From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): WE WON! In no small part due to the pressure of MomsRising members and over 100 organizations who are part of the #FamiliesBelongTogether Corporate Accountability Committee, Bank of America just announced they will no longer fund … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/05/we-are-climate-emergency-america-anchorage-hits-90-degrees-first-time-recorded Published on Friday, July 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “This is unprecedented. I tease people that Anchorage is the coolest city in the country—and climatically that is true—but right now we are seeing record heat,” said Anchorage … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/07/03/medicare-all-means-real-choice-one-health-card-good-anywhere-you-go Published on Wednesday, July 03, 2019 by Common Dreams You can go to any doctor, any hospital or clinic or other provider you prefer. All networks are gone. So are all surprise medical bills. So are all … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/08/smithsonian-seeking-child-migrants-drawings-horrific-detention-document-history-it Published on Monday, July 08, 2019 Request by Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History comes as U.N. rights chief condemns “alarming situation” at southern border facilities By Andrea Germanos, staff writer One of the drawings made by … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Health care is on the line again (!!) with oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Republican-led Texas v. United States lawsuit that could overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and threaten … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the Pepsi-Cola logo shining brightly in the evening sky, 300 miles above. And it’s there to remind us that there may be no place … Continued
From the Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice (http://justice.crcna.org/): When it comes to divisive issues like immigration, how do we think about them as Christians? In this video, OSJ’s Rev. Kate Kooyman shares themes from the Bible that can … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): In honor of Independence Day, Oxfam brought together a diverse group of refugees, Temporary Protected Status holders, asylum seekers, and immigrants to recite “The New Colossus,” the poem at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. … Continued
From Restaurant Opportunities Center United (https://rocunited.org/): This is incredibly important. Will you sign our petition in support of the Raise the Wage Act? Go to https://secure.everyaction.com/0rfSviir_kKGzBlXmUpaQA2 to sign now! The Raise the Wage Act would dramatically improve the lives of working … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/02/busting-right-wing-talking-point-groundbreaking-study-shows-federal-15-minimum-wage Published on Tuesday, July 02, 2019 by Common Dreams “A $15 federal minimum wage by 2024 will have widespread positive effects for working women and men, kids and communities of color, without causing any job loss.” By … Continued