Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/5/1875172/-Voter-suppression-starts-with-a-lack-of-civics-education Rochaun Meadows Fernandez for Our Prism Monday August 05, 2019 · 12:00 PM EDT There’s no shortage of factors standing between youth and voter participation. “I wish that I knew more about how political parties actually work and how voting influences … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Clean Air Council is excited to share our annual workplace biking challenge with you: Cycle September! Starting September 1, you and hundreds of people across Greater Philadelphia can compete for great prizes by riding … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Together we’re making exciting progress towards achieving comprehensive paid leave for all. RIGHT NOW we need to quickly identify stories from people who’ve needed paid leave for medical reasons, for example for surgery or for a … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Last weekend, State Representative Wendi Thomas became the 100th member of the General Assembly to cosponsor our legislation to transition Pennsylvania to 100% renewable energy by the year 2050 through House Bill 1425 and Senate Bill 630. … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): The administration is using faulty science to justify rolling back the national clean car standards that safeguard our families, communities, and planet. And now the administration is trying to take away states’ authority … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On August 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.1494, the so-called “Secure and Protect Act of 2019” introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham, out of committee. This bill would eliminate protections for children and victims of human … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): I never thought I would repeat the words I spoke in Geneva so long ago, but they ring in my ears once again: “Let us do something meaningful—something profound—to stem this … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and water and the protection of the Commonwealth’s natural resources. Unfortunately, current law makes it very difficult for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to hold polluters … Continued
From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): For over 20 years the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) has defended the Endangered Species Act. The last major threat was back in 1996. EEN’s efforts — including a press conference with a cougar, which … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): During his testimony before Congress last week, Robert Mueller made it clear to the American people: Russia’s attack on our elections in 2016 was drastic — and if we don’t immediately improve our election security measures, … Continued