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Go Bernie! Petition for constitutional ammendment that corporations NEQ people.
Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court decision in a case called Citizens United vs. FEC.
The Saving American Democracy Amendment states that:
- Corporations are not persons with constitutional rights equal to real people.
- Corporations are subject to regulation by the people.
- Corporations may not make campaign contributions or any election expenditures.
- Congress and states have the power to regulate campaign finances.
Jan 10 / 10:29pm
Very cool: CodeNow teaches programming to underrepresented youth.
CodeNow works with underrepresented youth to develop the next pioneers in technology by teaching foundational skills in computer science and programming to narrow the digital divide. Creating a fluency in this language spurs innovation and opens doors for our youth, while creating a pipeline of talent for American companies.
via codenow.org
Jan 10 / 9:30am
Code for America now accepting applications for 2013.
The Need & Opportunity Why Cities?
Cities are under greater pressure than ever, struggling with budget cuts and outdated technology. Code for America believes that instead of cutting services or raising taxes, cities can leverage the power of the web to become more efficient, transparent, and participatory. And we want to help them do it.
what can we do for your city Benefits of Participation
We recruit fellows who demonstrate a networked, web-centric, and open approach to problem-solving. Attaching the fellows to the city for the year and helping them build relationships with a wide variety of city workers is an effective way to introduce this kind of thinking and help it spread.
- Solve complex issues in your city with custom-built tech.
- Encourage experimentation with a new tool set.
- Collaborate with other innovative cities.
who are we looking for what we ask from cities
We are looking for applicant cities that demonstrate strong leadership that can maneuver through or overcome bureaucratic obstacles, funding to support the project, and have identified a project that has real cost-savings for the city, and promotes transparency and public participation. Additionally, we are interested in building solutions that can widely be reused by other local governments.
Jan 8 / 7:54am
Reverse Robocall lets your robocall your representatives!
Politicians robocall you. Now you can robocall them.
Welcome to the Robocall Revolution. We believe that voters should have access to the same technology political groups use to get their message across; so we built a simple web-based robocall tool to literally give citizens back their voice in the political discourse. What better way to exercise your rights to to speech, than to actually speak truth to power?
ReverseRobocall.com provides voters an easy way to communicate with one or hundreds of politicians or political groups using the same technology politicians use, the robocall or automated phone call.
Dec 20 / 9:25am
Sign the petition veto SOPA! http://wh.gov/DfY
we petition the obama administration to:
VETO the SOPA bill and any other future bills that threaten to diminish the free flow of information
Dec 1 / 6:28am
Stand with Science Today! - YouTube
Visit http://www.standwithscience.org/ We encourage everyone--grad students, former grad students, and all other supporters of science--to sign the letter. Tell Congress how important it is to choose cuts carefully and avoid ruining our future while attempting to save it.
via youtube.com
Nov 22 / 5:05pm
Move Your Money from Wall Street to local financial institutions.
The Move Your Money project is a campaign that aims to empower individuals and institutions to divest from the nation's largest Wall Street banks and move to local financial institutions.
It has been almost three years since the Wall Street banks, through gross corruption and greed, caused the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression that caused millions to lose their homes, jobs and livelihoods. And while the Wall Street banks have quickly returned to making record-breaking profits and bonuses, helped in large part by the $700 billion bailout by the American taxpayer, little has changed to prevent the types of abuses that created this mess.
That is where the Move Your Money project comes into play. We give individuals and institutions the tools and resources they need to divest from 'Too Big To Fail' banks and invest in community banks and credit unions. No longer will we stand idle as banks take extraordinary risk with our financial system for their short term profits; rather we will vote with our dollars and no longer contribute financially to the abusive practices of Wall Street. If Congress is unable to enact meaningful financial reform that will prevent another financial disaster, then we must take action into our own hands and hit the banks where it hurts them the most: their bottom line.
Nov 22 / 4:07am
UC Davis Pepper Spraying from four camera angles
via youtube.com
I was stunned and appalled by the UC Davis Police spraying protestors, but struck by how many brave, curious people recorded the events. I took the four clearest videos and synchronized them. Citizen journalism FTW. Sources below.
via waxy.org
Nov 21 / 6:24pm
