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JFK made a speech that discussed church, state, and religion which had a huge impact on me and I believe it is even more important today.

" Our belief in church should be important only to the individual and his God. It is more important for this nation to discuss the kind of American we believe in. We need to keep in mind that our problems are man made - therefore they can be solved by man, and man can be as big as he wants."

• Canadians Can’t Drink Their Water After Massive Keystone XL Spill

  By genvana on August 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  A breach in a tailings pond from the open-pit Mount Polley copper and gold mine sent five million cubic meters (1.3 billion gallons) ofslurry gushing into Hazeltine Creek in B.C. That’s the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic swimming pools of waste,… Read More ›

• Another Oil Spill Courtesy of Fracking

  By genvana on August 2, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Some American citizens believe that the Federal Government should not regulate any state or business.  The video above is an example of why both Federal and State Government Regulations are important.  If we want clean safe water, a beautiful state, a healthy environment, regulating corporate… Read More ›

• This Kid Made An App That Exposes Sellout Politicians

  By genvana on July 12, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  By Hannah Ewens A 16 yr. old kid has created a plug-in for browsers that, when you hover over the name of a member of congress mentioned on any webpage, popups to give you a list of donations made to… Read More ›

• Greenpeace Urges LEGO to End Shell Partnership and Save the Arctic

  By genvana on July 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Greenpeace launched a major new global campaign today targeting LEGO forputting sales above its commitment to the environment and children’s futures. This campaign will mobilize more than 5 million people to take creative action in six continents—Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa,… Read More ›

• Let’s Talk About Impeaching Supreme Court Justices

  By genvana on July 4, 2014 • ( 6 )

  Huffington Post:  The Blog; by Nathan Newman With the threat of the Supreme Court striking down the most important progressive domestic initiative in a generation, we should be talking about impeaching Supreme Court Justices who engage in such right-wing judicial… Read More ›

• Photographer Captures Tar Sands Destruction From Above

  By genvana on June 22, 2014 • ( 13 )

  The Huffington Post  | By James Gerken Photographer and pilot Alex MacLean wanted to learn more about the Keystone XL pipeline, which if approved will carry oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, so he decided to take pictures from… Read More ›

• Conservatives Try To Make Criminal Justice Reform A Signature Issue

  By genvana on June 21, 2014 • ( 5 )

  By Wesley Lowery in The Washington Post Many of the headlines after day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference were about Rick Perry’s well-received speech, in which he harped on what he deemed the “two Americas”: red-state America and… Read More ›

• Republican Presidential Candidates Keep Getting Prosecuted

  By genvana on June 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  By Jonathan Chait in New York Magazine In the wake of Mitt Romney’s 2012 defeat, Republicans had at least one consolation: a deep bench of presidential contenders, including several governors with a proven ability to win majorities in blue states…. Read More ›

• Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case

  By genvana on June 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  By MONICA DAVEY and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE CHICAGO — Prosecutors in Wisconsin assert that Gov. Scott Walker was part of an elaborate effort to illegally coordinate fund-raising and spending between his campaign and conservative groups during efforts to recall him and… Read More ›