On November 7th, more than 50 Walmart workers and community supporters were arrested while committing an act of peaceful civil disobedience to challenge Walmart on its low wages. The day before, Walmart workers in Los Angeles went on strike to protest the company’s illegal retaliation against workers who have come together to speak out for fair wages, adequate hours and respect in the workplace. This is just the first of the actions Walmart can expect throughout the holiday season and on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. While we’re keeping the pressure up at stores and in the streets, we need your help to take this fight to the next level. That’s why I’m asking you to join me in calling on President Obama to meet with us, the Walmart workers who are challenging America’s largest private employer to do better. The day President Obama was inaugurated I, like many others, felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and hope. As a 60-year-old African American woman who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., I felt like we were closer to realizing King’s dream of good jobs and freedom. Today, we may not have segregation by law, but we have it in practice thanks to the economic realities of our country. For people regardless of race or upbringing to sit at the same lunch counter, they have to be able to afford the same lunch. Walmart, the country’s largest employer, is helping to hold America back from this dream. Like too many Americans, I cannot promise my grandchildren that they will have a brighter future than I had – in our country a small elite is actively impoverishing the vast majority. More-and-more of us are struggling to nourish our children and to pay our bills. Dynasties like the Waltons, the richest offspring in America, hoard a bundle in cash equal to what 42% of every man, woman, and child in this country have combined. Walmart boasts $16 billion in worker-generated-profits and can afford to stop derailing our economy. At an event in 2008, then-candidate Obama said, “I don't mind standing up for workers and letting Walmart know they need to pay a decent wage and let folks organize. …This is about reminding [Walmart] that… the well-being of their workers and other workers should matter to them.” Our country is at a crossroads. Although our economy has started to improve especially for those on Wall St., many of us are still left without jobs or scrambling to survive on the much lower wages employers get away with offering. It’s time for the President to meet with Walmart workers like me who are standing up to Walmart and hear about the reality of scraping by on Main Street.

It’s hard to believe, but under federal law, it’s still legal to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Making history, the U.S. Senate has now passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on a strong bipartisan vote. It's time for the U.S. House to join the Senate, and protect every American worker by finally passing ENDA. No one should lose their job because of who they love. Bring the bill up for a vote, Speaker Boehner.

President Obama needs to rein in the murderous tendencies of his Border Patrol. Last year, Border Patrol killed a 16 year old Mexican boy named José Antonio Elena Rodríguez who was accused of throwing rocks over the fence at the US-Mexico border. Local police said there was little chance the rocks ever would’ve hit someone on the other side, but that didn’t stop Border Patrol from shooting him 11 times -- at least 10 of those times in the back. Since then, a government-commissioned independent review board recommended that Border Patrol end the practice of responding to rock throwing with gunfire. Border Patrol refused. Since 2010, Border Patrol killed Jose Antonio and seven other people in rock throwing incidents. They’ve killed 18 people total in alleged excessive force incidents in the same timeframe. Border Patrol has a serious problem, and it’s time for President Obama to take control of the out of control agency. Responding to rocks with gunfire is not self-defense -- in the face of a rock attack Border Patrol agents have numerous options including tactical engagement so that agents can be safe when approaching a scenario or control the area from further back. When the Administration agreed to review its use of force policies earlier this year, it seemed like real change was imminent. Now it just looks like another cheap public relations move. The Obama Administration’s decision threatens to destroy the thin trust developed between border communities and the Department of Homeland Security. We demand real change at the border -- the Obama administration must respect human life. Please sign our petition calling on President Obama to stop Border Patrol from using deadly force against rock throwers at the border.

Now is the time for our members of congress to stop dragging their feet and support a comprehensive immigration reform that will help millions of families to come out of the shadows and fully participate in our communities. On October 27, California Congressman Jeff Denham did what many thought impossible. As a Republican, he decided to put families over politics and signed on to the comprehensive immigration reform bill H.R. 15. This is an opportunity for Representative Pittenger to do the same. We need Rep. Pittenger to also be a leader and put families over politics. A recent Harper Polling report states that 69% of North Carolinians support immigration reform in principal. The same report says that 74% of North Carolinians believe that Congress should enact immigration reform this year. Also, 48% of respondents said they were less likely to support an elected official who opposed reform, compared with just 20% who were more likely to support a reform opponent. According to a study published last month by the political research group Latino Decisions, because of changing demographics, Rep. Pittenger is in danger of losing his congressional seat in 2014, if he does not support comprehensive immigration reform. Latino Decisions report: http://bit.ly/17aYs7K Harper Polling report: http://bit.ly/17Hccgt

There are some problems the world looks to the United States to solve and while not everyone can agree on war and arms sales, we dont believe anyone can deny these 5 critical freedoms to all people everywhere. Whether someone is the head of state or spending a lifetime sentence in prison, these 5 essential rights should be provided to all those in need and strengthened and protected for the rest. Healthcare, Emergency Services, Water, Food, Shelter Heal Earth With Five Steps!

Twitter just barely became a publicly traded company -- but it's already finding new ways to dodge its taxes. A tax loophole might let it deduct $154 million from its taxes, for buying stock options for its leaders -- but it only spent $7 million on those options. Don't let Twitter get a tax deduction that is 20 times what it actually spent. Tell CEO Dick Costolo not to exploit this loophole.

For any human being to be incarcerated in United States jails for more than 32 years, for his political convictions is a big injustice.

Private property is regularly breached. Both I and many others have been hassled and threatened with fines by these city employees. This has been going on for a long time. I attend functions at this office and have established a blog wherein I tell of it. nobodysdamnbusiness.org is it's name

Due to the extensive traffic in Northern Virginia, many voters were unable to place their votes by the 7:00 pm deadline. Many of us unfortunately have commute times that can extend over 90 minutes and jobs rarely have the 9-5 hours that were once a staple in this country. After noting the deplorably low percentage of people attending the voting booths this November, I believe extending the voting hours from 7pm to 8pm will allow more people to vote and will increase public participation in the democratic process.

The KY state government is supposed to oversee the proper use of this money and has instead voted to spend 2.5 million from the dwindling fund to renovate the UK Basketball arena in Lexington. Meanwhile coal-impacted communities struggle to fund education, necessary infrastructure repairs, and clean drinking water. This is shameful. Stand with the KY Student Environmental Coalition to oppose wasteful spending of coal severance taxes and to demand transparency on the ways that severance monies are allocated.

In Colorado, these basic protections have been in place for years, and it’s past time we exported our common sense to the rest of the country.

We still live in a society where blacks can't even get help because we are seen as "dangerous" After the Zimmerman case, it's now okay to shoot a black person and claim self defense. Renisha deserves justice!