Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/05/over-120-groups-call-congress-back-constitutional-amendment-overturning-citizens Published on Thursday, September 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “America needs to be responsive to the people, not to corporations and special interests, or it is no longer a democratic republic.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Danielle … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): We’re Closer Than Ever To #ShutDownBerks But We Need People Like YOU To Make It Happen These last four years people from across the state of Pennsylvania have come together to create a movement. A movement … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-05/immigrant-issues/elders-arrested-at-philly-ice-protest/a67670-1 September 5, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Four members of ElderWitness were arrested by DHS on charges of obstructing the entrance to a federal building. (Roz Dutton/ElderWitness) PHILADELPHIA – … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/04/federal-watchdog-report-sheds-light-emotional-horror-faced-migrant-children-detained Published on Wednesday, September 04, 2019 “Trump’s penchant for terrorizing and tormenting Latino children for political gain is literally causing irreparable trauma.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 4, 2019 — A report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Throughout the Season of Creation, our team will present a weekly theme honoring one aspect of God’s amazing creation. This week’s theme is water. The Creation Justice community educates, prays, and acts to uphold our … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The last few weeks have been filled with broken hearts and prayers, most recently for the victims and families devastated by the weekend shooting rampage in Odessa, Texas, that has left seven people dead and another … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Corporations and special interest groups are spending BIG in our elections to make sure they get their way. And thanks to bad Supreme Court rulings like the Citizens United decision, they can do it all secretly … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Another one of America’s iconic places needs our help: the vital watershed ecosystem of Alaska’s Bristol Bay. On July 30, the Environmental Protection Agency publicly announced it would fast-track a mining project that would devastate Bristol Bay … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): It is an exciting time for public education advocates who support charter and cyber charter school reforms that will benefit students and taxpayers in Pennsylvania. In mid-August, Governor Wolf put forward strong proposals to … Continued