From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We recently passed another kind of Mother’s Day. The kind where you might want to bang your head on your desk because it’s Moms’ Equal Pay Day. Yup, that one…again – the day marking how far … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): This is a critical time for redistricting reform. On May 22, PA Senate Bill 22 was amended and voted unanimously out of committee. While the amended version allows legislators some involvement, our leadership team believe … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/29/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-u-s-child-poverty-by-more-than-half/#.WxVqGe4vwdU By Center on Budget and Policy Priorities May 29, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Arloc Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). It was originally published on CBPP’s blog, Off the Charts, on … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We supported the students for the historic #March4OurLives when they rallied to save their own lives from gun violence. Now Parkland student leaders are calling on young people across the country to #Vote4OurLives to remind people … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): The United States has been at war for 17 years, which has led to widespread human rights violations, including torture, indefinite detention and unlawful killings. Since 2001, the US has expanded its use of military … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-29/environment/mariner-east-pipelines-shut-down-again/a62688-1 May 29, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Mariner East pipelines are designed to carry highly volatile liquid ethane. (Arulonline/Pixabay) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Citing sinkholes, contaminated water wells and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/05/22/humans-less-1-life-earth-have-destroyed-half-its-plants-more-80-all-mammals Published on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 by Common Dreams “It is pretty staggering,” said the lead researcher of the new study By Jessica Corbett, staff writer “When I do a puzzle with my daughters, there is usually … Continued
Published at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/05/25/climate-change-could-supercharge-threat-antibiotic-resistance-study Published on Friday, May 25, 2018 by Common Dreams The ‘associations between antibiotic resistance and temperature could be increasing over time’ By Andrea Germanos, staff writer E.coli. The World Health Organizations says antibiotic resistance is “one of … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/blog/seven-facts-about-tipped-workers-and-the-tipped-minimum-wage/ Posted May 31, 2018 at 4:40 pm by Elise Gould and David Cooper As debate continues on a referendum to raise the tipped minimum wage in Washington, D.C., to the minimum wage for nearly all other workers, we wanted to take … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI’s Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Policy Subcommittee regarding the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Bivens and Blair find that … Continued