Tell Your Senators to Support Medicare-for-All
on Nov 17, 2009 in Public Citizen The Senate is picking up the health care reform debate where the House left off. Make sure your senators hear from you and not just insurance industry lobbyists.A drawing of people huddled under a large umbrella that representsdonate buttonTake actio...

Great Depression History:“The name Richard Norris Williams II might not ring a bell to you,” Jim Nelson wrote
on Nov 13, 2009 in Richard Norris Williams Great Depression figure out the market your online broker “The name Richard Norris Williams II might not ring a bell to you,” Jim Nelson wrote to his Lifetime Income Report readers yesterday. “But in the 1920s, everyone knew who he was. In 1912, 21-year-old Williams gained fame as a survivor of the si...

"Obama pay cuts a good start, but more is needed" says Public Citizen
on Nov 7, 2009 in Robert Weissman Obama pay cuts Public Citizen October 22, 2009 by Robert WeissmanFor the first time, the government appears to be set to take some meaningful action against business fat cats who a) run companies that exist only because of billions of dollars of taxpayer supports and b) still see...

Ten Years After Seattle, It's Time For a WTO Turnaround!
on Oct 21, 2009 in WTO Lori Wallach Public Citizen lobal Trade Watch Ten years ago next month, 50,000 global activists shut down the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Seattle. Public Citizen played a key role, going so far as to open up a temporary Seattle office to help organize the protests. History was...

Final DOD Appropriations bill MUST include the Franken Amendment, S.A. 2588.
on Oct 19, 2009 in DOD Appropriations Bill Public Citizen Sen. Harry Reid Franken Amendment Thanks to help from activists like you, lawmakers passed Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.) amendment to bar defense contractors from forcing employees with sexual assault and discrimination claims into arbitration. But now, as the House and Senate negotiat...

Last call? House single payer vote this week Oct.15 !
on Oct 14, 2009 in Rep. Conyers Single Payer HR 676 Weiner Amendment This is the week!The Weiner Amendment for Single Payer is expected to go to a floor vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday, October 15.Please--get busy, get to the phone, and call on your Representative to support single payer. Thanks for a...

Support Relief for Earthquakes & Tsunamis in Indonesia & Pacific
on Oct 11, 2009 in tsunamis earthquakes Pacific Indonesia American Samoa According to estimates, the most recent earthquake in Indonesia killed upward of 500, and the number is expected to rise. In addition, tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes.Support relief efforts in Asia and the Pacific. »Take Action!Be...

Discover How You Can INSTANTLY Win 97% Of Your Sports Bets:NFL,MLB,NHL,NBA
on Oct 7, 2009 in NFL NBA NHL MLB betting statistics sports betting Discover How You Can INSTANTLY Win 97% Of Your Sports Bets Using My Proven Sports Betting System!"Finally... Cornell University PhD Graduate Spills the Beans on the Explosive System He Uses to Make Over $70,000 Every Week Betting On Sports(No Sports...

North Bridge Alliance for Democracy
on Oct 6, 2009 in health care reform North Bridge Alliance for Democracy Alliance for Demcracy Please forward widely!Date and place set for local member meeting,but we need a time, and you!At the last North Bridge Alliance for Democracy/BCA meeting we set a date for our regional member meeting. It will be held on Sunday, November 8, at Mary an...

Tell the FDA to stop cattle companies from feeding chicken waste to cows.
on Oct 5, 2009 in chicken waste cows chicken waste feed to cows Did you know that cattle are routinely fed the waste from the floor of commercial chicken houses? That's feces, feathers, spilled feed, straw, dirt and anything else on the floor under the cramped birds.Tell the FDA that we don't want cows eating chi...