Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/22/electoral-college-abolitionists-say-court-ruling-shows-why-current-system-terrible Published on Thursday, August 22, 2019 by Common Dreams Case “could spur additional change and additional movement that would in some ways make a solution like the National Popular Vote stronger,” one advocate said By Julia Conley, … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Good news! With pressure from the faith community, Ford, along with Volkswagen, Honda and BMW have finally decided to support a compromise with California and a dozen other states that follow the California Clean … Continued
From the Courage Campaign (https://www.couragecampaign.org/): Over 2.5 million domestic workers across the United States — many of them immigrants and women of color — care for our children, homes, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Yet domestic workers in the … Continued
From the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (http://www.usglc.org/): After weeks of internal negotiations, late last week at an Oval office meeting, the president rejected the proposal by the Office of Budget and Management that would have cut more than $4 billion … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): The “public charge” test refers to the evaluation by federal immigration officials to determine whether a person applying for a visa or green card is likely to rely on government benefits. The final rule, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): August 22 was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that Black women must work until August 22 of 2019 (and all of 2018) in order to earn what white men were paid in 2018 … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Most Americans Happy to Switch from Private Plans to Medicare for All A Business Insider poll published earlier this month found that most Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage support switching over to Medicare for All, undermining the right-wing … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): At a time of unprecedented support for Medicare for All, half-measure proposals are being floated by members of Congress and Presidential candidates. The chief beneficiaries of these proposals are for-profit insurance and pharmaceutical corporations. Not … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): We pay our monthly utility bill and expect the lights to come on when we flip the switch. But behind the utilities, there’s another system made up of regional grid operators, which coordinate … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/21/we-dont-have-live-march-our-lives-unveils-sweeping-plan-address-gun-violence-and Published on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “Created by survivors, so you don’t have to be one.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Parkland shooting victim and survivor David Hogg, center, joins Manuel Oliver and his … Continued