Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/28/head-smacker-trump-wrongly-claims-corporate-taxes-high/#.WNu6hG8rIdU By Lecia Imbery March 28, 2017 President Trump’s address to Congress last month gave us in the human needs community much to smack our heads about. As CHN’s Debbie Weinstein noted in this piece about Trump’s false promises, he promised … Continued
From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/): Wow! The Maryland Senate just voted 35-10 to ban fracking in Maryland! Since the House already passed the bill and Governor Hogan promised to sign it, we’re about to ban fracking in Maryland! The … Continued
Good reminder for a time such as this… by Rev. Richard R. Fernandez On April 5, 1967, editorials in nearly 200 newspapers across the country screamed their displeasure at the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King gave in opposition to … Continued
From the Pew Research Center Posted at http://www.people-press.org/2017/02/16/4-attitudes-toward-increasing-diversity-in-the-u-s/ Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) say an increasing number of people from different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in the U.S. makes the country a better place to live; fewer (29%) think growing … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): As best we can tell, serious, concerted construction of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline has been delayed by up to several months. There are still state permits that have yet to be issued for the project … Continued
From the American Civil Liberties Union of PA (http://www.aclupa.org): We are in a fierce struggle now to stop House Bill 27, the police secrecy bill, in order to protect transparency and accountability in policing. Governor Wolf agrees with us that … Continued
The Atlantic An alphabet soup’s worth of government agencies are exercising their ability to look down on ordinary citizens. Mike Blake / Reuters Mar 10, 2016 A little more than a decade ago the border patrol started using surveillance drones. … Continued
From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): President’s proposed budget puts drinking water sources at-risk for 13 million Bay residents—find information to Take Action below. The President has released his budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which recommends that the $73 … Continued
“The Good News is a ‘lamp shining in a dark place.’” John Elwood, of Climate Caretakers, combines biblical, scientific, and business approaches in his monthly Evangelical blog, www.BelovedPlanet.com , now in its 7th year. It reflects his “hearing the gospel’s … Continued
The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Pennsylvania: is a volunteer-operated, consumer supportive not-for-profit that is not affiliated with the funeral industry. provides guidance for current regulations, available options such as green or traditional burials and educational information to help you become … Continued