We have a trade imbalance that has averaged around $600 billion a year for the last decade. Why? "Free" trade brings cheap goods here to the U.S. We are facing unemployment problems here in America why? "Free" trade us putting American workers in direct competition with foreign workers making $4 and hour. If we put tariffs back up, the price or goods would go up - making it possible to produce here and giving the government the money needed to stimulate job growth, without borrowing. Learn more here: http://www.opednews.com/articles/An-Economic-Recovery-Plan-by-E-David-Ferriman-110923-599.html

Dog and cat overpopulation forces over 4 million animals to be euthanized each year at public shelters. In addition to the cost in lives, there is a financial and emotional cost to this problem. The aim of every town or city with a public or private shelter should be to first reduce animal population through low cost spay/neuter surgery and education, including trap, neuter, release and management of feral cats, second, increase adoption campaigns to find homes for existing animals, and third, strive for a "No Kill Shelter" within the next five years.

The American People need to contribute to the creation of jobs that will employ Americans & enable each of us to realize the American Dream remains obtainable. It should be Our goal to have ALL AMERICANS rally around the patriotic principle of buying American made goods & Services exclusively. In doing so we need to unify in solidarity by sending a clear and concise message to the company's of this world that we the American workers.... ARE NOT FOR SALE TO THE LOWEST BIDDER!

The Department of Justice is currently reviewing the proposed redistricting maps. However, Georgians need to make their voices heard in Washington and here in Georgia. Stop the GOP attack on the Voting Rights Act and share your concerns with DOJ.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, fracking (the fracturing of shale underground to extract natural gas) is directly linked to recent damaging earthquakes in Oklahoma. During fracking, waste fluid is rapidly pumped back into the ground deep into aquifers, where it fouls drinking water and agitates local faults, causing earthquakes.

Newspapers tell you that the Republicans have "filibustered" President Obama's jobs bill. This is not true. They've THREATENED to filibuster, which is how they have blocked countless progressive measures. I say, LET THEM FILIBUSTER!

When home health care services for Pima County were contracted to a private company, PCOA for All, a promise was made to employees that they would not lose their existing pay and benefits. Now PCOA for all is failing to honor that commitment by proposing cuts to employee benefits and less than living wage increases in pay. At $9.60 an hour, these workers are well below median wage for their profession and have not had a wage increase in over 7 years. The company is offering a 19 cents per hour wage increase, but offsetting this modest increase by approximately $1 per hour in decreases to employee benefits, in what effectively amounts to a pay cut. . Tell PCOA For All Board President Jim Murphy that low wage workers deserve at least $10 per hour for providing critical quality care in our community! You can help by signing the below petition and calling Board President Jim Murphy: at (520) 243-8071 to tell him what you think.

☐ YES. I Will Be There on Thursday, November 17. 1:30 - Tell NYU: Cut the Bull. Rally at Stern. Demand a University for the 99%. Not for the 1%. 3:00 - All-City Student Strike. Union Square. Defend Education. Stop Tuition Hikes. Drop the Debt. Sign the Pledge. Spread the Word. Reclaim NYU.

The City of Oakland seems poised to remove the Occupy Oakland encampment at any moment. Support by clergy and religious leaders to prevent an eviction is critical at this moment. Please sign this Statement to help persuade City Council and Mayor Quan that this encampment is a profoundly symbolic and vital part of the Occupy Wall Street movement which seeks to expose the suffering of millions of Americans and restore justice in our economy. We believe Oakland should be a model city by showing the world just how local governments can work together with the encampment to realize the dreams and aspirations of the 99% and make the city work for the 100%

Make every Democratic congress member sign a pledge to get money out of politics and start working for the people. Like the no tax pledge by Grover Norquist. We the 99% will vote only for candidates who sign this pledge.

Petition the Congressional Super Committee to NOT agree to any Medicare cuts or increased premiums for seniors.

We go through 380 billion plastic bags a year, costing us $1.6 billion gallons of oil a year, oil that would be better served for other more vital things. We then throw them in a landfill--the ones that stay there, that is. Billions of bags end up blowing around as litter and end up in our oceans, killing millions of sea creatures every year. In the U.S., there is a budding but rapidly growing movement to "ban the bag." Like the ban on smoking, which started in local communities and went national, the banning of plastic bags will follow a similar path, though much more quickly. A few examples of cities that have already 'banned the bag' are San Francisco, Telluride, and Brownsville, TX. Let's be a community that helps lead this important local and global issue.