Just un-fund NPR, or make them stop the bombardment of "shit-talking" our current President.

Now that all NYS government branches have Democratic majorities, they must put Single Payer Healthcare on the 2019 legislative agenda. They should not avoid this opportunity!

We are unequivocally opposed to the deal to bring Amazon HQ2 to Long Island City. As we’ve seen in Seattle, Amazon’s presence promises little more than soaring rents, rising homelessness and a white-male dominated mono-culture. This poses a direct threat to Queens, the most ethnically diverse urban culture in the world. Amazon isn’t promising new jobs to current residents, but rather highly-specialized jobs for those already enmeshed in the technology world. Their presence will push out small businesses, working artists and any resident who doesn’t happen to have a background that fits Amazon hiring needs. Our city is facing a serious displacement crisis in every borough. Rents are unaffordable, and are rising even higher due to lax regulation from Albany—and mayor DeBlasio’s MIH rezonings are exacerbating this rampant overdevelopment. There are currently more than 63,000 homeless people in NYC. Our mom & pop stores are going under, with communities losing their supermarkets, bookstores, and beloved restaurants. Chain stores and empty storefronts are the new normal. Working artists are losing their studio spaces—and like most lower income New Yorkers, struggle to pay rent on their apartments. Non-profit arts organizations and community-based music and dance studios are disappearing. Culture is disappearing. And this erasure is being hastened by bad policymaking, from the governor to the mayor to the city council. The displacement crisis falls most heavily on communities of color, and threatens neighborhoods like East Harlem, Inwood, and the Jerome Avenue corridor in the Bronx. And luxury hyper-development is creating a “tale of two cities” right right here in LIC: south of the bridge, where most of the new development has occurred, the average income is soaring, and the white population has increased. North of the bridge, the site of three major NYCHA developments and home to a diverse community of tens of thousands of middle and low-income tenants, the average income is far lower, and opportunities are shrinking: the question is, who will benefit from Amazon’s presence? Upward pressure on rents in the northern part of the neighborhood is already causing displacement. And rents have become unaffordable in the industrial zones of LIC, historically the home of jobs-producing manufacturers, artisans and working artists. Against this backdrop of intense and growing inequality, the backroom deal to bring Amazon HQ2 to Long Island City is like a slap in the face. With the initial willing collusion of most NYC elected officials to lure Amazon, Mayor DeBlasio and Governor Cuomo offered, in effect, over $3 billion in subsidies, tax breaks and other benefits to Amazon’s $5 billion investment project. They are one of the most profitable corporations in the world—and in autocratic fashion, are making an end run around the city council and ignoring community input. We are glad to see that some elected officials, including State Senator Michael Gianaris and City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, are now taking an anti-Amazon stand. And well they should. What is LIC getting out of this deal? The city’s mass giveaway allows Amazon to contribute almost nothing to public infrastructure for 11 years while paying no taxes. The residents of LIC certainly need good-paying jobs, but the ones brought in by Amazon are clearly not for the people who already live in the neighborhood. Amazon’s offer (not even legally binding) to offer “job training and resume workshops” to residents of the nearby Queensbridge houses is an insult. Amazon’s new headquarters would bring in 25,000 wealthier, whiter residents, whose presence will cause surrounding commercial and residential rents to soar—and displacement will result. We are New York City working artists—some of us based in LIC—and we stand with residents of Queens NYCHA developments, local mom & pop stores, and jobs-producing manufacturers to say HELL NO TO AMAZON. Save our communities, save culture, save NYC.

Devin Nunes obstructed the House investigation of Russian involvement in the 20016 election and conspired with the White House.

Congressional gridlock has prevented necessary action by our Government for nearly 40 years. This term length change could provide the elected representatives of the People true freedom to focus on finding solutions to our collective needs through time free from campaigning. If we elect even number districts in the Presendential election year, and odd numbers in the midterms, only half of Congress will ever be distracted from work by election needs, maintaining a more consistant working environment in Washington, DC.

I am a black American male who was a police officer for 30 years. Historically America has been a killing field for my people for centuries. This legislation codifies the slaughter of young black men like Trayvon Martin by trigger happy bigoted individuals. Everyone in Ohio regardless of race or gender is endangered by this wild wild west policy that creates Smith and Wesson courage in the minds of reckless people. This is obviously a power move by the NRA over the objections and threatened veto of Republican Governor John Kasich. Join me on taking a stand against legalizing murder and mayhem in the State of Ohio. Please sign this petition.

Applying for asylum is an international right. By stopping those who seek shelter in the United States from doing so, the Obama Administration broke the law—and put the lives of thousands at risk for political gain.

In small towns and rural communities, we believe in taking care of all our kids. Period! One of the most important programs for rural youth is 4-H, a program that creates a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. 4‑H reaches almost six million young people ages 5 to 21 through 100 public universities and is administered through USDA programs. Young people experience 4‑H through school and community clubs, in-school and after-school programs and 4‑H camps. Recently, 4-H committed to the campaign “4-H Grows: A Promise to America’s Kids,” which seeks by 2025 to have the organization reflect "the population demographics, vulnerable populations, diverse needs and social conditions of the country." As part of that pledge, extension leaders created a best-practices document that became the foundation of a national guidance for working with vulnerable populations, including incarcerated and LGBT youth, as well as kids with disabilities. The national guidance called on 4-H to treat all students consistent with their gender identity and allow them "equal access," even when families or community members "raise objections.” "As is consistently recognized in civil rights cases, the desire to accommodate others’ discomfort cannot justify a practice that singles out and disadvantages a particular class of individual," the national proposal read. However it was recently revealed that USDA officials within the Trump administration pushed national 4-H leaders to withdraw their policies welcoming LGBTQ children after protests from the Liberty Counsel, an organization labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Rural children deserve equal access to the valuable skills gained through 4-H and all kids should benefit from 4-H programing regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identification. Please sign our petition and demand that Sonny Purdue reinstate 4-H’s guidances welcoming LGBTQ children.

I myself have made the mistake of painting property that was not mine. I hope to help prevent anyone from making the same mistake because it had nearly ruined my future and cost me a lot of money. I think that if Pittsburgh would like less vandalism or "graffiti", they should promote a safe and fun place for the street art community to run free. In return, this will become an attraction for tourists and a renowned destination for the community. Pittsburgh is the birthplace of pop art, thanks to Andy Warhol, but I think it's time for us to finally embrace street art as well before it causes more "damage". It's time to give us our own canvas, and simply build a brick wall with it's only purpose being a voice for the streets, and an interactive art project for the community.

The part of Jamaica Plain where the Julia Martin House is located is an intergenerational community surrounded by seniors aging-in-place and youth getting wrap-around care at the Martha Eliot Health Center. The safety of everyone in the area is made better by having streets that are accessible.

I am an avid animal rights activist, and the assaults against animals and wildlife are getting more severe and abusive!

Increased transparency/accountability among companies and alike is important to the public at large since everyone is involved in economic system.