From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Last Sunday in Plano, Texas, a man fatally shot eight people at his estranged wife’s Dallas Cowboys watch party, including his wife. He was stopped after a police officer arriving on the scene heard gunfire, was … Continued
From Americans for Financial Reform (http://www.ourfinancialsecurity.org): The House of Representatives voted to strip the CFPB of all authority over payday lenders. The House Appropriations Bill includes language to eliminate the Consumer Bureau’s authority to enforce the law against payday lenders … Continued
One of Pennsylvania’s two for-profit prisons — for now. Photo via Philly.com. By Matt Stroud, ACLU-PA Criminal Justice Researcher With Pennsylvania’s troubling record of sending more kids to prison for life than any other state; of shielding body camera footage … Continued
Rolf Pendall, Evelyn Blumenberg, Casey Dawkins June 22, 2016 Download pdf Abstract This essay argues that transportation policies need to overcome the “cars versus transit” mentality that isolates the urban poor from economic opportunities. It proposes creating new regional coalitions … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Faith communities are calling on Congress to act immediately and pass a clean Dream Act of 2017. The Dream Act would not only protect DACA recipients from deportation and detention, it would also create … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2017 — On the heels of today’s release of the 2016 Census American Community Survey findings, the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) launched new interactive data tools that … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): President Trump and GOP leaders have been traversing the country attempting to convince the public that corporate and individual tax cuts are in the country’s best interest. So far, the only … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/news-room/news-releases/child-adult-poverty-down-in-2016-but-policy-budget-upheavals-risk-increase-in-2017-and-beyond SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 CLASP Infographic on Census Data Here. Washington, DC, September 12, 2017—Annual data out today from the U.S. Census Bureau on poverty and income in 2016—along with a separate report on health care coverage—point to meaningful … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-14/education/budget-impasse-called-man-made-disaster-for-schools/a59426-1 September 14, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window If a revenue bill is not passed by Friday, school funding may be cut by $1 billion. (12019/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — While … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/racial-wealth-gap-leading-almost-nonexistent-middle-class Published on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 by Common Dreams With people of color projected to make up the majority of Americans by 2043, a new study warns against policies that keep many black and Latino households out … Continued