22,381,903 members doing good!

C2NN - Care2's member-powered news network
submit a story

tagged with politics

Ban Illegal Logging In The Amazon... Take Action...
Environment  (tags: animals, climate, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, forests, government, green, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, politics, protection, trees, water, wildlife )

James
- 7 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
But the real reasons why WE need to ban illegal logging is simple and something we ALL need to get behind, the displacement of indigenous Amazonian tribes, assaults and even murders of the indigenous people
97 comments
Tell Republicans: Ending Overtime Pay Is Unacceptable ACTION LINK
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, overtime pay, business, labor, law, politics, americans )

Nancy
- 5 days ago - care2.com
In a shocking new salvo in their war on workers, House Republicans have passed a bill that repeals mandatory overtime pay.
23 comments
The Animal That Stands to Lose the Most in the Keystone Pipeline Deal
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, XL Keystone Pipeline protests, activism, activists, humans, pollution, healthconditions, conservation, trees, native rights, animals, politics, animals, wildlife )

Cal
- 6 days ago - takepart.com
Out of the many creatures that will suffer from pipeline construction and oil excavation, caribou are most vulnerable.
35 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Save the Atmosphere From Super Pollutants
Environment  (tags: congress, news, usa, politics, pollution, environment, ecosystems, destruction, conservation, Sustainabililty )

Cal
- 5 days ago - forcechange.com
With smart environmental legislation, it's still possible to cut the rate of global warming in half in the next 40 years. Demand that Congress stand up for further regulations on super pollutants.
51 comments
Guilty of Genocide: Guatemalan Dictator Sentenced to 80 Years in Jail
World  (tags: genocide, world, news, law, society, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', crime, government )

Cal
- 4 days ago - alternet.org
Ríos Montt was convicted of overseeing the slaughter of more than 1,700 people in Guatemala's Ixil region.
34 comments
Brazilian Indigenous People Turn to Wind Power as Dam Alternative
Green Lifestyle  (tags: alternative energy, politics, usa, environment, destruction, ecosystems, conservation, protection, humans, nature, energy, world, Sustainabililty )

Cal
- 4 days ago - wired.co.uk
The indigenous people of Brazil's most northerly region have been conducting a wind power trial, in a bid to convince the government that it's a realistic alternative to the country's controversial hydroelectric dams.
16 comments
Rainforest Tribe Urges Norwegian King to Recall Energy Executive
World  (tags: activsts, native rights, protection, habitat, environment, ecosystems, humans, politics, world )

Cal
- 4 days ago - news.mongabay.com
In an unusual bid to stop a series of dams that will flood their rainforest home, a group of tribesmen in Borneo are urging King Harald V of Norway to call one of his subjects home.
26 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Now Is the Time to Expand Social Security.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: news, politics, obama, socialsecurity, ethics, democrats, republicans, congress, americans )

Cal
- 3 days ago - petitions.moveon.org
With so much uncertainty about the future, we will rely more than ever on our Social Security benefits. That's why now is the time to build upon the one retirement security system that we know we can count on.
42 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Don't Permit Untested Pesticides in Consumer Products
Environment  (tags: pesticides, EPA, methyl bromide, safe food supply, healthconditions, humans, pollution, protection, politics, environment, destruction, conservation, world, Sustainabililty, wildlife )

Cal
- 1 day ago - forcechange.com
Through use of a regulatory loophole, pesticides have found their way into a variety of consumer products, from blankets to toothpaste. The vast majority of these pesticides have made it into these everyday products without adequate oversight by the EPA t
hot!!!  |  53 comments
ACTIVISM IN INDIA: Green Army Fights to Save Nature
Environment  (tags: activsts, native rights, protection, habitat, environment, ecosystems, humans, politics, world )

Cal
- 4 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
What started as a 13-member endeavour in 2001 to strengthen the physical and mental health of the youth, Green Army has now become a multi-pronged movement to harness the spirit of adventure to conserve and protect nature.
28 comments
What the Gosnell Guilty Verdict Means for the Future of Abortion
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abortion, healthcare, women''s rights, Gosnell guilty verdict, usa, obama, politics, government, ethics )

Cal
- 4 days ago - theweek.com
Conservatives have sought to use the horrific case to press for more restrictive abortion laws
32 comments
Minnesota Gov. Dayton Signs Gay Marriage Bill
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, americans, law, government, freedoms, society, gayrights, usa, politics )

Cal
- 3 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers cheered.
21 comments
DiCaprio's Charity Auction Raises $38.8M for Conservation Projects
Society & Culture  (tags: celebrity, culture, rights, politics, government, environment, goodnews )

Cal
- 3 days ago - mnn.com
13 world auction records were attained and 9 works of art were sold for over one million dollars in one of the highest-grossing charity auctions ever.
20 comments
U.S. Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline Seen Dragging Past Summer
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, XL Keystone Pipeline protests, activism, activists, humans, pollution, healthconditions, conservation, trees, animals, politics )

Cal
- 7 days ago - denverpost.com
The Obama administration is unlikely to make a decision on the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL pipeline until late this year as it painstakingly weighs the project's impact on the environment and on energy security, a U.S. official and analysts sa Rea
22 comments
Nearly a Million People Face Food Crisis in Niger
World  (tags: world, politics, Refugees&Relief, scarcity, food aid, food, unitednations, news, humanrights )

Cal
- 5 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Around 800,000 people in Niger face food insecurity in coming months, according to the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
17 comments
 
 Older >

butterfly credits on the news network

  • 3 credits for vetting a newly submitted story
  • 2 credits for vetting any other story
  • 20 credits for leaving a comment
learn more

Popular Tags for: All Categories

abuse animals crime cruelty death dogs endangered environment ethics extinction government habitat health humans interesting killed killing news pets protection research sadness science slaughter society suffering technology wildanimals wildlife world

Most Active Stories Today tagged with politics

TAKE ACTION NOW! Don't Permit Untested Pesticides in Consumer Products
53 comments  |  visit site
Is Health Care a Human Right? Should Money Play a Role in Human Rights?
20 comments  |  visit site
Bush Used the IRS, FBI, CIA and Secret Service to Go After Opponents -- Where Was the Fox and GOP Outrage?
23 comments  |  visit site
Far From Home, Malian Refugees Strive to Rebuild Their Lives
18 comments  |  visit site
TAKE ACTION NOW! Don't Let Canada Drill in the Arctic
36 comments  |  visit site
How Monsanto Is Using Cronies in Congress to Take Away States' Rights to Label Genetically Modified Foods
27 comments  |  visit site
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest in Jerusalem, Vow to Defy Draft
23 comments  |  visit site

top story finders

1. Carole K. 405 popular stories

2. Cher C. 390 popular stories

3. Nicole W. 350 popular stories

4. Laura H. 341 popular stories

5. JL A. 311 popular stories

6. Nyack Clancy 294 popular stories

7. Just Carole 257 popular stories

8. Magda V. 251 popular stories

9. Gran Pat 236 popular stories

10. Barbara D. 209 popular stories

more top news finders »

What makes a top story finder?
A top finder is someone who submits stories that become popular and are promoted to the front page.

wanted: news analysts

Get Active in the Care2 News Network!

Help ferret out the most noteworthy of the Newly Submitted stories and promote them to the Front Page.

care2 news network tools

News Network Bookmarklet

Submit stories from your browser toolbar with the easy to use Add to Care2 News! bookmarklet.

News Network Syndication

Get this page in RSS. Keep up to date with the Care2 News Network in your favorite RSS reader. Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines, and more!
Find out how to subscribe!

care2 newsletter spotlight

Join over 2 Million Care2 Subscribers! Sign up for our FREE Newsletters, Delivered to your Inbox!





Copyright © 2013 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved