From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Earlier this year thousands of MomsRising members celebrated a major victory when then Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted clemency to Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim sentenced to life in prison at only 16 years old.[1] … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): August 6 was Hiroshima Day, the 74th anniversary of the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, on August 9, the United States dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. It is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s a gut punch. An unimaginable horror. More than 80 people were killed or injured in two brutal mass shootings over the weekend. [1] Too many lives have been ended or forever altered. Too many mothers, … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Gilroy. El Paso. Dayton. My heart is breaking again and again. These communities have been attacked by gun violence and white supremacist terrorism. We must do everything in our power to ensure the safety, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): HARRISBURG – New evidence shows that 1,467 lives were saved in the four years since Medicaid was expanded in Pennsylvania. A new study released via the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)[1] … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Please take a few minutes to ask your state lawmakers about their positions on cyber charter school funding and accountability reforms at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/do-your-lawmakers-support-cyber-charter-school-funding-and-accountability-reform. Right now, lawmakers are in their districts enjoying summer vacations. They … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Imagine this…It’s late on November 3, 2020. You are glued to the TV watching the election results come in and the candidates for President are neck and neck. Suddenly, there is a news flash – reports … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Despite omitting discussion of any impact on free school meals in the analysis of its proposed rule to change a SNAP state option that would eliminate SNAP benefits for 3.1 million people, … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Welcome to Creation Justice Ministries’ new Action Center! This center will be updated monthly with new and relevant ways to get involved in caring for and restoring God’s creation on a personal, congregational, and civic … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/health-care-all-principles America has made significant progress expanding health insurance since the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But many gaps in coverage remain, particularly for people with low incomes and people of color. It’s critical to center the national discussion … Continued