Revoke the despicable rider that the GOP tacked on to the last budget (even though it had nothing to do with the budget).Revoke that despicable rider that removed wolves from the Endangered Species List....thereby depriving them of the protections that they sorely need and deserve. This list, part of the Endangered Species Act is supposed to be based on science, not politics!!!

The protests at Occupy Wall Street are closing out their first month. At The New School, supporting positive, majoritarian social change should be at the forefront of our consciousness. We are calling on all students at The New School to join in supporting the protests in whatever capacity they can.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/10/06/338461/topeka-kansas-city-council-considers-decriminalizing-domestic-violence-to-save-money/ Topeka, Kansas City Council Considers Decriminalizing Domestic Violence To Save Money By Marie Diamond on Oct 6, 2011 at 5:45 pm Faced with their worst budget crises since the Great Depression, states and cities have resorted to increasingly desperate measures to cut costs. State and local governments have laid off teachers, slashed Medicaid funding, and even stopped paving roads and turning off streetlights. But perhaps the most shocking idea to save money is being debated right now by the City Council of Topeka, Kansas. The city could repeal an ordinance banning domestic violence because some say the cost of prosecuting those cases is just too high: Last night, in between approving city expenditures and other routine agenda items, the Topeka City Council debated one rather controversial one: decriminalizing domestic violence. Here’s what happened: Last month, the Shawnee County District Attorney’s office, facing a 10% budget cut, announced that the county would no longer be prosecuting misdemeanors, including domestic violence cases, at the county level. Finding those cases suddenly dumped on the city and lacking resources of their own, the Topeka City Council is now considering repealing the part of the city code that bans domestic battery. [...] Since the county stopped prosecuting the crimes on September 8th, it has turned back 30 domestic violence cases. Sixteen people have been arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery and then released from the county jail after charges weren’t filed. “Letting abusive partners out of jail with no consequences puts victims in incredibly dangerous positions,” said Becky Dickinson of the YWCA. “The abuser will often become more violent in an attempt to regain control.” The YMCA also said that some survivors were afraid for their safety if the dispute wasn’t resolved soon. Town leaders and the district attorney all agree that domestic abuse cases should be prosecuted — but no one would step up to foot the bill. The city council is expected to make its decision on decriminalizing domestic violence next week, but the back-and-forth over funding has already put battered women and their families at increased risk of harm. Domestic violence is still at epidemic levels in the United States, and too few cases are prosecuted as it is. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in four women will be a victim of domestic violence. And domestic abuse is a crime that damages entire communities, not just women. Witnessing violence between one’s parents is the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next: boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partner when they grow up. And while not prosecuting domestic violence cases may seem to save money in the short term, it actually has staggering financial consequences. The health-related costs of domestic violenceexceeds $5.8 billion each year. Nearly $4.1 billion of that is for direct medical and mental health care services, and nearly $1.8 billion are for the indirect costs of lost productivity or wages. Victims lost almost 8 million days of paid work because of the violence. It should go without saying, but apparently doesn’t, that preventing domestic abuse is essential to promoting communities’ economic and social well-being. That the Topeka City Council would even consider such action is a heartbreaking illustration of the consequences of austerity. In Solidarity, Kay Diemer MoveOn Council Organizer 3rd District Kansas

It was just announced that food will no longer be allowed in Zarrow Hall classrooms. Please sign this petition to let the administration know that you disagree with this policy.

There are cases of racism and discrimination going on against five people of color at a state run facility

For decades workers have been faced with 3-day weekends (Sat-Sun-Mon) created by observing certain Federal holidays on a Monday. This has created a four-day hell week where Tuesday is Monday and bosses expect 5 days worth of work in four. Everyone is miserable on Tuesday. If the holidays were moved instead to Fridays, the week following a 3-day weekend would start with a real Monday and be normal routine for workers and students alike. The week with the Friday off would be busy but would be high morale because of the upcoming Friday off. Implementation would take a few years because the hospitality industry books one-two years out. But the basic concept is almost a no-brainer: normal routine, happier people; still have the 3-day weekends, but no more TWThF hell weeks!

The first step that must be taken to save our country's financial system and that of Europe is to pass FDR's Glass-Steagall Act

US taxpayers subsidize the Israeli military machine to the tune of $3+ billion per year and yet the Netanyahu government feels no compulsion to refrain from it's fast and furious annexation of land and expropriation of resources in the illegally occupied West Bank and inhumane treatment and expropriation of resources (gas) off the coast of Gaza. Israel should be held accountable. No more money while these illegal activities continue. The "security" wall is an annexation wall and should be moved to Israel's side of the border instead of snaking through the occupied territories to steal more land for the settlers.

Hospital Emergency Room Patients should always be protected with doctors trained in Emergency Medicine 24/7. Only doctors who are certified in Emergency Medicine should be allowed to work in Hospital Emergency Rooms. My daughter suffered at the hands of a doctor who was not certified in Emergency Medicine. As a result of this, my daughter is in a persistent vegetative state, with little hope of ever recovering! By signing this petition you have a chance to help other daughters from suffering the same fate.

This is the ruling made by the U.S. Supreme court that allows any corporation to spend an unlimited amount of money on campaigns and ultimately a heavy hand in the outcome of any election.

The Center for Responsive Politics revealed Thursday that corporate campaign spending has skyrocketed since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission decision in January 2010. The report comes at the same time as the first major state-level challenge to the controversial ruling.

There is only only one way for people to take back our government, and that is by putting more authentic representative voices in it. The irony is that the very first proposed amendment to our constitution, Article the First, would have created a far more vibrant and democratic republic, than we have presently. Read, research, and sign this petition to refresh the republic with real democracy! New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, and Kentucky have already ratified the proposed Amendment to the Constitution, let’s do likewise!