The Cost Of War   

Here, you will find a running total of the amount of money spent by the US Government to finance the war in Iraq. This total is based on estimates from Congressional appropriations. Also, you will find the total are a number of different ways that we could have chosen to use the money. Try clicking on them; you might be surprised to learn what a difference we could have made.

The Peace Alliance and Foundation   

Participate in an historic citizen lobbying effort to create a U.S. Department of Peace, sponsored in the House of Representatives by Congressman Dennis Kucinich. (The bill will be re-introduced on September 12, 2005. To read our update, click here.) This bill establishes nonviolence as an organizing principle of American society, providing the U.S. President with an array of peace-building policy options for domestic and international use. The Department would focus on nonmilitary peaceful conflict resolutions, prevent violence and promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights. Click here to learn more this legislation and our campaign. Click here to learn more this legislation and our campaign. Click here to take action now.

truthout, News Politics   

Lets get the Truth Out, changing things for the better through information. t r u t h o u t offering info on political issues, editorial voting rights, environment, budget, children, politics, indigenous survival, energy, defense, health, economy, human rights, labor, trade, women, reform and global issues.

Bastard Nation: Dignity and Equal Rights for Adult Adoptees (Adoption Reform)   

Bastard Nation advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children. Millions of North Americans are prohibited by law from accessing personal records that pertain to their historical, genetic and legal identities. Such records are held by their governments in secret and without accountability, due solely to the fact that they were adopted. "Bastard Nation's "agenda" is simple: the full human and civil rights of adult adoptees. In terms of records access, Bastard Nation does not believe that the government should hold what amounts to secret and sealed dossiers on its law-abiding, adopted citizens. Bastard Nation does not believe that social workers, bureaucrats or third-party agents should act as gatekeepers for our vital records. As agendas go, ours speaks to our fundamental right to self-determination as individuals and citizens.

True Majority   

TrueMajority was founded by Ben Cohen, Co-founder, Ben and Jerry’s. It is a grassroots education and advocacy project of Priorities, Inc., a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-deductible, 501(c)(3) corporation.

Praxis Peace Institute   

Praxis Peace Institute is a non-profit, peace-education organization dedicated to radical inquiry, deep dialogue, creative problem solving, and informed action. Praxis Peace Institute is dedicated to building coalitions with like-minded organizations, sharing research information, and cooperatively forging sustainable and respectful civil societies.

Verified Voting - Campaign To Demand Verifiable Election Results   

Will your vote count in the next election? Maybe not! How will we even know? The Verified Voting Foundation and VerifiedVoting.org champion transparent, reliable, and publicly verifiable elections in the United States. The purpose of the website is threefold: To inform the public of the problems with relying on electronic voting machines to record and count our votes, without the backup of a voter-verifiable audit trail. To point to reasonable solutions that are within reach. To provide a list of actions voters can take, and to encourage them to act on their own behalf to ensure that all their votes count accurately in future elections. "The core of our American democracy is the right to vote. Implicit in that right is the notion that that vote be private, that vote be secure, and that vote be counted as it was intended when it was cast by the voter. And I think what we're encountering is a pivotal moment in our democracy where all of that is being called into question." Kevin Shelley-California Sec. of State

Care2 - Make The World Greener   

Care2 Environment Supersite -free email, ecards that help save animals, endangered species!

Campaign for America's Future - Institute for America's Future   

Over 100 Prominent Americans — citizen activists and policy experts concerned about our country and our planet — joined together to launch and build the Campaign for America's Future. We are challenging the big money corporate agenda by encouraging Americans to speak up — to discuss and debate a new vision of an economy and a future that works for all of us. America's Future insists that the question of falling wages and rising insecurity be placed at the center of our national debate. We challenge those who suggest that nothing can be done and expose the conservative agenda that has made things worse. America's Future works to revitalize a progressive agenda, and fights to make this economy work for working people once again. We engage citizens, activists and political leaders in a renewed debate about the kind of country — and the kind of world — we want to build for the generations yet to come.

Speak Out   

A political portal designed to give you the information and activism tools needed to 'SpeakOut' on political and social issues, elections, political parties, the government, and democracy.

Deep Dish TV   

Deep Dish TV (as in parabolic and apple or pizza pie) is the first national satellite network, linking local access producers and programmers, independent video makers, activists, and other individuals who support the idea and reality of a progressive television network. While commercial networks present a homogenous and one-dimensional view of society, Deep Dish thrives on diversity. Instead of television that encourages passivity, Deep Dish distributes creative programming that educates and activates.

Do Something   

Founded in 1993, Do Something is a national not-for-profit organization that inspires, trains, funds, and mobilizes young people to be leaders who are measurably strengthening their communities in three core areas: community building, health, and the environment.

E-The People   

America's Interactive Town Hall, a nonpartisan Web service that makes it easy for people to reach over 170,000 officials in the local, state, and federal government. e.thePeople is a public forum for a new democracy conversation. Our technology promotes intelligent, diverse and deliberative discussions, both here and among a network of sites around the Internet.

Earth Island Institute   

Life on earth is imperiled by human degradation of the biosphere. Earth Island Institute develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment. Through education and activism, these projects promote the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the Earth. Develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment. Through education and activism, these projects promote the preservation, conservation restoration of the Earth.

Earthjustice: Because the Earth Needs A Good Lawyer   

Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.

Greenpeace International   

Greenpeace is the world's most effective environmental activist group dedicated to the issues of climate change, saving our ancient forests, stopping pollution, ending the nuclear threat, abolishing nuclear weapons, stopping genetic engineering, saving our oceans, and advocating sustainable trade.

Hemp TV - CRRH's Hemp TV video archive   

Hemp TV is one of the largest archives of hemp-related videos on the Web. Our free streaming video service offers news clips, documentaries, CRRH's own Cannabis Common Sense show, and miscellaneous information in Real Video and VXtreme files.

Holding Power Accountable - Common Cause   

Common Cause is a nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1970 by John Gardner as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. Now with nearly 300,000 members and supporters and 38 state organizations, Common Cause remains committed to honest, open and accountable government, as well as encouraging citizen participation in democracy.

International Advocates for Health Freedom idx   

International Advocates For Health Freedom: A grassroots organization dedicated to helping preserve your rights to access dietary supplements & more.

The League of Conservation Voters   

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice of the national environmental movement and the only organization devoted full-time to shaping a pro-environment Congress and White House. LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard and Presidential Report Card are the authoritative record of how members of Congress and the Administration handle the most important environmental issues before them. The Scorecard and Report Card hold our federal elected officials accountable, preventing anti-environment candidates from masking their records with pro-environment rhetoric.

Love In War: Politics, Organized. Social Politics. Friends. Dates. Action! Discusss.   

Online dating sites attract singles with political passions. If watching CNN’s "Crossfire" over candlelight sounds perfect for a first date or the Republican National Convention is your idea of a romantic getaway, you may want to check out a handful of fledgling political online dating sites.

MILY's List   

EMILY's List, the nation's largest grassroots political network, is dedicated to taking back our country from the radical right wing by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office. We are a network of more than 100,000 Americans -- from all across the country -- committed to recruiting and funding viable women candidates; helping them build and run effective campaign organizations; training the next generation of activists; and mobilizing women voters to help elect progressive candidates across the nation. EMILY'S List has helped to change the face of power in America. Until EMILY's List was founded in 1985, no Democratic woman had ever been elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right, no woman had ever been elected governor of a large state, and the number of Democratic women in the U.S. House had declined to 12 -- less than three percent of the chamber's 435 members. Since then, our grassroots network has helped elect 61 Democratic pro-choice members of Congress, 11 senators, and eight governors. EMILY's List has also become the largest financial resource for minority women seeking federal office. We know how to win. EMILY's List does more than just recruit and fund pro-choice Democratic women candidates. We also help them build and run effective campaigns. Additionally, we mobilize women voters to help elect progressive candidates across the nation.

MoveOn   

MoveOn is working to bring ordinary people back into politics. With a system that today revolves around big money and big media, most citizens are left out. When it becomes clear that our "representatives" don't represent the public, the foundations of democracy are in peril. MoveOn is a catalyst for a new kind of grassroots involvement, supporting busy but concerned citizens in finding their political voice. Our nationwide network of more than 1,700,000 online activists is one of the most effective and responsive outlets for democratic participation available today.

NoNukesNorth.net   

No Nukes North is a young organization, but the global movement is growing and the word needs to get out.Our home, Alaska, is the site for the main components of the new Star Wars weapons system, known as missile defense.Currently, missile silos are being built at Fort Greely, in the middle of the state and missile defense is being tested from Kodiak Island. These actions are part of what the U.S. military refers to as "full spectrum dominance" of the battlefield.

Not Milk .com   

Everything you ever wanted to know about milk but didn't know to ask! Your Complete milk information site. MILK is a deadly poison. Each sip contains growth hormones, fat, cholesterol, allergenic proteins, blood, pus, antibiotic, bacteria and virus.

Organic Consumers Association   

We are a consumer advocate for labeling of genetically engineered food. We promote organic food and sustainable agriculture. Watchdog group to monitor biotech, irradiated food, mad cow disease, gmo and rBGH. We want pesticide reduction, permaculture, biodynamic and sustainable farming.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)   

The Animal Rights Organization - As an activist, you can educate people in your community and positively affect their attitudes and lifestyles. Regardless of your level of experience with activism, PETA's International Grassroots Campaign Department can help you make a difference for animals. You just need the desire to generate positive change and to believe that your voice and actions matter. We're here to help you at every step of the way!

PETA.org   

PETA 's animal rights campaigns include ending fur and leather use meat and dairy consumption fishing hunting trapping factory farming circuses bull fighting rodeos and animal experimentation.

Religious Tolerance - An Agency Promoting Religious Tolerance, Freedom, and Understanding   

This is a large religious web site which promotes religious freedom, tolerance and diversity as positive cultural values. The site contains over 2,500 essays and menus. But it is very different from almost all other religious sites: We do not promote our own religious beliefs. We can't because we are a multi-faith group. We try to explain the full range of religious belief in North America, from Asatru to Christianity to Zoroastrianism. We report on controversial religious topics, from abortion access to equal rights and protections for homosexuals and bisexuals including same-sex marriage (our most popular topic). We try to explain all sides to each topic fairly and objectively. You will find much in this site that you will agree with, and much to disagree with. Enjoy!

True Food Now!   

The True Food Network is a consumer network campaigning to ban genetically engineered foods by providing educational, activist and informational resources to concerned consumers.