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McDonald's: Stop Forcing Employees to Use Fee-Riddled Debit Cards to Cash Their Checks
Society & Culture  (tags: McDonald's, justice, petitions, working class )

Freya
- 29 minutes ago - action.sumofus.org
When single mother Natalie Gunshannon went to get her first paycheck from her new job at McDonald's, she was in for a shock -- McDonald's gave her her wages on a fee-riddled debit card that would charge her every time she used it, charging her $5 just...
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Red Robin Ad Mocks Vegetarians With 'Teen Phase' Joke. Guess Who's Not Laughing?
Society & Culture  (tags: restaurants, vegetarians, vegetarianism, menus, ads )

Freya
- 2 hours ago - shine.yahoo.com
Are vegetarians humorless? It's the question being asked this week after a Red Robin television ad offended herbivores by touting its 24 types of burgers and then noting, with an implied eye roll and mock whisper, "We even have a Gardenburger--just in...
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Too Busy on Mt. Everest ? Install a Ladder
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, health, humans, interesting, sadness, safety )

Monka
- 3 hours ago - digitaljournal.com
Mount Everest, Sherpa's have a new idea for climbing onto the top (it's crowded up there), someone died.
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University Programs That Train U.S. Teachers Get Mediocre Marks in First-Ever Ratings
Society & Culture  (tags: education, society, news, interesting, ethics, americans, children, culture )

Robert
- 9 hours ago - washingtonpost.com
The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation's K-12 teachers are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately touched off a firestorm.
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School Prayer: 50 Years After the Ban, God and Faith More Present Than Ever
Society & Culture  (tags: religion in the classroom, rights, religion, ethics, culture, society, politics, news, education, children, humans, government, freedoms, americans, law )

Cal
- 12 hours ago - csmonitor.com
School prayer was banned by the US Supreme Court 50 years ago, but there is probably more presence of religion in public school environments - through club ministries, classes, after-school and interfaith programs, and faith-based services - than ever.
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What's in a Name? Palm Oil and Child Labour -NO MORE PALM OIL! -Comment Please
Society & Culture  (tags: palm oil, rainforest, oragutans, foods, child labor, BAN PALM OIL, humans, sadness, children, abuse, rights )

Julie
- 12 hours ago - campaign.worldvision.com.au
This list of "alter egos" might be the result of the oil's bad name among environmental and animal rights groups. Harvesting palm and palm kernel oil has been criticised for the impact it has on rainforests and animal habitats, particularly Orangutans.
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Five Mobile Vet Centers Onsite Following the Boston Bombing
Society & Culture  (tags: military, troops, war, healthcare, healthcare, ethics, culture, society, safety )

James
- 13 hours ago - vato21stcentury.blogspot.com
Mobile Vet Centers Covered Down After Tragedy in Boston June 17, 2013 - Twitter provided me with my first inkling that something had gone very wrong at the Boston Marathon.
2 comments
Golden Toads Protest Fossil Fuels At Chase Bank
Society & Culture  (tags: climate change, global warming, extinction, Reverend Billy, Billy Talen, Church of Stop Shopping, Golden Toads, Chase Bank, JP Morgan Chase, financiers, fossil fuels, coal, dirty energy, toxic, divest now )

Brian
- 20 hours ago - rawstory.com
Chase Bank was the latest victim of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Singing Golden Toads protests against fossil fuels. JP Morgan Chase is one of the biggest financiers of the coal industry.
1 comment
Please Sign: Tell Texas to Stop Jailing Kids for Missing School
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, education, ethics, Texasm exploitation of children, jailing kids for turancy, violation of Constitutional rights, US Dept of Justice investigationfreedoms )

Susan
- 20 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
Texas has been imprisoning kids for truancy, and the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating. Stricter state truancy laws since 2003 have led to a number of enforcement abuses by some school systems, says a complaint filed with the DOJ last week.
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Baton Rouge's New Plan For Its Homeless Population: Give Them One-Way Bus Tickets
Society & Culture  (tags: society, Homeless, humans )

Jason
- 21 hours ago - thinkprogress.org
Baton Rouge has a new idea for how to treat its 800 homeless residents: give them a one-way ticket out of town. Late last week, the city's Metro Council approved a measure to fund one-way bus tickets for homeless people.
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Another Chemical Plant Explodes as Industry Booms Due to Cheap Natural Gas From Fracking
Society & Culture  (tags: natural gas, fracking, chemical explosions )

Stefanie
- 1 day ago - ecowatch.com
The explosion at the Williams Olefins plant is the latest in a series of similar incidents this year, notably, the disaster in West, TX--which killed 15 people--and a train blast in Maryland. The explosion at Williams Olefins stands apart, however, due ...
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ACTION NEEDED Romania: Please Do Not Allow the Killing of Healthy Dogs!
Society & Culture  (tags: violence, world, sadness, society, activists, abuse, death, dishonesty, government, law, murder, treatment, prevention, protection, animalwelfare, animalcruelty, abused, animaladvocates, protection, pets, killed, killing, suffering, sadness, slaughter, ex )

Kelly
- 1 day ago - change.org
Romania, as a country member of the EU, must implement those measures to control the over population of stray animals which have been proven efficient in all the civilized world: capture/sterilize/return....
8 comments
Guilt-Free Clothing *** Please Sign ***
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, fashion, government, humans, law, media, news, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, women )

Frans
- 1 day ago - avaaz.org
As citizens and consumers, we urge you to immediately sign an enforceable Bangladesh fire and building safety agreement, or risk fatal damage to your brand image. The agreement must commit you to pay for routine, independent inspections and safety ...
11 comments
URGENT ACTION NEEDED Stop the ATSG Charter Flights!
Society & Culture  (tags: animalwelfare, animalcruelty, abused, animaladvocates, cruelty, death, protection, killed, killing, investigation, sadness, suffering, slaughter, wildlife, endangered, money, business, corruption, corporate, dishonesty, lies, research, treatment, preventi )

Kelly
- 1 day ago - gatewaytohell.net
Following a global call-in day last month, China Southern Airlines implemented a temporary ban on the transportation of primates into Chicago. It isn't clear which of their charter companies will be shipping the animals because it has changed
5 comments
Urgent Action: 1,200 Primates to Be Transported From China to the USA in the Next Few Days!
Society & Culture  (tags: ecosystems, destruction, endangered, protection, nature, wildlife, world, research, dishonesty, lies, money, business, cover-up, corruption, abuse, treatment, research, prevention, study, protection, healthcare, disease, death, animalwelfare, animalcruelt )

Kelly
- 1 day ago - facebook.com
We have now received information from a whistle blower that an Air Transport Services Group, (ATSG), subsidiary company will be transporting a shipment of 1,200 primates from China in the next few days!
5 comments
Our $1 Trillion Chance *** Please Sign ***
Society & Culture  (tags: child, children, culture, education, ethics, law, media, news, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, violence, women, world )

Frans
- 1 day ago - avaaz.org
As citizens concerned about companies and criminals hiding wealth out of reach, we call on you to agree and implement tough, binding measures to combat tax evasion. These should include ways to identify and exchange information on all forms of wealth ...
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