A Most Unreasonable Assumption, An Amazing Young Lady, And Your Facebook Password

Hello! Here are the three hottest progressive videos and graphics that we found on the web today, April 04, 2012. The Most Unreasonable Assumption We've Ever Heard One Woman Make About Other Women This Amazing Young Lady Stuns UN Delegates With A Powerful Speech One Guess Who Wants To Give Your Boss Your Facebook Password

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Martin Sheen's 2 Minute Clip, Barack Obama's Values, And Mitt's Time Machine

Hello! Here are the three hottest progressive videos and graphics that we found on the web today, April 03, 2012. Martin Sheen Calls Out The Fear Mongers In Under Two Minutes Shocking! Barack Obama Reveals The American Values That He REALLY Believes In The Only Way Mitt Romney Could Be More Dangerous To America Is With A Plan And A Time Machine

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Has your employers asked for your Facebook password? Some have!

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DuPage County,
Have you heard about this? Employers are now requiring job applicants to hand over their Facebook and other social networking passwords!
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) just asked the Department of Justice to investigate this blatant privacy invasion and is working on a bill banning the practice. He deserves our support.
Can you join over 20,000 people on our petition asking the Justice Department to investigate the practice of employers demanding Facebook and other private passwords? Click here.
Imagine the effect this snooping could have. A gay applicant could be outed -- or denied a job -- by a homophobic employer who saw private conversations with friends.
An employer could see a job applicant worry privately to friends about needing a job and offer her a lower starting salary. An employer with an axe to grind could cause all sorts of chaos after accessing an employee's personal photos and messages.
Widespread public uproar helped us defeat SOPA, the Internet censorship bill. Now we need to elevate our voices again to protect online privacy from employers.
Click here to push the Justice Department to investigate employers who demand Facebook and other private social networking passwords from job applicants.
We are working with Senator Blumenthal’s office and will deliver this petition to the Justice Department. We’ll also inform the media about the petition’s momentum so the Justice Department (and employers) know that the public will not stand for this privacy violation.
Thanks for defending the Internet.
-- Amanda Johnson, Andrew Mayersohn, and the PCCC team

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Five Illinois races get Dem Party "Red to Blue" support

Five races in Illinois are on the national Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red to Blue" list. The list highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country and provides financial, strategic and communications support.

The Illinois campaigns listed are: Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Bill Foster (IL-11), Brad Harriman (IL-12), Cheri Bustos (IL-17). You can see the entire list on the DCCC website by clicking here.

Tell the FDA: No BPA in food packaging

The science is clear. BPA is dangerous. It's time for FDA to stop allowing BPA to be used in our food packaging. Send a message to the FDA before its March 31st decision. The FDA decides on March 31st if it will ban BPA in food packaging. Dear Daniel, The toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) was recently banned in California from being used in baby bottles and sippy cups. But thanks to the lobbying of the American Chemistry Council and other chemical manufacturers, BPA continues to be allowed in food and beverage packaging including the lining in most canned food and soup. The FDA can put a stop to it. The agency will decide on March 31st whether or not to continue allowing bisphenol A (BPA) to be used in food packaging. It needs to stand up to industry pressure and protect us from this dangerous chemical. Tell the FDA: No BPA in food packaging! BPA is a hormone disruptor that has been linked to a long list of serious health issues, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, early puberty, miscarriages and brain and heart disorders.1 It's so ubiquitous, it's even used in things like store receipts and plastic bags, and it is estimated that BPA can be found in 90% of our bodies.2 FDA's deadline comes in response to a formal petition filed in 2008 by the Natural Resources Defence Council. FDA failed to respond, and finally in December, a federal judge said it must make a final decision on BPA in food packaging by March 31st.3 Early last year, FDA admitted that BPA use raised "some concern," reversing a long maintained position that BPA was safe in low doses, as evidence mounted rapidly of BPA's health risks, which in addition to increased propensity for some diseases, include infertility and behavioral problems in children. The science on BPA is clear, and its health impacts are far reaching, and deeply concerning. BPA isn't safe to be used in food packaging and the FDA needs to take action to protect us from BPA: http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5542065&id=37220-2914033-UZtP%3Dkx&t=7 Thank you for fighting to keep us safe from toxic chemicals. Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets 1. "A Survey of Bisphenol A in U.S. Canned Foods," Environmental Working Group, March 2007 2. "High BPA levels found in at least 90% of moms-to-be," USA Today, October 11, 2010 3. "FDA agrees to determine safety of BPA," Washington Post, December 7, 2011 Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2012 CREDO. All rights reserved. To remove yourself (Daniel A. Stafford) from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/s?i=37220-2914033-UZtP=kx To change your email address or update your contact info, please visit: http://act.credoaction.com/subscrip/coa.html?id=37220-2914033-UZtP=kx

Fixing our broken eavesdropping law

From the ACLU

Tell your Reps: no one should be arrested for recording police in public

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Action Alert Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself

Protect First Amendment Rights Share it:   Illinois' eavesdropping law is unconstitutional. Urge your Rep. to support House Bill 3944! TAKE ACTION Dear ACLU Supporter, The drumbeat for reform has been relentless. The momentum is building. In recent months, a number of developments have come together to create conditions for fixing our state’s broken eavesdropping law – specifically the provision that allows for civilians to be arrested and prosecuted (for a felony) if they audio record a police officer doing his or her duty in a public place. Tell your state representative: No one should be arrested for audio recording a police officer in public. The ACLU of Illinois is challenging this law in federal court because it violates our First Amendment rights to speech and petition and because it makes Illinois an outlier among other states. In recent months, two Illinois state courts have ruled this part of the eavesdropping law is unconstitutional. Now, the Illinois House is set to consider House Bill 3944, sponsored by State Representative Elaine Nekritz, to permit the audio recording of police officers engaged in their public duties in a public place. The bill passed out of Committee in February and now is poised to be voted on by the full House at any time! We need to keep up the pressure to change this law: Contact your state representative today. Sincerely, Colleen Connell Executive Director ACLU of Illinois

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2 Items About Paul Ryan's Budget And Why Are We Subsidizing Big Oil?

Hello! Here are the three hottest progressive videos and graphics that we found on the web today, April 02, 2012. What Paul Ryan's Budget Could Mean For Your Family Why You'll Want To High Five Paul Ryan Next Time You See Him The #1 Reason Big Oil Subsidies Always Pass

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