Tell PA General Assembly—Appropriate American Rescue Plan Homeowner Funds by June 30

From the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (http://www.philaup.org/): As part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan, Congress included $10 billion to help struggling homeowners through the Homeowner Assistance Fund. Through the fund, Pennsylvania is slated to receive over $350 million dollars … Continued

‘A Transformative, Hopeful Event’: Under Pressure, Biden Backs Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/05/transformative-hopeful-event-under-pressure-biden-backs-covid-19-vaccine-patent Published on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 by Common Dreams “This has a real potential to help save lives, strengthen the economy, improve international relations, and eventually end this awful pandemic.”  By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Demonstrators hold … Continued

Report Reveals PA Health-Care Access Disparities

May 7, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-05-07/health/report-reveals-pa-health-care-access-disparities/a74225-1 Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report shows Pennsylvanians are experiencing disparities in access to health care, especially in rural areas and among under-represented racial and … Continued

Tell Congress It’s Time for the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes

From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The pandemic has exposed deep economic divisions in the US―with billionaires seeing their total wealth grow by 55% since the pandemic began while millions of people have lost jobs and fallen into poverty.[1] President … Continued