Thursday, April 18, 2024

Ohio Police Pepper Spray Woman in Restraint Chair

Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer says that her treatment was an “isolated incident.”

“End Modern Slavery!”

Inmates in prison are given opportunities to perform jobs for money in prison, however ,without getting paid anything close to living wages, they are released without the money to find housing and wind up homeless or living in shelters, making them more likely to re-offend.

Let Third Parties Debate: Lower the Polling Limit Requirement

Help us tell the Commission to lower its polling requirement so that other presidential candidates like Jill Stein can participate in nationally televised debates in the 2016 election and in the future.

Did an Industry Front Group Create Fake Twitter Accounts to Promote the Dakota Access...

The use of political bots and sock puppets is nothing new and in fact, has become normalized by political factions worldwide.

Create New Transition Programs for Veterans Returning Home

Help us tell the Department of Veteran Affairs that we care about our Veterans and that this suicide rate is unacceptable.

#NoLameDuck Uprising this November: Stop the TPP!

Tell Congress “Don’t Duck Democracy!”

Solidarity Strengthens at Standing Rock

Protecting the water and sacred sites brought people here. The experience of being here is changing lives.

45,000 Wild Horses Avoid Slaughter

The BLM will "continue its current policy of caring for unadopted or unsold wild horses and burros" and will "not sell or send any animals to slaughter."

$1.9 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Sandra Bland

Included in the settlement, Waller County Jail will be required to install automated electronic sensors to ensure accurate detainee checks without potential falsification of records.

North Dakota vs. Amy Goodman: Journalism Is Not a Crime

We will fight this charge. Freedom of the press is essential to the functioning of a democratic society. North Dakota, muzzle the dogs, not the press.