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.

For years, Big Oil’s infamous lobby groups have been using big money and back-room politics to corrupt legislators, push their corporate agenda, and pull the strings at our State Capitol. It’s time to end Big Oil’s toxic influence on California and pass a long overdue oil extraction tax that would provide critical funding for our state’s childcare, preschool, higher education and parks. Let your representatives in Sacramento know you’re watching and help give them the courage to say NO to Big Oil.

District 47 Board Policy Section 7:190 states a knife is a weapon & the student shall be expelled for a period of at least 1 calendar year unless modified by the Superintendent or the Board. Our child is a student in this classroom and has been personally affected by this troubled child for the last 2 years. This child is known by other students, teachers and parents because of this child's issues with physical & violent aggression towards other students over the years in the classroom & at recess. We have zero tolerance for weapons in schools and believe every child has a right to a safe learning environment.

Social Security and Medicare are benefits that our seniors have earned through decades of hard work. Yet for years, Republicans, Tea Party and Libertarians have tried to privatize Social Security and turn Medicare into a voucher system. Democratic Candidate Gary Downing has vowed to protect Social Security and Medicare from these threats and support 87% of voters that want to strengthen Social Security and Medicare. And I’m standing with Gary Downing. Stop threatening to undermine Social Security and Medicare now.