Around 1.2 million abortions are performed each year in the U.S. This election year, Sojourners urges us to push the candidates toward policies which will reduce that terrible number and which both Democrats and Republicans can support. Financial support for low-income women, adoption reform, and greater access to pre- and postnatal care are among these policies.

"Want to know how to win a culture war? Don’t fight one." Simple idea, right? Maybe not. Jim Wallis writes for Sojourners' God Politics blog about looking for common ground when dealing with political issues, like health care and abortion. How important is it for us as a nation to put aside our differences and search for compromise as we work to make this a better place to live? What do you think?

Eighties rocker Peter Gabriel, through his WITNESS project, launched The Hub on November 12. The site aims to expose abuses of power through user-submitted video. He hopes it will become the YouTube of human rights advocacy.