From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The Build Back Better Plan is still being hotly debated in Congress, and we expect to see the latest version this week. We’re now hearing that it’s possible that Congress will not include real reforms … Continued
From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released the preliminary jobs report for Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania Friday. Keystone Research Center economist and executive director Stephen Herzenberg is available for comment at … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We’re just one week away from Pennsylvania’s 2021 municipal election — and we can’t sit this one out. Next Tuesday, November 2nd, we have the chance to cast a ballot for the officials who make a … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Congress is on the verge of reaching a deal on the comprehensive Build Back Better investment agenda that, when passed, will invest in our families, communities and future on a scale not seen … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): For Latina Equal Pay Day, can you help us close the gender wage gap by sending a timely note to your lawmakers in Congress at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/LatinaEqualPay2021? It’s mission critical that equal pay becomes a reality for … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/21/historic-victory-us-judge-rules-guantanamo-detainees-imprisonment-illegal “This is a landmark ruling. For 20 years, successive U.S. administrations have asserted their right to imprison people indefinitely, without charge or trial.” BRETT WILKINS October 21, 2021 Two weeks after a review board cleared Guantánamo Bay prisoner Asadullah Haroon … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): President Biden ran on a promise to tax wealth like work. Closing the Carried Interest Loophole that’s allowing Wall Street money managers to cut their taxes nearly in half would help deliver on that … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Go to https://actionnetwork.org/forms/log-your-call-the-senate-must-pass-the-for-the-people-act to call our senators at 1-833-497-4273 and tell them: No More Excuses — fix the filibuster to save our democracy. Any senator who thinks we can preserve both the filibuster and democracy just got a … Continued
From Everytown for Gun Safety (https://www.everytown.org/): Sign Everytown for Gun Safety’s petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-tell-the-senate-to-pass-life-saving-background-checks-legislation Gun sales have surged to unprecedented levels throughout the pandemic, while gun violence continues to ravage our communities. To make matters worse, a loophole in our … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): If passed, our Build Back Better investment agenda will implement a wide range of historic accomplishments. One of the most important features would allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. This is … Continued