Thanks, Frank Lautenberg

Thanks, Frank Lautenberg

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Winner of the MoveOn.org “Stand Up and Fight” Award Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) found a clever way to highlight problems in the Republicans’ budget: he filed an amendment to change the official name of the bill to the “Moral Disaster of Monumental Proportion Reconciliation Act.” Tell him thanks. I did. Thank you for your brilliant response to the Reverse Robin Hood Republican Budget Bill! Your filing of an amendment to change the official name of the bill to the “Moral…

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Protest McMansion Development

Protest McMansion Development

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How do you Disappear a Middle Class? By disappearing their homes. A Special Guest Post from Laura Ellis Report from Dekalb County, Georgia If you have motored around Dekalb County (Atlanta, Georgia) lately, you’ll notice something different. That something is the towering “McMansion” that threatens to replace all the existing homes in ITP (Inside the Perimeter) Atlanta, as well as those in suburbs nationwide (as reported on repeated Primetime, 20/20 like magazine news shows in recent months). This massive-scale development…

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Protest Pesticide Testing on Children!

Protest Pesticide Testing on Children!

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Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regulation regarding the testing of chemicals and pesticides on human subjects. Earlier this year, Congress had mandated the EPA create a rule that permanently bans chemical testing on pregnant women and children, but the EPA’s newly proposed rule puts industry profits ahead of children’s welfare. The rule allows for government and industry scientists to treat children as human guinea pigs in chemical experiments…

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Stop Alito – Take Action

Stop Alito – Take Action

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Take Action President Bush’s nominee for the Supreme Court has compiled an extensive, right-wing judicial record on numerous matters of importance to the protection of the rights and interests of ordinary Americans. Alito’s judicial opinions demonstrate that he is an out of the mainstream opponent of fundamental legal rights and protections for all Americans and must not be confirmed to the Supreme Court. President Bush wasn’t willing to stand up to the far right — now it is up to…

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Hospital Infections Accountability

Hospital Infections Accountability

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Hold hospitals accountable for reporting their hospital-aquired infection rates. One in 20 hospital patients gets an infection while being treated for an unrelated problem. Almost 90,000 serious cases result in death annually. Consumers need cooperation from these hospitals, information about infection rates is a way of tracking the hospital compliance with basic scientific procedures. These deaths were preventable. You can help stop hospital infections by demanding information about your local hospital’s infection rates and prevention practices. Your local hospital must…

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Life Move Genre Quiz

Life Move Genre Quiz

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The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy – your life appeals to a select few. But if someone’s obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky. Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be? Fellini’s 8-1/2, Harold and Maude, Unbearable Lightness of Being, Clerks, Dogma?