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• Seattle becomes latest city to ban plastic bags

  Mon Dec 19, 2011
  • Consumers are irresponsible. The bags aren't recycled, and many aren't even sent to landfills. They end up in rivers, lakes and the ocean

• Global warming creates 'new normal' in Arctic

  Fri Dec 2, 2011
  • To all of the climate change skeptics: What in the hell are you talking about? Please cite your sources showing that all the climate scientists (there are literally thousands of scientists working on the multitude of ways that human industrial activity has impacted the environment, such as warmer …

• To demand or not to demand? That is the 'Occupy' question

  Thu Nov 17, 2011
  • Demands? I think OWS wants opportunity, an equal shot at prosperity for all, not just the 1%. It's kind-of sad that it has come down to media coverage of 'protesters vs.

• Re-Occupying Zuccotti Park, 'reset button' hit on protest movement

  Tue Nov 15, 2011
  • Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement, nothing can be done without hope and confidence. - Helen Keller http://wh.gov/bEL

• Budget sequesters looming: who’ll be at risk?

  Wed Nov 16, 2011
  • I'm thinking longer term. While our current politicians who were bought and paid for by wealthy special interests continue to remain divided, I want to plan for leaders of tomorrow.

• Boehner calls GOP deficit plan a 'fair offer'

  Tue Nov 15, 2011
  • Who do these guys work for? You? Me? Nope. At least, not if you're part of the 99%. We need campaign finance reform in a bad way. Sign and share my petition, so that we can have government of the people, by the people, for the people again, instead of these endlessly bickering children...

• Amid talk of curbing tax breaks, Congress creates a new one

  Mon Nov 14, 2011
  • I support initiatives that help our veterans, but I can't get away from the fact that our politicians mainly act in the interests of the 1%. A veteran serves our country, but a corporate CEO can outspend that vet during a campaign.

• Fourth woman details sexual harassment allegations against Cain

  Mon Nov 7, 2011
  • Cain's campaign is heavily supported by the Koch brothers, and PAC's are running a lot of pro-Cain ads.

• Candidates change, but not their campaign stops

  Mon Nov 7, 2011
  • Do you want to get the 'big money' out of our political campaigns? I think that people should be able to equally support campaigns. Instead, the rich get to spend more, corporate CEO's get to fund PAC's and shadow donors get to pump millions of dollars into campaigns.

• Teachers arrested in protests at Calif. Capitol

  Fri May 13, 2011
  • I'm shocked by the ignorant and hateful comments posted about this story.