Mandating Top Secret clearance for presidential candidates would have disqualified Trump in 2016 and could protect us from compromised candidates. There is no doubt that the U.S. has been negatively affected by having an unfit president in the White House. We cannot let this happen again.

Rescind the Medals of Honor Capitol Hill has introduced legislation that seeks to rescind 20 Medals of Honor awarded for the Wounded Knee massacre. If passed, the "Remove the Stain Act" would remove the names of the 20 cavalrymen who are currently on the Medal of Honor Roll. It wouldn't require any surviving medals to be returned, nor the denial of any benefits. All 20 men who received the medal are dead. The effort began when Rep. Denny Heck of Washington went to his staff with an idea for a bill. Native American groups have been calling for the medals to be rescinded for years. "The congressman had been reading about the massacre and was bothered by the fact that the 20 Medals of Honor had not been rescinded," his spokesperson Bobby Mattina told CNN. "He sees this bill as helping Native American communities with healing, but also protecting the prestige of the Medal of Honor and removing the stain of the massacre from its legacy." One of his cosponsors is Rep. Deb Haaland, who earlier this year became one of the first Native American women to ever serve in Congress. "This bill is particularly significant because it's a marker," she said in a speech announcing the bill's introduction. "It shows that our country is finally on its way to acknowledging and recognizing the atrocities committed against our Native communities." https://www.stripes.com/house-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-rescind-medals-of-honor-awarded-for-wounded-knee-massacre-1.587558 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/06/26/lawmakers-seek-revoke-wounded-knee-medals-us-soldiers.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/medal-of-honor-wounded-knee-trnd/index.html

Kevin Epps, an award-winning filmmaker and social justice activist, is being held without bail in the San Francisco County jail. He has been in custody since May 7, 2019, and is claiming self-defense for a 2016 incident in which he was never charged. Judge Van Aken denied bail to Kevin based on preliminary evidence that led her to believe that he is a danger to the community. Several court hearings later, we believe that the evidence against Kevin has not held up to justify her initial judgment. We are asking Judge Van Aken to reconsider releasing Kevin Epps on bail to best serve him, his family, and the community. Since 2016, Kevin continued to work as a filmmaker, has been a caretaker for his mother and children, and posed absolutely no substantial threat toward anyone. For more information on his case and to support him and his family directly, please go to his GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/x48br-free-kevin-epps

The current caretaker of the grounds at Priest River Cemetery is throwing away items families have placed on their loved ones' grave sites. Today a picture was taken and posted on Facebook that showed a HUGE pile of flowers (many still fresh), toy cars, shepherd hooks, and other personal items the caretaker of the cemetery removed to throw away so he had better access to mow the grass.

This will prevent people who pose a threat to the United States from sitting in the Oval Office.

The Medical Center’s actions set a dangerous precedent by disciplining those responsible for representing and communicating the concerns of the nurses. As front-line healthcare providers, it’s a nurse’s responsibility to report unsafe working conditions and detriments to optimal patient care. If nurses cease to advocate for their patients for fear of losing their jobs or nursing licenses, the patients and thus the community are done a disservice with potentially dangerous outcomes. Nurses’ voices are paramount to ensuring safe patient care and their legal right as union members to advocate for changes to their wages and working conditions. Sign the petition to tell UCMC HR Director Rick Lofgren and UCMC board members to put Jennifer Donaldson back to work, rescind the discipline for Michelle Thoman, and respect the nurses of UCMC’s right to advocate for their patients, their community and for themselves. Jennifer Donaldson, the fired nurse, was a 28-year Labor and Delivery nurse with no history of disciplinary action. In November 2018, her husband fell and severely broke his leg requiring immediate surgery. He contracted a surgical-site infection and MERSA and has undergone five additional surgeries. Prior to her termination, Jennifer Donaldson was the sole breadwinner, provider of healthcare coverage, and caretaker to her husband.

To show support for Governor Tony Evers and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes for flying the LGBTQ Pride Flag at the state capitol for the first time!

This petition is about actions that can be taken to improve the lives of incarcerated immigrant children.

The city of Beaverton has failed us in upholding its sustainability and inclusion promise. We are petitioning for the planning committee to hold all permits for Life Time Fitness until a comprehensive sustainable design that meets Beaverton’s equity, sustainability and climate goals and there is substantially more public outreach on this highly controversial and impactful development proceeds.

With its dangerous decision in Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court has given politicians a green light to rig electoral districts in their favor -- by refusing to take a stand against partisan gerrymandering. Five justices have given the high court’s approval to blatant, extreme, and explicit partisan gerrymandering -- granting politicians unfettered permission to rig districts to their liking. But unlike the Court, We the People won’t sit idly by while power-hungry politicians deprive us of our right to fair representation. We have to take this fight to the states -- and push for strong, voter-focused redistricting reforms. Reforms like independent redistricting commissions, which take the power to draw electoral maps AWAY from politicians and give it to the people. These commissions are already working to create fair, impartial maps in states like California, Arizona, and Montana -- and now more than ever, it’s time to take them nationwide. The Court’s decision is a setback for Fair Maps -- but not an insurmountable one. We know our democracy works best when the American people have the power -- not self-interested politicians -- and when every voter can make themselves heard. So we’ll fight state-by-state until not one voter is silenced by gerrymandering. Take the End Gerrymandering Pledge and tell your state lawmakers to pass strong, comprehensive redistricting reform.

As a social work professor and practitioner, and as a human being, I take my ethical obligation to uphold the values of NASW Code of Ethics which include service to others, commitment to social justice, respect for and defense of the dignity and worth of the person, knowledge and commitment to uphold the importance of human relationships, to act with integrity when bearing witness to undue harm to vulnerable persons and to the value of competence as it relates to my professional knowledge that the actions taken at the U.S. Mexico border constitute child abuse and neglect as well as human rights violations.

As a citizen of the state of Florida, a state with 8,436 miles of coastline that includes all tidal inlets (according to NOAA) and 663 miles of beaches, and as a customer of Dunkin' Donuts, I am appalled that they are still offering only plastic straws and stir sticks. Over the last several years, we have learned that not only are our oceans inundated with plastic waste, including straws and stir-sticks, but wildlife is dying at an alarming rate because they are ingesting huge quantities of these products. The stir sticks and straws are used once and discarded, and not even recyclable! We call on Dunkin' Donuts to be a good corporate citizen and switch to biodegradable wood, bamboo, and eco-friendly paper products.