From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Six feet. That’s what scientists reported last week as the likely sea level rise in the next 85 years, if we don’t check the current levels of runaway climate change. Under this scenario, “the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-04-06/criminal-justice/lawsuit-challenges-underfunded-public-defender-system/a51271-1 April 6, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PITTSBURGH – Poor people must be allowed to sue for enforcement of their right to legal counsel, according to an argument being … Continued
Posted at https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/04/alarming-surge-in-recorded-executions-sees-highest-toll-in-more-than-25-years/ 6 April 2016, 12:27 UTC Dramatic surge in executions globally– highest number recorded by Amnesty International in more than 25 years Three countries – Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia – responsible for almost 90% of all recorded … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/national-education-policy-center-releases-profound-analysis-of-portfolio-school-reform/ In a new policy brief, the National Education Policy Center has published a lucid and pithy summary of the tragedy happening today in urban public school districts across the United States: “As policymakers and the courts abandoned … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-04-05/civil-rights/one-person-one-vote-survives-challenge-in-supreme-court/a51251-1 April 5, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the principle of ‘one person, one vote,’ by … Continued
Controversial Sunoco Logistics Project Will Steamroll Local Family’s Property Huntingdon, PA – Sunoco Logistics will be constructing a 350-mile pipeline, the Mariner East Project, which will transport natural gas, propane and/or ethane between Eastern Ohio and the Pennsylvania/Delaware line, crossing 17 … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): On March 31, the Washington Post ran an op-ed from President Obama: How we can make our vision of a world without nuclear weapons a reality. The President is hosting a Nuclear Security Summit and is … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): During Earth Month, the Creation Justice community is engaging in prayer and action to protect God’s creatures. Today, please stand with the Gwich’in people of Alaska, who are advocating to save God’s creatures, and their … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): No–it’s not a Rorschach Test–this is an actual gerrymandered district. When we vote, we want our elections to be fair. We want our votes to count and we want our voices to be heard. Partisan … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Early this week, lead levels in three Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania schools were found to contain three times the federal standard of acceptable lead. In response to the reports by WFMZ-TV, the Allentown … Continued