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Take Action: Tell Congress & President: Make Peacebuilding a National Priority!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, u.s., war, troops, military, propaganda, media, politics, government, ethics, congress, americans, abuse, women, violence, world, safety, society )

JL
- 9 days ago - org.salsalabs.com
Early advocates of celebrating Mother's Day in the United States envisioned it as a day of peace, to honor and support mothers who had lost sons and husbands to the carnage of the Civil War.
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No More Nuclear Roulette:De-Escalate the Conflict With North Korea ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: North Korea, world, US, conflict, humanrights, peace, ethics )

Nancy
- 47 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
For its own security, the U.S. needs to set aside traditional nuclear deterrence theory, which isn't working, and be the mature party seeking a de-escalation of the crisis. The U.S. should immediately cease its nuclear threats to North Korea and concrete-
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Take Action: Close Guantanamo Now
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, ethics, freedoms, HumanRights, government, humanrights, politics, society, world, usa, abuse, americans, corruption )

JL
- 59 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
Guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for several weeks to protest their conditions and indefinite detention. Dozens of the prisoners at Guantanamo continue to be held despite having been cleared for release.
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Support the Arms Trade Treaty ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: humanrights, warlords, rapists, global arms trade, violence, world, safety, protection, family )

Nancy
- 68 days ago - secure.oxfamamerica.org
The irresponsible and poorly regulated arms trade fuels serious human rights abuses, armed violence, poverty and conflict around the world. Millions of people are being killed, injured, raped, repressed and forced to flee their homes every year.
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JUST UNVEILED: Be the First to Find Out How Your Members of Congress Measured Up in LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, energy, environment, forests, globalwarming, globalwarming, government, green, greenhousegases, habitat, habitatdestruction, healthconditions )

JL
- 90 days ago - scorecard.lcv.org
Find out where your members of Congress stood on the most important environmental votes of the year. Explore LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard on our new website here Take Action popup at site
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Congress to Vote Against Invasive Internet Surveillance
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: internet, technology, law, internet, government, freedoms, ethics, culture, politics, news, media, rights, education, society, usa, world, safety, activists )

Cal
- 90 days ago - forcechange.com
Prevent the passing of a bill which would allow the government to sift through Internet users' personal accounts and browsing history.
33 comments
Senator Feinstein: Hold a Public Hearing on CIA Drone Strikes ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: drone strikes, ethics, violence, war, Senator Feinstein, world, humanrights, death )

Nancy
- 95 days ago - signon.org
The Senate Intelligence Committee has never held a public hearing on CIA drone strikes. Maybe that's why Senator Feinstein wasn't aware of reports that the CIA was counting every "military-age male" killed in a drone strike as a militant.
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CodePink in Drone Territory
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: drone strikes, ethics, violence, war, world, CodePink, humanrights, death )

Nancy
- 102 days ago - democracynow.org
Our favorite tweet after our interventions at the CIA hearing yesterday was from Tom Curry of NBC: "@CODEPINK filifluster delayed the Senate vote on Brennan nomination."
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Roe: The Next 40 Years
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: health, women, rights, Roe v Wade, abortion rights, healthcare, world, society, politics, news, news )

Cal
- 113 days ago - motherjones.com
What's next for the reproductive rights movement?
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A Greener Day at the State Department?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: candidates, congress, climate, climate-change, climatechange, conservation, energy, environment, healthconditions, nature, oceans, politics, pollution, world, weather, science, research, protection, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, usa, propaganda )

JL
- 113 days ago - foe.org
As Senator John Kerry's confirmation hearing opened yesterday, President Obama set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with a rigorous commitment to combating catastrophic climate change
18 comments
House Republicans Attack NRC Staff Recommendation for Costly Containment Modification on U.S. Fukushima-Style Reactors
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, energy, nuclear, world, Mach I and II reactors, energy, nuclear age, humanrights )

Nancy
- 115 days ago - beyondnuclear.org
The House Republicans are recommending that the Commission further study the implications of the Fukushima reactor explosions and massive land contamination in Japan for US reactor containments.
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Breaking the Taboo ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: corporate, americans, film, drug war, corruption, money, Morgan Freeman, politics, world, society )

Nancy
- 128 days ago - breakingthetaboo.info
This could be a once-in-a-generation tipping-point moment -- if enough of us call for an end to this madness. Politicians say they understand that the war on drugs has failed, but claim the public isn't ready for an alternative.
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Support the Syrian Opposition
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Foreign Policy, Middle East, World )

TomCat
- 190 days ago - politicsplus.org
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