The "R" Word is the Same as the "N" Word and the "K" word We Jews are appalled that fellow Jew Dan Snyder is blind to the fact that the name of the Washington football team that he owns is racist and deeply offensive to Indian peoples. As Indian leader Clyde Bellecourt said recently the “R” word is no different than the “N” word. We’d add that it’s also no different than the “K” word that has been used to taunt Jews for centuries. Words matter. They can hurt and humiliate. They can help turn people into targets of hate. The name of the team has led to other practices that promote humiliating stereotypes like fans wearing “headdresses” of chicken feathers or the mass tomahawk chop or cries to “scalp” opposing teams. It is especially wrong to be shaming Indians, who have suffered so enormously from mass killing, land theft, treaty breaking and attempts to eradicate their cultures. Dan Snyder may live in a luxurious bubble, but he can research the slurs said about Jews over the ages, about our physical appearance, our financial practices and he can read about the absurd lies about supposed uses of Christian blood in Jewish rituals. We call on all Jewish organizations to speak out on this issue. We call on companies to stop making any products for the Washington football team Dan Snyder has said he would "never" change the Washington team name. If this is true we call on the NFL commissioners to seize ownership of the team from Snyder and sell it to the city of Washington or to a group of non-bigoted owners. Initial Signers Jan Bauman, San Rafael, CA retired Medea Benjamin, Washington DC, Code Pink Phyllis Bennis, Director, New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC Stanley Heller, Connecticut, host of “The Struggle” Video News Judith Kolokoff, Seattle WA, member of JVP and AJJP Steve Krevisky, Congress of Conn. Community Colleges-4C's/SEIU Robert Naiman, Policy Director, Just Foreign Policy, Washington, DC Joseph Levine, Massachusetts, professor of philosophy Paula Friedland Panzarella, New Haven, CT poet and peace activist Josh Ruebner, author, Washington, DC Abraham Weizfeld, Administrative Secretary, Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians, Alliance de Canadienn-e-s juives-fs consterné-e-s

The list of grievances that I have with Richard Cohen would be a mile long. Today's column, however, takes the cake. Gawker documents the atrocity quite nicely here: http://goo.gl/j8aUlK. For the more adventurous, here is the link to Cohen's original column, http://goo.gl/9vLmRv. It's time to send Richard Cohen packing!

I think kids should be honored like mothers and fathers through a holiday, or a day off.

I am a victim of sex abuse by a family member. I only told about my abuse 3 years ago becuase I was scared, embassed and afraid to tell becuase he was a family member. I was always afraid of breaking my family apart by telling and when I did tell that is what happen. When I reported my abuse I was told it was to late to do anything. My abuser admitted to his criminal act against me and hides behind the laws that are in place. The laws today let my abuser continue to abuse children. This has got to change. My case has nothing to do with a church as many others victims. This crime affect 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys. When is this going to end,how many more children have to continue to be abused becuase we can not speak there names to warn parents. Do we not care about the safety of our children

MY SISTER, MISTY WAS MURDERED BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND, NOEL IN 2011. WHEN NOEL WAS ARRESTED FOR THE CRIME, IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD SERVED 10 YEARS OF A 20-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE MOTHER OF HIS DAUGHTER, SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. IF WE HAD ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION, MY SISTER COULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.

Torfaen Borough Council have done it again.....now in their infinite wisdom they've decided to do away with Lollipop Ladies/Gents as part of their cost cutting measures. I wonder if they'll sleep OK when the first child is knocked down!! Shelia along with all her other colleagues across Torfaen go above and beyond to make sure our children get to school safely. Whatever the weather they stand there day in and day out and their number one concern is getting our children to school safely. What will happen once they are all gone?

The people of the Republican party who sign this will not vote for Governor Chris Christie in a general election period. The people are tired of the same establishment republicans.

The Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition wants to build a thriving green economy in Kentucky to provide jobs and a bright future for the state. Through the creation of renewable energy and energy efficiency jobs, Kentucky can continue to be an energy producing state while transitioning to a clean and healthy economy.

The fate of Ten Mile Creek in upper Montgomery County, MD is of utmost concern to 4.3 million people in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. This creek feeds our backup water supply and is in imminent danger of being seriously polluted. John Muir said, "Nothing dollarable is safe," and that is certainly true of the Ten Mile Creek. Several developers want to build a huge number of homes and businesses (such as outlet malls) in this watershed. The science - see the reports on the Save Ten Mile Creek Coalition web site (www.savetenmilecreek.com) - says that ANY development in the Ten Mile Creek watershed will pollute Little Seneca Reservoir. The Ten Mile Creek watershed feeds the Little Seneca Reservoir which is the emergency water supply for 4.3 million residents in the Washington, D.C. area. Following are the water authorities and people served by this reservoir: -Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) serves about 1.8 million people in Montgomery County and Prince George's County. -Washington Aqueduct serves about 1 million people in Washington, D.C., Arlington County, the city of Falls Church, and part of Fairfax County (particularly McLean). -Fairfax County Water Authority (FCWA) serves about 1.5 million people in Fairfax County, Alexandria, Prince William County, and Loudoun County. A public hearing will be held on Dec. 3, 2013 after which the Montgomery County Council will vote on how much development to allow in the Ten Mile Creek watershed. Please see this Post Op-Ed: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-rolls-the-dice-with-the-regions-water-system/2013/11/15/e5da68c2-4d64-11e3-9890-a1e0997fb0c0_story.html

For more than six decades the Azores has hosted a U.S. military presence at Lajes Air Force Base, which has bolstered the U.S. and its allies’ control of the Atlantic. Lajes is a valuable military asset that enables for the rapid deployment of warfighters, aircraft, ships and global communications for AFRICOM and CENTCOM’s joint, coalition, and NATO operations. In addition to being a globally strategic military asset, Lajes plays a pivotal role in U.S.–Portugal bilateral relations. Additionally, the base plays an important economic role in the Azorean economy. It is estimated that the proposed reduction of force at Lajes would result in a 40% increase in unemployment on the Island of Terceira and lead to 1.5% reduction in GDP for the Azores as a whole.

Students from public high schools are not given the proper education. The Tenure Reform guarantees underperforming teachers the right to keep their jobs even if they place minimal effort on education. Tenure does not give the chance to hire new teachers with a willingness to teach and instead keeps unmotivated teachers.

This petition is about stopping the cruel animal slaughter practices done. This petition is about enforcing the rules and regulations the USDA already has in place for animal slaughter. This petition is about receiving better quality meat from the animals we slaughter.