Alert: Planned Site Outage Tonight: Tue. July 28th, 9pm-Midnight PST
my care2
make a difference

causes & news

news network

socially conscious news and video shared and rated by the community

US Politics & Gov't News tagged with freedoms

ACT NOW - Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: patriot act reform, abuse, bush, cheney, crime, corruption, terrorism, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 5 hours ago - secure.aclu.org
President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in 2001, and this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom. It is time to rein in the out-of-control government powers embedded in the Patriot Act. ACT NOW!
5 comments
Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!- Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bush, bushadministration, Petition, constitution, ethics, freedoms, government, obama, politics, u.s. )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - secure.aclu.org
Every day since President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in 2001, this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom. The Patriot Act has been in effect for too long. Don't let another day go by without sending
5 comments
Tell the Senate: Confirm Judge Hamilton to the Federal Court-Please Take Action!!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: SupremeCourt, anti-choice senators, republicans, politics, freedoms )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - secure.prochoiceamerica.org
Anti-choice members of the Senate are blocking one of President Obama's high-profile nominees, simply because he has issued pro-choice rulings. Judge David Hamilton has the bipartisan support of his homestate senators, and the New York Times has called
7 comments
POLITICAL SATIRE---Congress Approves $500 Billion For Monument To Human Folly
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: satire, usa, politics, media, news, congress, government, freedoms, democrats, republicans )

Cal
- 2 days ago - theonion.com
In recognition of mankind's inherent propensity for tragically foolish decisions, Congress allocated nearly $500 billion Monday for the construction of a new national monument honoring human folly.
4 comments
Take Action-Equality Can't Wait Tell Your Legislators To Pass ENDA (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, congress, ethics, freedoms, government, news, usa, constitution )

Daphna
- 2 days ago - change.org
Right on the heels of the historic passage of federal hate crimes legislation, things are really heating up around the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The Senate is holding hearings on ENDA this week, but our contacts on Capitol Hill have
6 comments
AP: La. Justice Quits After Interracial Wed Flap
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Government, Justice of the Peace, racism, biased, crime, abuse, rights, freedoms )

Dee
- 4 days ago - nytimes.com
BATON ROUGE, La.- A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday. Good Riddance...
20 comments
Reject Torture and Support the Closure of Guantanamo Bay! - The Petition Site
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, usa, u.s., republicans, obama, media, propaganda, government, ethics, democrats, cover-up, americans, freedoms, military )

Daphna
- 17 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
On the second day of his presidency, President Obama declared to the world that the use of torture would no longer have a place in the United States of America -- announcing he would close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
18 comments
Fight Hate Now- Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, usa, politics, freedoms, ethics, americans, humanrights, ethics, freedoms, violence )

Daphna
- 17 days ago - hrc.org
Last Thursday, 49-year-old Jack Price, an openly gay man, was attacked right outside of his home by two individuals yelling anti-gay slurs. Price suffered a broken jaw, fractured ribs, collapsed lungs, a lacerated spleen, and had to be placed in a medica
14 comments
Call Out 30 GOP Senators Who Voted Against Rape Victims - The Petition Site- Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, usa, u.s., republicans, news, media, freedoms, ethics, congress, americans, abuse )

Daphna
- 20 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
On October 7, 30 Republican senators opposed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would prohibit defense contractors like Halliburton/KBR from getting federal money "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, ba
42 comments
Hemp Farmers Arrested Planting Hemp at DEA Headquarters   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, abuse, Govtfearmongering, hemp, dea, farmers, civil disobedience, usa, media, GoodNews, economy, constitution, freedoms, news )

Holly
- 22 days ago - youtube.com
Hemp farmers, business owners and Vote Hemp representatives plant industrial hemp seeds on the DEA headquarters lawn and are arrested.
15 comments
ACT NOW - Tell the Senate to Reject Anti-Choice Provisions in Health-Care Reform!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: pro-choice, healthcare, freedoms, americans, politics, ethics )

David
- 24 days ago - secure.prochoiceamerica.org
We must make sure lawmakers don't make any more concessions to the anti-choice pressure they're feeling now. You can make sure that American women don't lose ground--including losing abortion coverage they already have--in the new health system. PETITION.
27 comments
The U.S. Government Vs. John Lennon
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: john lennon, abuse, corruption, government, ethics, freedoms, Peace activists, Peace Action, music, interesting )

Tinkie
- 24 days ago - freedocumentaries.org
This leads to the titular case, in which the U.S. government, which had already been monitoring his actions for some time, attempted to deport the star for fear of the threat he posed to the nation
6 comments
Thanks! But What's With the Nobel Peace Prize for a War President?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: WAR, PEACE, terrorism, government, crime, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, humanrights, freedoms, nobel prize, ethics what are they? )

David
- 28 days ago - worldcantwait.net
I guess to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee it means presiding over the further destruction of the population of three countries that didn't harm anyone. I guess it means voting for every war-funding bill while one is a Senator and continuing torture?
123 comments
Paul Krugman - The Politics of Spite
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, conservatives, radicals, Reagan, americans, politics, government, corruption, abuse, lies, dishonesty, economy, freedoms, healthcare, obama, Medicare, insurance, rights, safety, society, culture )

Tom
- 32 days ago - nytimes.com
Conservative glee at America's rebuff by the Olympic Committee show that the guiding principle of Republicans is spite pure and simple. If they think something might be good for the president, they're against it -- whether or not it's good for America.
17 comments
PETITION - Get Us Out Of Afghanistan NOW!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Afghanistan WAR, DEATH, DESTRUCTION, abuse, terrorism, military, human rights abuse, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 32 days ago - peaceteam.net
Occupying Afghanistan Does Nothing But Make America LESS Safe. Didn't we already have a so-called troop "surge" in Afghanistan? Well it obviously didn't work. Not with a million troops, not in a million years! ACT NOW! Human life is in danger!
36 comments
 
 Older >

Popular Tags for: US Politics & Gov't

abuse americans bush bushadministration cheney congress constitution corruption cover-up crime democrats dishonesty elections ethics freedoms government Govtfearmongering impeach iraq lies media military neocons politics propaganda republicans terrorism troops usa war

Most Active Stories Today in US Politics & Gov't tagged with freedoms

AP: La. Justice Quits After Interracial Wed Flap
20 comments  |  visit site
POLITICAL SATIRE---Congress Approves $500 Billion For Monument To Human Folly
4 comments  |  visit site
Take Action-Equality Can't Wait Tell Your Legislators To Pass ENDA (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act)
6 comments  |  visit site
Tell the Senate: Confirm Judge Hamilton to the Federal Court-Please Take Action!!
7 comments  |  visit site
Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!- Take Action
5 comments  |  visit site
ACT NOW - Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!
5 comments  |  visit site

top story finders in US Politics & Gov't

1. Maria Oniga 33 popular stories

2. Laura H. 32 popular stories

3. Kelly C. 31 popular stories

4. charles mclachlan 31 popular stories

5. Dalia H. 30 popular stories

6. Gorilly Girl 29 popular stories

7. Tierney G. 26 popular stories

8. gail d. 25 popular stories

9. Cher C. 25 popular stories

10. Carolyn T. 23 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!

care2 action alerts

From the Care2 Action Alert Center:





Copyright © 2009 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved