Reject Torture and Support the Closure of Guantanamo Bay!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/194436077?z00m=19801434 Reject Torture and Support the Closure of Guantanamo Bay! Target: U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Sponsored by: New Security Action 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 [...]

Help the Poor Deal with the Effects of Climate Change

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/338775311?z00m=19801268 Help the Poor Deal with the Effects of Climate Change Target: U.S. Senate Sponsored by: Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) want to ensure that any climate change bill lowers greenhouse gases and protects the poor and vulnerable — both at home and abroad [...]

Papantonio: Republicans for Rape

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX-pJwseaPY Papantonio: Republicans for Rape I am ashamed that both AZ Senators are on that list.  Thank you Mike for bringing this story into the light.

Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/30/grijalva Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor

Leading Political, Legal Blogger Glenn Greenwald on Afghanistan, State Secrets, Healthcare and the Media

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/30/glenn Leading Political, Legal Blogger Glenn Greenwald on Afghanistan, State Secrets, Healthcare and the Media

“A Woman Among Warlords”: Afghan Democracy Activist Malalai Joya Defies Threats to Challenge US Occupation, Local Warlords

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/28/a_woman_among_warlords_afghan_democracy “A Woman Among Warlords”: Afghan Democracy Activist Malalai Joya Defies Threats to Challenge US Occupation, Local Warlords

Healthcare Roundtable: With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform?

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/29/roundtable Healthcare Roundtable: With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform?

Public Option Faces New Test with Pelosi House Proposal, While Uncertainty Grows over Prospects in Senate

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/29/pelosi Public Option Faces New Test with Pelosi House Proposal, While Uncertainty Grows over Prospects in Senate

Russian Journalist Elena Milashina Speaks Out on Alarming Rise in Murders, Threats Against Critics of Government Abuses in North Caucasus

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/29/russian_journalist_elena_milashina_speaks_out Russian Journalist Elena Milashina Speaks Out on Alarming Rise in Murders, Threats Against Critics of Government Abuses in North Caucasus

Monsanto and Pioneer Duke It Out Over Biotech Corn, Farmers Take the Hit

Published on Thursday, October 29, 2009 by Think Forward Monsanto and Pioneer Duke It Out Over Biotech Corn, Farmers Take the Hit by Dennis Keeney There is an old African saying “Whether elephants make love or war, the grass suffers.” The two elephants in the agricultural seed business are now making real war, although they [...]