Help keep the UO dedicated to its core mission to provide affordable quality education to Oregon's students.

Due to the hateful environment against gays and lesbians in Russia the American government needs to place pressure on the International Olympic Committee to pull all Olympic events from Russia.

My business has been blocked from expanding because BLM will not issue any permits to any other vendor to provide shuttle service to river recreationalists on the Colorado River. Rancho Del Rio has been the only vendor allowed to legally operate since 2009. Tell BLM anyone should be allowed to purchase a permit to operate on BLM land, not just one company!

This is a test Manny from MoveOn is doing.

This petition is not from a megapartner.

After using Mirena IUD, I developed Avascular Necrosis (bone deterioration from a lack of blood supply) in both hips and one shoulder. I also developed Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease. In 2012, I had four surgeries, including a hip replacement, and had to learn to walk again at 32 years old. My youngest son wasn't even a year old at the time. My shoulder deteriorated so quickly after the insertion of Mirena that I couldn't use my arm, meaning I could lift my children or hug them with both arms. Once I had the Mirena IUD removed, the clotting and AVN stopped spreading. Doctors call my case "idiopathic," meaning no known cause. I am certain that the Mirena IUD triggered my decline in health. I am a mother of three who works full-time and is left handicapped, with a lifelong disease. I am not alone. Potential effects of the Mirena IUD (and Skyla IUD, which is the same device but releases smaller daily doses of LNG) relating to clotting and autoimmunity need more thorough investigations. Women and their doctors need to be warned of the potential effects and those adversely affected need answers.

President Obama has dismissed legitimate concerns about Larry Summers' suitability to be Federal Reserve Chairman, saying that progressives are just making Summers their "whipping boy." But consider: 1. As Treasury Secretary under President Clinton, Larry Summers was one of the men most responsible for the misguided policies that led directly to the financial crash of 2008. 2. As chief economist at the World Bank, Larry Summers argued that "under-populated countries in Africa are vastly under-polluted.” He later claimed that his remark was meant to be ironic. 3. As president of Harvard University, Larry Summers claimed that “issues of intrinsic aptitude” may be why relatively few women have tenured positions in science and engineering. 4. As director of the White House National Economic Council under President Obama, Larry Summers drafted the plans that resulted in the inadequate stimulus and premature deficit reduction that have made the Great Recession worse and longer. You almost have to wonder if Larry Summers has ever had a job he's done well!

Yesterday in front of a Michigan House subcommittee, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn used the phrase "dark ones" to refer to minority college students. Following this, Hillsdale issued a sarcastic non-apology. Arnn should immediately resign.

First Lady Michelle Obama has done something extraordinary: she’s not only brought an organic garden to the White House, she’s also installed a hive of 70,000 bees. Like many backyard gardeners and beekeepers across the country, the First Lady is doing her part to create a habitat for bees, which are essential pollinators for one out of three bites of food. But as you’ve probably heard, bees are dying off around the world in record numbers. A growing body of science is pointing to the world’s most popular class of pesticides called neonicotinoids (or neonics), made by giant chemical companies Bayer and Syngenta, as the key factor in the global bee die-off crisis. Please ask Michelle to set an example for the nation by removing bee-killing pesticides from the White House gardens, urging the EPA to protect bees and calling on Congress to support the Save America’s Pollinators Act, recently introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D, Mich.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D, Ore.).

Anita Alvarez has allowed for the arrest and prosecution of hundreds of thousands of innocent men and women, upon information and belief. She has allowed and even pushed for her staff, defense attorneys, public defenders, paid attorneys and judges to gain wins through forced confessions, forced plea bargains and by any means necessary tactics. She has avoided the prosecution of judges, attorneys and others who are politically connected to the justice system, who have been proven to have acted unethically and/or committed actual crimes. Anita Alvarez wants to win at all costs regardless of a persons innocence and she selectively prosecutes by protecting her friends regardless of their guilt. We ask for the investigation and resignation of Anita Alvarez and for the re-opening and/or overturning of cases in which parties can provide proof that they did not receive fair proceedings. We also ask for a special election to replace Anita Alvarez at once. Respectfully submitted by the people of Illinois and all concerned citizens.

Although the Iranian regime has been one of the worst human rights offenders in the world and has been unwilling to allow inspections of nuclear power plants, they are on the crest of a new presidential inauguration. To pass more sanctions now sends a bad message and gives the hardliners more ammunition against the US. The timing of the House vote has raised sharp questions about the kind of message it would send to Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, before he takes office. MJ Rosenberg: "Since his election he has made clear that his goal is to resolve the US-Iran stalemate over Iranian nuclear development through negotiations... There is not one reason for passing this punitive bill before the new president takes office, unless, of course, AIPAC’s goal is to insult Rouhani and the Iranian nation in order to push him toward becoming another Ahmedinejad." Let's not sabotage any possibility of resolving this or our own reputation around the world by attacking the Iranian people with new sanctions... especially not NOW! Read more: http://mjayrosenberg.com/2013/07/31/house-to-pass-new-aipac-iran-sanctions-bill-to-keep-war-option-hot/ by MJ Rosenberg Update: 16 House members led by Rep. Jim McDermott, WA, say House action on #Iran is wrong. Signed Letter: http://www.mcdermott.house.gov/images/pdf/iranletter.pdf

According to Collene, her devastating story is that of illegal foreclosure and eviction practices that came to light "after" she had already paid for her home: all monthly mortgage payments paid on time, and mortgage 100% paid off! Freddie Mac, Harmon Law Firm, and several others are involved. This case has devastated Collene and her family. They now have no home of their own, but are living with Collene's parents in a 1-1/2 bedroom home. This injustice has caused so much suffering, cost them their retirement and life's savings, and is a violation of one's human dignity.