From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Last week, Democratic 2020 Presidential front-runner Senator Elizabeth Warren released her plan to pay for Medicare for All. As discussed previously here at Faith in Healthcare, Senator Bernie Sanders, academic think tanks, and economists have already set … Continued
From the Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice (http://justice.crcna.org/): On Monday, November 4, President Trump began the formal process of withdrawing the U.S from the Paris Climate Agreement. This action by the president deepens the climate crisis as it … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Will you please take one minute to call your representative at 844-899-8819 in support of the REAL Act? Alternatively, you can call directly–find contact information: https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5415/getLocal.jsp College education for incarcerated students makes our prisons … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/05/warning-untold-human-suffering-over-11000-scientists-around-world-declare-climate Published on Tuesday, November 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “Scientists have a culture of reticence when it comes to making statements like this, but the emergency is rapidly accelerating, and the scientists are very clear: this is … Continued
Please join in signing a petition that calls for Governor Wolf to take immediate action to clean up the Susquehanna River and make the restored waterway his legacy. We’d like to once again swim, fish, and boat in the river … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): If this summer felt especially brutal, it wasn’t your imagination: It was the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere — tied with 2016.1 Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan that would … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bees aren’t the only pollinators at risk. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), we’ve lost 970 million monarch butterflies since their peak in the 1990s.1 That’s a decline of 90 percent of the monarch … Continued
From PA Voice (https://www.pennsylvaniavoice.org/): Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law a bipartisan measure (Act 77 of 2019) that makes some of the most significant updates to Pennsylvania election laws in more than 80 years, including several provisions that mirror … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): Surprise medical bills — alarmingly common in Pennsylvania — can financially devastate those already vulnerable and deter people from seeking necessary health care. Urge your state House member to step in to protect … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The USDA’s new proposed SNAP rule would cut food stamp benefits from millions of low-income families, exacerbating struggles and causing financial strain. The administration is trying to bypass Congress―sneaking in billions of dollars … Continued