From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s unconscionable. Even amidst a pandemic, there are still 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. The majority of the over 2 million people who are currently … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill is our last best chance to secure investments in clean energy, climate justice, and clean vehicles in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. But according to recent news … Continued
CHICAGO (AP) — Royal Smart remembers every detail: the feeling of the handcuffs on his wrists. The panic as he was led outside into the cold March darkness, arms raised, to face a wall of police officers pointing their guns. … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): We have heard from our partners in Washington, DC that President Biden and congressional leadership are negotiating deep cuts to the bill, and are considering gutting housing from $327 billion to $100 billion or less. We … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Join us in a week of action hosted by the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN) to win protection for Cameroonians in the United States. As Cameroon faces three separate humanitarian crises affecting nearly all of the country’s regions … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): A Pennsylvania Senate committee recently voted out legislation on whether to let out-of-state organizations sue Pennsylvania towns for trying to prevent gun violence—AND have citizens like us pick up the tab. Go to https://ceasefirepa.salsalabs.org/pasenatepunitivepreempt/index.html to tell your … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/18/indefensible-us-billionaires-became-21-trillion-richer-19-months-pandemic New analysis shows that just 745 individuals have combined $5 trillion in wealth—most of which will never be taxed—as nations reels from pain inflicted by Covid-19. JON QUEALLY October 18, 2021 American billionaires grew in number and expanded … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): On October 1st, 2021, Congress Members Madeleine Dean, Mary Gay Scanlon, Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle sent a letter to President Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, to immediately terminate the ICE … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The United Nations will be holding its climate talks, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, during the first two weeks of November. This year’s COP comes at a critical time in history, when we are witnessing … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): 1 in 2 Pennsylvanians are struggling with prescription drug prices, and 1 in 5 are cutting pills in half, leaving prescriptions at the pharmacy, or rationing drugs. PA Senators are back in session, … Continued