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Bring "Years of Living Dangeously" to a major network.This series provides stories of how climate disruption is already affecting people's lives. The science of it all is well-explained, verified. While Showtime is to be commended for airing the series, it really needs to be picked up by a network that more people are able to watch. An informed public is crucial to dealing with the crisis impacting our climate.64 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Laurie Fisher
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Vote out Haslam!!Governor Haslam lied to teachers about giving us a raise this year. Tn teachers are already among the lowest paid in the US. Governor Haslam needs to know that this is not sound policy and TN teachers will NOT forget the continued disrespect handed down by the governor. We will remember come election day….144 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Lucianna Sanson
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Blue Ribbon Commission to Investigate Pardons AttorneyThe wilful refusal to consider pardoning Governor Don Siegelman of Alambama.28 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Karen Hedwig Backman
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U.S. House & Senate Committee on Veterans on Veterans Affairs, To Hold VA Officials In Contempt o...Due to a lack of prosecutorial authority over the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs are getting with committing felony crimes against our nation's Veterans.47 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Chauncey L. Robinson
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No More Randy JonesIm tired of his antics.14 of 100 SignaturesCreated by G
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Save Rupaul's "You've got She-Mail"I feel the issue of why Rupaul had to stop saying "You've got She-Mail" isn't really an issue. People made it out to be something its not.156 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Travis Spackman
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Term Limits for CongressThe sooner the better for Congressional Term Limits. This would help stem campaign finance, bought-off representatives are not working for all of us, just their "sponsors" ( i.e. corporations, lobbyists, etc.).29 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Cindy Schultheis
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Congress: Label GMOs with the Right-To-Know ActFor years, activists and environmentalists have pushed to make GMO labeling the norm, letting Americans know about the genetically engineered crops and mutant products stocking their shelves. That dream came true when Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Peter DeFazio introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act to require GMO labeling this April. But Rep. Mark Pompeo has other plans — including teaming up with Monsanto to drive food regulation back to the Dark Ages. Pompeo's bill has been nicknamed the DARK Act: Denying Americans the Right-to-Know. Backed by the "Big 6" chemical companies like Monsanto and Dow, Pompeo wants to block both states and the FDA from requiring GE labeling, allow "natural" foods to have genetically engineered ingredients, and label animal feeds non-GMO even if they're packed with them. Ninety-three percent of Americans want GMO foods labeled, and evidence is growing that the health and environmental risks of pesticide-coated fraken-crops are much more serious than the Big 6 told us.131 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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Kansas Lawmakers: Bring Back Due Process Hearings For Teachers!The Koch brothers just got the Kansas legislature to kick public education to the curb. This weekend, Kansas conservatives tackled inequities in public school funding to push for an elimination of due process for teacher firings and the start of mass layoffs. Due process hearings protect Kansas teachers from arbitrary firings. Denying this right to teachers leaves them at the mercy of any angry parent or corrupt administrator — and conservatives, paid for and backed by the Kochs that got them elected, rammed the change through by voting in a covert 4am meeting! Kansas Democrats and the teachers union are fighting to challenge this bill's legality and stop the Kochs from ruining Kansas students' educations. But they need our voices to make their fight stronger!362 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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It's time to fight back against on-campus assaults!“The price of a college education should not include a 1 in 5 chance of being sexually assaulted." Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill are tired of colleges ignoring sexual assault, flouting survivor protection laws, and blaming victims for their rape. They have a plan to enforce the Clery Act, which requires colleges to disclose assaults on and off-campus, bolster Title IX protections that provide staff for survivors, and expand the Violence Against Women Act to better protect students. But they need appropriations subcommittee chairman Sen. Tom Harkin to sign on for the money needed for the Department of Education and Office of Civil Rights to get it done — and if we don't speak up, college assaults will continue to be an everyday horror ignored by millions. Will you call on the chairman to put an end to college sexual assaults?103 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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Comcast lobbyist David Cohen says he hasn't heard any "rational, knowledgeable voices" objecting ...You'd think Comcast super-lobbyist David Cohen might show some class. Maybe he'd even be humble knowing that 52 percent of Americans think Comcast's merger with Time Warner is a bad idea. Instead, Cohen says he hasn’t heard any “rational, knowledgeable voices” opposed to the merger. So much for humble. Let's tell David Cohen that millions of very knowledgeable, very rational people oppose this merger. It’s rational to oppose giving Comcast an untold amount of market power. And it's rational to be worried about the implications this merger has for privacy, freedom of speech, and the open Internet. And we remember when Comcast got busted for violating Net Neutrality--which makes us pretty knowledgeable. We know about their data caps and their plans for complete media domination. And we also know Comcast was just voted the worst company in America! Let's wipe that smirk off Cohen's face. Just add your name to our letter to Comcast's top lobbyist, David Cohen. We'll pass on your very knowledgeable and rational message that this merger is awful.140 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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Congress: Repeal Obama's anti-voter finance ban!We've barely recovered from McCutcheon vs. FEC. We're still fighting Citizens United. And now we have a new enemy: President Obama just signed a ban on the public funding of presidential conventions. If you were looking for a way to increase the dependency of crooked politicians on mega-rich donors, you just got your wish. Obama's law just dismantled what was left of an alternative public financing model set up after Watergate specifically to combat the rich drowning out the poor, allowing taxpayers to chip in a bit each year to balance corporate spending. If we let this go without a fight, we might as well give up the battle to reclaim our democracy now. Please, join us in calling on Congress to repeal this order, and stop the wholesale dismantling of campaign finance reform in the US!21 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress