In President Obama's second term, it's important that he add progressive leadership to his cabinet team, especially in positions that are critical to public health and our environment. This is why we're proud to stand with 238 conservation, climate, wildlife, faith, outdoors, Latino and Native American associations to ask the president to appoint Congressman Raul Grijalva as the 51st Secretary of the Interior.

Before the United States Supreme Court hears any case affecting the rights of homosexuals, Justice Scalia's bias against homosexual citizens disqualifies him from participating in the formation of any ruling by the court. As a United Methodist pastor my denomination and I personally believe that homosexuals no less than heterosexuals are endowed by our creator with the rights provided by the United States Constitution. My faith and my duties as a citizen compel me to do all in my power to defend the rights of homosexuals, including their full protection by the courts. Instead, Justice Scalia abuses his office to deprive homosexuals of their rights.

Justice Antonin Scalia recently compared homosexuality to murder in a speech at Princeton University.

U.S. Justice Department prosecutors opted against criminal charges for HSBC bank officials who laundered untold millions of dollars for drug cartels in Mexico.

We have had tremendous cuts as it relates to funding for school districts in Texas. We are asking that the Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature to restore money from the "Rainy Day Fund" to our districts. 4 billion dollars were cut, the fund now has 8.1 billion with the potential of exceeding 16 billion at the end of the current biennium. Our children deserve a quality education.Give them a chance!

Cannabis is a medicine. In contrast to opiates which can be overdosed upon, create many dead bodies and break apart families due to their addictive qualities, cannabis is an angel of kindness. Everyone deserves relief from disease yet cannabis can completely heal many illnesses even cancer and the studies have been done since the 70s proving this. THC is a medically verified anti-cancer medicine that kills tumors while creating new healthy cells to grow again. All one must do to heal is eat the oils each day, for inhalation is not effective for curing serious ailments.

Being born with a dad and growing up without one was hard, but I am glad to say that I am not a statistic.

I think that this should happen because Fossil Fuels are poisoning the Earth, causing Global Warming. This must be stopped or it will be too late!

Being born with a dad and growing up without one was hard, but I am glad to say that I am not a statistic.

A bipartisan group of 8 Senators has just stepped up to create the framework for immigration reform next year and they need to hear from us. We have our work cut out for us -- some of these Senators voted against the DREAM Act. But now all 8 are saying they want to tackle the issue. We’re in a new era and our movement has proven that we have the power to win. The only way to ensure that Congress passes the kind of immigration reform proposal we want is to make our demands known every step of the way. Our bottom line for immigration reform is a roadmap for citizenship for all 11 million immigrants without papers living in the United States who are contributing to our country. Use the form on the left: tell the 'Gang of 8' in the Senate that citizenship is our bottom line.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) from Utah is trying to rein in our ex-Presidents from bilking tax payers for absurd post-Presidential allowances. Please call your elected offical and ask them to step up to the plate on this fight.

Don't Ask Don't Tell resulted in general and dishonorable discharges from the military that led military personnel to lose their employment, veteran status, veteran benefits, medical benefits, and ability to apply for unemployment benefits. Veterans have been subjected to insults, such as needing to repay their college assistance received from the military for their service. Now that we have recognized that our LGBT military personnel deserve our respect and admiration, regardless of sexual orientation, it is time for us to undo the wrongs against these veterans and offer a formal apology.