Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/06/13/5-reasons-we-need-national-organization-energize-fight-single-payer Health care is a national crisis that requires a national solution. JUDY ALBERT, CLAIRE M. COHEN, SANDRA FOX, ED GRYSTAR, ANA MALINOW, KAY TILLOW June 13, 2022 Now is the time. There is a need for a national group of grassroots activists … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/13/people-over-pentagon-proposal-would-take-100-billion-pentagon-fund-social-programs The Lee-Pocan bill disproves the claim that there’s not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty, or protect the planet,” said one proponent. JESSICA CORBETT June 13, 2022 Progressive advocacy groups across the … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Later this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be proposing the full version of its much anticipated rule limiting climate-changing methane and asthma-causing volatile organic compound (VOC) pollution from new and existing … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): A new analysis from The Sentencing Project debunks the widespread narrative that youth crime exploded during the pandemic. The report finds scarce evidence of a new youth-led crime wave. Rather, most of the data suggests … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-13/campaign-finance-reform-money-in-pol/report-dark-money-in-pa-senate-race-distracts-from-issues-that-matter/a79448-1 June 13, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s Senate race is garnering national attention, with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz running to replace retiring Republican Sen. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): One-third of North American species — including bumblebees, butterflies, and hummingbirds — are at risk of extinction.1 Right now, over 1,300 species are listed under the Endangered Species Act as either endangered or threatened.2 Another 12,000 are … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): June 15th marked 10 years since immigrant youth won the DACA program, providing temporary legal status to people who came here as children. The program was won through relentless organizing by undocumented young … Continued
CoinDesk journalists are not allowed to purchase stock outright in DCG. In finance, the exchange rates (also known as the foreign-exchange rate, forex rate or FX rate) between two currencies specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of … Continued
