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Open Thread - 6/20/2013
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Open Thread, Video )

TomCat
- 1 hour ago - politicsplus.org
Personal news, a Jig Zone puzzle, 3 short takes, and a homemade cartoon (shown).
Free the ATF!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: HOP Hypocrites, GOP Lies, Maddow, NRA, Public Safety, Sabotage, Video )

TomCat
- 58 minutes ago - politicsplus.org
See 1st comment
Working To Increase Poverty: 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, working poor, poverty, Green Shadow Cabinet, Green Party of the United States )

Brian
- 13 hours ago - greenshadowcabinet.us
This rabid trade agreement, frequently referred to as "NAFTA on steroids" will increase the numbers of the working poor in the US as well as increase the depths of poverty to which they sink.
TAKE ACTION: Honorable Florida Legislators, PLEASE RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT NOW
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, ethics, human rights, freedoms, society, women )

Beverly
- 19 hours ago - petitions.moveon.org
Call on them to co-sponsor and urge hearings of the 2013 Florida ERA ratification bills HCR 8001 and SCR 54 so that gender-equal treatment becomes Law of the Land when Florida plus 2 more states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment Now.
Video:A Man's Brains (Huh?!)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, dishonesty, freedoms, ethics, women, government, healthcare, healthcare, lies, propaganda, republicans, usa, u.s., politics )

JL
- 10 hours ago - dianerussell.nationbuilder.com
Ken Fredette, the GOP House Leader in Maine, said he and his Republican caucus opposed expanding health care to 60,000 people because he has "a man's brain" -- his notion that a woman (gasp!),couldn't possibly understand the economics of health care acces
22 Former Obama Campaign Staff And Donors Arrested Protesting Keystone XL
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, government, americans, abuse, freedoms )

Evelyn
- 21 hours ago - thinkprogress.org
On Monday, twenty-two people peacefully obstructed the entrance to the building that houses the State Department's offices in downtown Chicago. They were then arrested without incident. ..
Urgent-Protect Farm Workers ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: farm workers, health, family, nutrition, prevention, food, business, ethics, government )

Nancy
- 1 day ago - action.ufw.org
The bill would not allow U.S. farmworkers who feed us every day to earn green cards or the opportunity for citizenship over time. It does not fix our broken immigration system; it would make it far worse.
End the Numbers Game ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: drugs, war on drugs, prisons, arrests, $3.6M, marijuana possession, racial bias )

Nancy
- 1 day ago - aclu.org
We're at a tipping point in the War on Drugs. A majority of Americans agree that it has not been worth the costs.
How a Community Bill of Rights Is Empowering People Against Corporations
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Community Environmental Legal Defense Fu, Community Bill of Rights, Democracy, Schools, Mora County, fracking, Spectra Energy, Marcellus Shale, Coalition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission )

Judy
- 1 day ago - occupy.com
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund coined the term "Community Bill of Rights," which sets standards at the municipal and county levels that privilege environmental and health concerns over corporate profit.
TAKE URGENT ACTION: Tell President Obama: Keep Your Promise, STAND UP FOR WOMEN
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, government, ethics, politics, republicans, healthcare, women, human rights, reproductive rights )

Beverly
- 6 hours ago - my.barackobama.com
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday 228 to 196 that prohibits women from having abortions 20 weeks after conception. IT'S TIME TO STOP THE WAR ON WOMEN!
 
 
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