From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The last week has been a great one for Alaska’s wild places. The biggest headline thus far: the President has placed a moratorium on ALL oil and gas activities in the Arctic National Wildlife … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): After over a year since the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed in the United States, and 50 different states taking 50 different approaches to addressing the virus, we finally have a national strategy for combating this deadly virus … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Throughout the pandemic, postal workers have courageously and reliably fulfilled their mission—even in the face of a Postmaster General who has undermined their work and sabotaged the mail service we all rely on. … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Pennsylvania’s legislative majority is advancing an unprecedented bill that would take voters’ power over our courts away, eviscerate judicial independence and disenfranchise millions of voters. Right now, you get to vote for every state Supreme Court justice … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Immigrants are essential. Every day, immigrants are at the forefront of fighting the effects of this pandemic, helping keep us safe, healthy, and cared for, even as immigrants and people of color are disproportionately … Continued
President Biden has rescinded the Muslim Ban, but we must ensure that this discrimination never happens again. Rescinding the Muslim Ban marks a new beginning for countless American families that have been cruelly separated from their loved ones for years. It is … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Journey with the IIC through Lent, a solemn religious season in the Christian tradition that extends between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Our Lenten devotional reflects on nine values that ground the work of immigration … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): What’s happening For more than a decade, the federal minimum wage has not budged from $7.25 an hour. The Raise the Wage Act, introduced in the House Tuesday, would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/26/unseemly-11-trillion-billionaire-wealth-gain-during-pandemic-could-fully-fund-biden Published on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 by Common Dreams “We should tax these windfall gains to pay for recovery.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer A demonstrator holds a “Tax the Rich” sign during a protest in New … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Child care is a collective responsibility and a public good. Like clean water, safe food, and good public schools, high quality, affordable child care is a shared priority that benefits everyone. We need to ensure that … Continued