Households Struggle to Afford Food, Pay Rent, Emerging Data Show JULY 21, 2020 BY SHARON PARROTT, ARLOC SHERMAN, JOSEPH LLOBRERA, ALICIA MAZZARA, JENNIFER BELTRÁN, MICHAEL LEACHMAN Executive Summary “THE NEXT PACKAGE SHOULD BOTH EXTEND THE RELIEF MEASURES THAT ARE WORKING … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/22/oxfam-america-calls-tax-pandemic-profiteers-fund-covid-19-recovery-and-common-good Published on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 by Common Dreams “Taxing excess profits during a crisis is an old idea whose time has come again.” By Julia Conley, staff writer A demonstrator holding a “People Over Profit” sign … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Any effective response to the coronavirus pandemic will involve spending that increases the national debt. Should we be concerned? The U.S. should spend smart—not avoid spending. Economist Josh Bivens, research director at EPI, explains why the … Continued
Pennsylvania Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster has recently created a COVID-19 informational dashboard, a knowledge board dedicated to providing organization members with relevant COVID-19 data. On this dashboard, members of PAVOAD can view a myriad of sources regarding the novel … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): States are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more than two decades, EPI has been home to EARN—a national network of 55 organizations in 43 states and the District of Columbia working … Continued
On July 15, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed new orders for targeted mitigation efforts in response to the recent rise in COVID cases, primarily in southwest Pennsylvania, but also in other counties in … Continued
National health policy leaders today endorsed Governor Tom Wolf’s most recent mitigation efforts to stop another surge of COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth, reminding all Pennsylvanians that by taking these measures now we can stop further spread and end mitigation … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of Americans to lose their employer-based health insurance. Taxpayers have already paid billions of dollars for research for a vaccine, but for-profit pharma companies refuse to guarantee any vaccine will be affordable to those same taxpayers. … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): The U.S. Postal Service — under new postmaster general Louis DeJoy — just announced sweeping changes that could throw a major wrench into November’s election. If we don’t respond, USPS could soon come to a grinding halt … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Today is a critical day for action for people who have lost their jobs because of COVID-19! It is only 10 days before the $600 per week expanded unemployment insurance benefits expire (and 72 hours until states … Continued