From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): In the midst of a public health and economic crisis, prescription drug costs are continuing to rise. Pennsylvania legislators should make addressing healthcare affordability one of their first actions in the new legislative session, … Continued
Published on Saturday, January 02, 2021 by Inequality.org Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/01/02/2021-lets-ring-global-alarm-inequality-everyone-can-hear Our task ahead: preventing a deeply unequal world from recreating pre-pandemic business as usual. By Sam Pizzigati Food Bank for New York City hosts a food distribution pop-up in … Continued
The religious composition of the 117th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2021) – When it comes to religious affiliation, the 117th U.S. Congress looks similar to the previous Congress but quite different from Americans overall, a new Pew Research Center analysis finds. … Continued
Friends, This has been a year unlike any other. We haven’t been able to gather with our families and friends as we always have. Our religious services have mostly become online affairs. We must wear masks whenever we are out … Continued
TELL CONGRESS TO PASS A COVID RELIEF PACKAGE NOW From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, Congress is considering a COVID relief package to accompany federal funding for the remainder of this fiscal year. As congressional leaders plan to include another … Continued
Contents: More by IG Group FX next week: Interest rates and trade levels ISM Services PMI Preview: Strong figure set to catapult US Dollar to new highs FXCM’s Economic Calendar: Form And Function REAL-TIME RATES An economic calendar is a … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): As we head toward Labor Day, here’s a chilling fact: Each week, about a million people file new jobless claims. One. Million. People. So how do working families cope with all the challenges from the pandemic—the public … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): When we drill, we spill. The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon disaster should have taught us that lesson for good. But we’re still drilling off our coasts to this day. And despite fierce opposition, the Trump administration is working to open … Continued
