessary deadlines that complicate the registration process. Four of the five states with the highest voter turnout in 2012 offered SDR. The average voter turnout rate was over 10% higher in states with SDR than in other states. Tell your elected officials to support Same Day Registration in Illinois.

The Fair Elections Now Act will encourage more ordinary Americans to make small contributions to candidates by reimbursing them through a refundable tax credit and encourage candidates to seek out funds from a broad swath of their constituents by matching small donations with public funds. Fair Elections wouldn’t add a dime to the deficit. It would be financed by a fee on annual federal contracts over $10 million.

All my children have attended public schools, which use Genetically Modified (GM) Food to feed them. Our children should not be fed GM products. Thousands of schools around the world, particularly in Europe, have decided not to let their kids be used as guinea pigs and have banned GM foods. We need to do the same.