I am a Vietnam Veteran and am appaled that GE partnered with the German company Krupp who built the gas chambers and was instrumental in bringing Hitler into power. GE and Krupp monopolized the tungsten carbide (carboloy) market and crippled our factories producing essential war materials severely hurting the war effort, all for PROFIT. The Nazi's had all the tungsten carbide they could use and so did GE but our factories went without. Google GE nazi and learn more.

Gov. Brown’s proposal would only exacerbate the broken and costly approach to public safety that has drained our budget without creating long-term, sustainable solutions. California must invest in alternatives like rehabilitation, job training and education proven to help people successfully re-enter society and reduce crime. Our state’s leaders must start listening to the people they are elected to represent who overwhelmingly support smart on crime policies, and embrace the kinds of systemic reforms needed to reduce the state’s reliance on incarceration and lower the number of people who are locked up in the first place. It’s time to put a stop to this waste – urge our legislators to reject this misguided and wasteful proposal that will only throw good money after bad. Demand policies that create safe and healthy communities and reduce costly prison overcrowding.

I work with undocumented immigrants every week in a free ESL class in Phoenix -- many of them have been in the US since they were children. These are hard-working people who love this country and contribute as much as any solid citizen. They need a champion. The Senate Bill isn't perfect, but it would accomplish the basic structures needed to bring about justice for these immigrants. It just needs a vote in the House of Representatives to make it into law.

David Koch is on the PBS board for one reason, to influence programming and prevent PBS from continuing to be the last bastion of Truth in Broadcasting. We, the public, would appreciate the opportunity to see "Citizen Koch" on PBS. The people need to know the truth. Please join the call for a national broadcast of this documentary.

Families are being crushed by poverty and homelessness. Mr. Ryan doesn't seem to understand this. Diane has gathered heartbreaking stories from across the country over the past 8 years. She will do everything to share this crisis with Mr. Ryan so he will be informed as he makes budget decisions.

When Governor Christie took office in 2010, he pulled plans to renovate or rebuild Trenton Central High School. Nearly four years later that school – and schools across New Jersey - have continued to crumble while Christie’s appointed CEO of the School Development Authority - Marc Larkins – drags his feet and stalls repair efforts at every chance he gets. Now the Times of Trenton is reporting that the Trenton Public Schools are taking the School Development Authority to court pointing to the fact that the SDA has ignored the ‘abysmal, deplorable and dangerous conditions’ in the public schools. Newark Public Schools are in the same state of deterioration – walls and ceilings are falling in, bathrooms are broken and toxic materials like flaking and cracked asbestos still line aging pipes and fire barriers. The physical conditions of our public schools create awful learning environments for public school students and literally threaten the health, safety and well-being of our children. Without repairs in public schools across the state, it’s only a matter of time before students are injured by a falling ceiling or poisoned by asbestos or toxic mold. Governor Christie and Marc Larkins are bad for our public schools, bad for our children and bad for New Jersey! Please join our effort to hold them accountable and create safe and healthy learning environments for our kids! In Solidarity, Trina Scordo Executive Director NJ Communities United

As fall approaches, women, children, and families in West Africa, India, Syria, and across the developing world are starving on their feet. Sixty percent of the 925 million people on this planet who do not get enough to eat are women. But up to 150 million more people would have enough to eat if women had equal access to agricultural production. the Global Food Security Act (H.R. 2822). This legislation would promote food access, availability, and stability. In situations of conflict, natural disaster or just extreme poverty, women often eat last and eat least. They need food stability, ensuring that food reserves and markets are open to them during vulnerable times. It would also increase the yield and capacity of smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women. This means supporting women in getting the seeds and fertilizer, trainings, credit, and the overall market access they need to increase production and sell at local markets. This is a unique and important moment in the campaign to reduce world hunger by empowering women. I hope you will help...

The US Department of Justice has decided to challenge anti-voting laws in Texas. Please sign this petition to encourage US-DOJ to take action in North Carolina, too! North Carolina’s new anti-voting monster law has many features that seem designed to make voting harder for certain groups [see www.democracy-nc.org]. For example, eliminating pre-registration for teenagers, ending Same-Day Registration, and refusing student IDs will push down voting by young people. Poor women will face new barriers since women are nearly two thirds of the voters who don’t have a NC photo ID, according to the State Board of Elections. African Americans are especially hit hard: They are 50% more likely than whites to register by using Same-Day Registration, to vote by using Straight Ticket Voting, and to not have a NC photo ID. In addition to requiring a photo ID, the new law ends SDR and STV! On the other hand, whites are 60% more likely to use mail-in absentee ballots – and the new law makes forms to get mail-in ballots easier to obtain! Even though a recent US Supreme Court decision undermines part of the Voting Rights Act, other sections remain in force. The Justice Department aims to use those sections to stop the discriminatory election changes in Texas. In taking the action, US Attorney General Eric Holder said, the Department is “determined to use every tool at our disposal to stand against discrimination wherever it is found.” Please sign the petition to urge Holder to take action in North Carolina - and then forward it to others. Thank you! Bob Hall Democracy North Carolina

Many men have committed suicide due to the severe symptoms of Post-Finasteride Syndrome. Countless others have lost their romantic partners and careers. Thousands of men who take Finasteride are at risk of developing this life-altering condition. The maker of Propecia, Merck, has an ethical responsibility to fund research into the Post Finasteride Syndrome.

PBS originally began as the source of information broadcasting for those un-represented in society. What has evolved over the decades is an empire that caters to the rich and educated. Hence, Koch seeks to keep his name and brand exposed to suit his needs. Those of us who don't care about rich donors demand instead that we be shown the truth and nothing but the whole truth.

The NY Times today announced that Chelsea Manning, the soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, has indicated that she wishes to be referred to as Chelsea and with feminine pronouns. There is zero justification for continuing to use the male pronoun, and blatantly refusing to acknowledge the gender she identifies with. When someone makes the momentous and difficult decision to change their name and gender identity, the least you can do is change a simple pronoun.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s horrendous Citizens United ruling, some tax-exempt special interest groups are exploiting an IRS rule to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into elections from undisclosed sources. Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS alone spent more than $70 million in “Dark Money” in the 2012 elections. These so-called “social welfare” organizations, which qualify as tax exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, give the super-rich and corporations a way to secretly spend unlimited amounts of money on campaign advertising. The victims of attack ads from these groups are hamstrung in fighting back, because they are unable to identify and publicize the vested interests that are attacking them. But here’s the thing: Federal law says that 501(c)(4) organizations must be devoted *exclusively* to social welfare. By permitting these groups to operate as tax exempt despite spending as much as half of their revenue influencing elections, the Internal Revenue Service is enabling — even encouraging — them to flout the law. If the IRS enforced the law that Congress enacted, 501(c)(4) organizations would not be permitted to engage in substantial election-related activities. Instead, people who wanted to contribute to influence elections would have to give money to political committees, which are set up for that purpose and which must disclose their donors. Reform advocates have filed a lawsuit to force the IRS to change its rules to comply with the law. But no lawsuit should be necessary. The IRS can and should correct its position on its own. Tell the IRS to enforce the law and end Dark Money election spending.