Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/12/06/two-months-after-nations-deadliest-mass-shooting-gop-house-passes-dangerous-bill Published on Wednesday, December 06, 2017 by Common Dreams “If this bill becomes law, the body count of innocent victims killed by concealed carry permit holders will only rise.” By Julia Conley, staff writer People scramble for … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): The House passed its “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” November 16th and the Senate passed its version December 2nd. Both bills would raise taxes on many low- and middle-income families in … Continued
BCTV | Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 8:03 pm League of Women Voters Presents (Berks County TV) hosts Kadida Kenner from Why Courts Matter Pennsylvania, who gives information on how federal judges are picked (with Jenn Hanf). http://www.bctv.org/videos/league-of-women-voters-presents/html_e846e9f9-3a16-5386-bb9e-3fe203a934d6.html
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Our nation needs a moral revival. Systemic racism. Poverty. A war economy. Ecological destruction. A distorted national morality. These enmeshed evils are tearing apart the country’s social fabric. That’s why today, poor and disenfranchised people, … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): There’s no easy way to put this. We lost the Senate tax bill vote and it hurts. As the League’s online director, I wanted to thank you for making phone calls and sending emails … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Thank you to everyone who contacted your Senators last week! You raised your voice, and a damaging provision to repeal the Johnson Amendment stayed out of the Senate tax plan. … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Tax reform bills have now passed the House and Senate. These bills treat resources for affordable housing production differently. The Senate Bill retains the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and Private Activity Bonds … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): (Washington, DC) President Trump has signed a presidential proclamation to diminish the size of Bears Ears National Monument by more than 85 percent, and a presidential proclamation to reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by about half. With these proclamations, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/12/04/allowing-muslim-ban-go-effect-us-supreme-court-rules-favor-trump Published on Monday, December 04, 2017 by Common Dreams In a 7-2 decision, justices lift lower-court rulings that had imposed injunction against discriminatory travel and immigration policy By Common Dreams staff A woman wearing a hijab stands … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): The Korean war claimed millions of lives. Yet more than 60 years later, there’s a grave risk that history could repeat itself, only this time nuclear weapons are on the table. Over the weekend, National Security … Continued