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America's Pastor-just announced as Obama's choice to give his inaugural prayer-has a nice-guy image. But it is belied by what he says on Sundays.

Representative of the 8th District of New York, Jerrold Nadler

The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law, and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.

The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity

Research and Action Center for the Organic, Buy local, and Fair trade movements.

Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site.

The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. Through its members--lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers and legal workers united in chapters and committees--the Guild works locally, nationally and internationally as an effective political and social force in the service of the people.

Email lists and working groups are great ways to connect with the rest of the larger SFA network. If you have any questions, contact us.

Check out all the latest news as a crew of workers from Immokalee and their allies travel through the Northeast talking about the road ahead in the Campaign for Fair Food.

Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) is a national network of students and youth organizing with farmworkers to eliminate sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the fields.

We speak with longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and with activist Medea Benjamin, founder of CODEPINK, about President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet selections and how the antiwar and social justice movements will organize under an Obama administration. [includes rush transcript]

The election is over and we must begin turning our country around now, or the opportunity may not come again. By quickly organizing ourselves in each of the 435 congressional districts, over the next 100 days, we can make single-payer healthcare, a living wage, and a less militaristic society our long-term reality. We must do this because the founders of these United States gave us the power to do it. Please watch the video and sign up today.

CODEPINK deeply mourns the loss of life in Mumbai, India and our hearts go out to all of the survivors. We share in the world's sorrow whenever the brutal forces of greed, racism and hatred militantly collide. More fervently than ever, we call on the world's leaders to join together and devise the principles that will serve to prevent terrorism and bring forward real peace and security. And we call on all citizens to hold our leaders accountable for building a safer and more equitable world through dialogue, diplomacy and respect for human rights regardless of religion, ethnicity, economic status or nationality.

On November 4th, Americans voted overwhelmingly for change and a new direction. People like you made this historic victory possible, but the election was just the beginning. On December 13th and 14th, supporters all across the country are coming together to reflect on this monumental journey and plan on how they can bring change to both Washington and their own communities. Find a Change is Coming house meeting in your neighborhood by entering your zip code on the right.

Dr. Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and author of Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (1972 and 2003) and of The Myth of Aid (1971). ISLET engages in research regarding domestic and international finance, national income and balance-sheet accounting with regard to real estate, and the economic history of the ancient Near East.