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TAKE ACTION: Enough Is Enough: Tell Republicans to Stop Their War on Women
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: WOMEN, americans, ethics, human rights )

Beverly
- 4 days ago - dccc.org
Sign our petition today to help us reach one million strong telling Republicans to end their radical War on Women and their reproductive rights.
22 comments
Undermining Democracy: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement, globalization, exploitation, toxic, free market capitalism, President Obama, Obama administration, Congress, fast-track, human rights, environment )

Brian
- 8 days ago - socialistworker.org
This covert trade deal stands to sell out Americans' rights for record corporate profits. Yet, few know of it. The administration is keeping it under wraps until the Congress can fast-track it for approval.
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A Breath of Fresh Air
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Obama, Terrorism, Videos )

TomCat
- 25 days ago - politicsplus.org
See 1st comment.
31 comments
Employment as a Human Right. NoJob, No Money, No Food, No Freedom, No Happiness?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: human rights, elf, equal life foundation, americans, employment, jobmarket, elections, freedoms, obama, politics, propaganda, socialsecurity, usa, economy, constitution, congress, candidates, media, news )

Bernard
- 40 days ago - marlenvargasdelrazo.wordpress.com
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Article 23 Universal Declaration of Rights (America) Should All people have a Job or Not?
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Want to Track Deaths Along the Border? There's An App for That.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: illegal immigration, human rights, usa, u.s., government, ethics )

Cal
- 40 days ago - motherjones.com
The app, based on information compiled by the medical examiner and other sources and made possible by an anonymous $175,000 grant to Pima County Arizona, could help identify the unclaimed bodies of migrants and reunite them with their families
18 comments
Ask President Obama to Spread Workplace Equality to Millions With the Stroke of His Pen! - ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Human rights, LGBT rights, Gender Equality, workplace, employers, discrimination, Federal contractors, Obama )

Angelika
- 98 days ago - secure3.convio.net
In 29 states, it's still completely legal to be fired for being lesbian, gay and bisexual, and 34 states lack laws banning discrimination for transgendered individuals. But by issuing an executive order President Obama could end employment discrimination
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The Supreme Court's Big Gay-Marriage Day, Explained
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, Civil Rights, Human Rights, LGBT, Law, media, military, politics, propaganda, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 200 days ago - motherjones.com
Five cases under consideration challenge the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 that prevents same-sex couples married under state law from receiving the same federal recognition as heterosexual married couples
20 comments
Action Alert: Stop the House From Blocking Abortion Access for Raped Soldiers
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: action alert, sign the petition, military, soldiers, women, servicewomen, rape, sexual violence, access to health care, abortion, blocked, womens rights, human rights )

Brian
- 201 days ago - act.credoaction.com
If a woman serving abroad as a member of the U.S. military is raped, she needs to know that her own government won't block her access to an abortion. Tell your representatives to blocking the way. Please sign the petition.
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A Binder Full of 20 Women Senators
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, congress, constitution, democrats, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, gay rights, human rights, government, healthcare, housing, media, obama, politics, women )

Kit
- 221 days ago - truth-out.org
The election on Tuesday of five new women to the U.S. Senate, four of them Democrats, means that the 113th Congress will have 20 female senators, the most ever in U.S. history.
20 comments
The Marianas Plank
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: GOP Crimes, Injustice, Human Rights, Women's Rights )

TomCat
- 289 days ago - politicsplus.org
See 1st comment
19 comments
PURGATORY: Immigrant Detainees Land in Limbo in Alabama Jail
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, crime, immigration policy, human rights, freedoms, detention practices, u.s., politics, media )

Cal
- 301 days ago - openchannel.nbcnews.com
Even those accused of relatively minor infractions, such as overstaying a visa, can be held for months - or even years - fighting their cases without the benefit of rights and resources guaranteed to those accused of criminal acts.
10 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett: Grant Jeffrey Havard a New Trial to Prove He Was Wrongfully Convicted!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, LAW, law, human rights, freedoms, government, news, media, society, politics, law )

Cal
- 301 days ago - change.org
In light of new expert evidence that has never been heard by a jury, we ask that Jeffrey Havard be granted a new trial so he can be provided the opportunity to prove his innocence.
22 comments
Tell the House of Representatives to Support Title X ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Title X.House of Representatives, human rights, birth control, women, families, population, ethics, republicans )

Nancy
- 359 days ago - capwiz.com
Last year the House voted to eliminate funding for Title X, defunded Planned Parenthood, and cut funding for teen pregnancy prevention initiatives. We can't let that happen again this year.
18 comments
President Obama: Stop U.S. Support for Syrian Weapons ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: corruption, human rights, Syria, terrorism, government, freedoms, Russia, US, weapons, arms )

Nancy
- 367 days ago - secure3.convio.net
...But the United States has a dirty little secret -- the U.S. military has a $1 billion dollar contract with the same Russian company, Rosoboronexport. Tell President Obama that the United States needs to cease all contracts with Rosoboronexport.
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