Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/16/studies-show-ice-melting-and-ocean-warming-both-happening-much-faster-previously Published on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 by Common Dreams “Just a reminder that behind each day’s controversies, the biggest story is constantly playing out.” By Julia Conley, staff writer A new study by researchers at the University … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/16/keeping-global-warming-below-15degc-may-still-be-possible-immediate-action-new-study Published on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 by Common Dreams “It’s good news from a geophysical point of view,” says the lead researcher. “We are basically saying we can’t build anything now that emits fossil fuels.” By Jessica … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org/pfam): Note: A version of this article, also written by our editor, is published online by our friends at Sojourners. To see that version of the article, click here. The core argument in favor of universal … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI has provided the facts and figures for successful minimum wage campaigns in cities and states across the country, from New York City to Minneapolis to Seattle. Over the last five years, we’ve provided … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Although the recently-released 2018 Annual Homelessness Report to Congress Part 1 reported encouraging declines in family homelessness, the nation is still well short of any goal to end it. In a new … Continued
From Keystone Counts (https://www.keystonecounts.org/): Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to add the citizenship question was unlawful. His ruling blocks the administration from adding the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/10/confronting-pharma-greed-literally-killing-people-sanders-and-khanna-unveil-bills Published on Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?” … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): On Jan 1, 2019 state legislators were sworn in for the 2019-20 legislative session. Among them are 43 new Representatives and 7 new Senators. Hopefully these freshmen will bring new energy, enthusiasm and a willingness … Continued
From Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill The legislature has made strides to combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania over the last few years. Representative Seth Grove (R-York) and I are working to close a loophole that exists in the current law. On Wednesday, … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Recently we marked the 17 year anniversary since the opening of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo was opened as a place where the U.S. government could imprison people outside the … Continued