President Obama is selling our Democracy to the multinational corporations. If they pass the TPP, we will no longer be able to get generic medicines. They will extend the Pharma patents so that only the Brand Name will be available (at 10-15 times the price!) If they pass the TPP, even ordinary sharing of articles and pictures on the internet will be illegal with the new copyright laws. It will force ISPs to police us with a 3 strikes, and your off the internet. Our laws, both local and national will be superceded by the TPP rules that say that if our laws interfere with any corporate expected profits, the corporation can sue us, the citizens for their loss. This suit will be heard in a separate corporate tribunal manned with corporate lawyers, and their decisions will be final...no appeal. If the TPP passes, we will have to accept foodstuffs from all countries who sign without any trade barriers. This means that even if we have food safety laws, they will have no effect if the exporting country's laws don't live up to ours. Getting it now? The multinational corporations are racing to get global control even over our governments. Why are our governments selling us out? Ask them, but if you ask me, I think it's because they are mostly bought and paid for.

My mother grew up on a farm, but once she got sick and I became her care giver, I noticed that she had serious reactions to certain foods. I spend close to two hours a week grocery shopping. Not because I have that much to buy, but because I have to read the labels of everything I purchase and shop up to 4 different grocery stores to avoid buying GMO foods. GMOs are banned in other countries and should be banned here as well.

Same-sex marriage and yes it affects me I would one day like to get married.

Charles R. Snyder is a man of great faith, honor, and dignity. His 21 year leadership of All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir has positively impacted the lives of thousands of singers, including my children. He was removed from his position because he reported the alleged misconduct of a former volunteer accompanist, which led to this man's arrest and indictment. He should be returned to his position immediately.

I am dismayed by the ability of special interests and their lobbyists to undermine the influence of average Americans, and control information broadcasted to the public. When we allow special interests to spend money individuals can’t match, we implicitly give them permission to drown out the voice of the public, creating an imbalance in the electoral debate. Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision overturned over a century of precedent and opened the floodgates for unlimited amounts of corporate money to flow into our political system. With the Citizens United decision, large corporations have the power to spend unlimited amounts of money from their general treasuries to buy elections. What's more, Citizen United opened loopholes that allow corporations to hide their campaign expenditures by laundering the money through non-profit advocacy organizations. We need a government of, for and by the people. We need a constitutional amendment to undo the worst aspects of the Citizens United decision.

State Rep. Maria A. “Toni” Berrios has introduced legislation to use the surplus funds in Chicago's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to help finance our underfunded Chicago Public Schools. We want to show the overwhelming support this legislation has in our community.

In my experience, the personal connection between teacher and student is a powerful means of motivation and learning. LAUSD has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to meet the needs of low-income students of color by recruiting and training culturally and linguistically skilled teachers who will make their careers in our classrooms. Let’s attack disparity and the achievement gap right now!

This petition is being used to organize an Activist Alliance to GET THIS DONE. Together we CAN do this. Each week I post a blog with the latest news and tools for coordinated actions to build support in Congress for an extension of long-term unemployment benefits. The blog is here: https://aa4u.squarespace.com/news/ Sign the petition now and JOIN US! (I will never ask you for money-only action!)

The Trans Pacific Partnership is the largest power grab by Corporations, Wall Street, and the Opulent in the history of the United States of America, and it is the most destructive, and damaging. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) has seen some of the proposals contained within the TPP, and he said it is "a punch in the face to the middle class of America ... but I'm not allowed to tell you why". "THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENCY" We American people deserve better than this, we deserve to know the truth concerning all aspects of our government! This is a back-door deal, and a blatant betrayal to the American People. We demand "HONESTY" and "TRANSPARENCY NOW" President Obama "DO NOT DO THIS" without direct involvement, and approval by the American People. You were voted into the office of the Presidency in good faith, you promised transparency, and inclusion during your service to the American People! Once again; "PRESIDENT OBAMA DO NOT DO THIS, STOP THE TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP NOW" "WE DEMAND YOUR FULL ALLEGIANCE TO THE USA" Sincerely yours; AMERICAN CITIZENS c/o AGG, trickledowncampaigning.com

To announce a contract vote on the Saturday after the majority of your work force has already left for Winter vacation and many are not expected to be back until Jan 6 in unethical and shows a lack of integrity and respect for the collective bargaining process. This vote was held in bad faith with the intent of receiving a specific and the desired result by the company and the international union leadership. Not Allowing the vote to occur the week following the holiday as requested by the district local shows that both the company and the union did not want to allow members the ability to communicate with each other and their local prior to voting thus interfering with our ability to organize. For our international to put us in such a position is a misrepresentation of our membership and an act of bad faith!

Florence lauderdale animal shelter is banning Debbie Darby Rappuhn from the shelter she controls the rescues and so they have met and wants Debbie to come back IF she helps with the duties of the workers. She does not want to do their job anymore. She wants to still have access, but wants to spend her time helping the animals get to rescue rather than helping the workers have an easier time of their jobs.

I am a professional who advocates for individual's daily safety including in the home. The content in this video emphasizes putting vacation plans ahead of an elderly person's safety. People's homes are their safe haven and stair lift equipment is an expensive home adaptation to install for personal use and to prevent falls and hospital stays. Please assist me in having this company remove this uncivil commercial from television broadcasting.