I’m Sarah Alexander of Food and Water Watch, and I started a petition to The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate , which says:

I urge you to support S. 511 and H.R. 913, the Boxer/DeFazio bills that would require labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs). Please also reject any bill that would preempt states’ rights to pass legislation requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods.

I am part of the 90% of voters who support requiring labels for GMOs. We have a right to know what is in our food so that we can make informed choices about the food we eat.

Please listen to the vast majority of Americans, support mandatory labeling of all genetically engineered foods and reject any bill that restricts states’ rights to require labels for genetically engineered foods.

Sign Sarah’s petition

Monsanto, Nestlé, Dow and Pepsi’s industry group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, keeps trying to pass a federal bill that would effectively prevent the labeling of genetically engineered foods, or GMOs. If this kind of bill passes, even states that have already enacted laws requiring GMO labeling would be prevented from requiring labels. That’s why this kind of bill is commonly referred to as the Deny Americans the Right to Know (or DARK) Act.

Thankfully, legislation has been introduced that would require the labeling of all genetically engineered foods. Your legislators need to know that their constituents are watching and that they demand mandatory labeling for GMOs. Please sign this petition and tell Congress to support your right to know what’s in your food.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Sarah Alexander

A girl that has an education can shape her own destiny, lift up her family, and transform her community. But 62 million girls around the globe today are not in school.

That’s why the Obama administration is expanding efforts to help adolescent girls worldwide attend and complete school through a new initiative called Let Girls Learn.

Watch the President and First Lady talk about the Let Girls Learn initiative, and see how the Administration is working to open the doors of education for girls worldwide.

And raise awareness by sharing the facts and using the hashtag #LetGirlsLearn on social media.

Want to learn more? Join us on Friday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern for a special call about Let Girls Learn with:

• Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls
• Gayle Smith, Senior Director for Development and Democracy at the National Security Council
• Carrie Hessler-Radelet, Director of the Peace Corps

Click here to register for the conference call.

After your registration is complete, a confirmation page will display dial-in numbers and a unique PIN. You’ll also receive an email confirmation with this information.

(Please note that we have limited capacity for this conference call. This call is not intended for press purposes.)

We look forward to talking with you!

Sincerely,

The White House Council on Women and Girls

Bill O’Reilly has built his career by attacking Black communities with misleading rhetoric and dangerous, outright lies.

Join us in demanding corporations advertising during Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” ditch Bill O’Reilly once and for all.

What’s the difference between a doctor, a lawyer, and a financial adviser? It may sound like a bad joke, but it’s a dead serious question.

When you go to a doctor or a lawyer, you expect that the advice you get is in your best interest. That’s because lawyers and doctors have an obligation to look out for what’s best for you.

Right now, the same simply doesn’t always hold true when it comes to saving for your retirement. That’s wrong.

Trusted retirement advisers who provide critical financial advice every day are not obligated to look out for your best interests. As a result, they can steer you toward high-cost, low-return investments instead of recommending quality ones, because it means back-door payments for them. Meanwhile, you’re stuck with hidden fees and lower returns that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars over your lifetime.

That’s simply not fair, and we started changing it today: Under the President’s direction, the Labor Department will publish a rule in the coming weeks that will require retirement advisers to put the best interests of their client above their own financial interests.

Many advisers don’t accept back-door payments or hidden fees. They are hardworking men and women who got into this work to help families achieve their dreams. But outdated rules and fine print make it hard for these advisors to compete — and for working- and middle-class families to know who they can trust.

This is a big deal for anyone currently saving for retirement, no matter how young or old. Learn more about today’s announcement — and what it means for you.

The action we announced today was founded on a simple premise:

When you’ve worked hard to build up a retirement nest egg, you’ve earned the right to sound advice. You deserve to know that your adviser is working for you. More than that, you deserve to know that they have a clear legal and ethical obligation to look out for what’s best for you. That’s just common sense.

The rule we’ll roll out will etch that principle into the law — and help make sure workers get the quality advice they need to save. After a lifetime of hard work, every American — no matter what their income level — deserves a shot to retire with dignity.

Here’s what you can expect next:

Once the rule is published, we’ll accept public comments and hold a public hearing to discuss the proposal. That means you — and any member of the public — can add a comment and share your insights.

Learn more about today’s announcement, and what comes next.

We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback.

Thanks,

Tom

Secretary Tom Perez
Department of Labor