Our friends at Family Values @ Work have been hard at work urging male members of Congress to sign on to Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (CA-15) and Steven Horsford’s (NV-04) “Men of Congress” letter highlighting the need for paid family leave ALL … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/08/biggest-tax-story-year-if-not-decade-analysis-shows-just-how-little-richest-001-pay “The personal federal tax bill for the top 25 in 2018: $1.9 billion. The bill for the wage earners: $143 billion.” JAKE JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER Bill Gates and Warren Buffett speak at an event organized by Columbia … Continued
Bezos, Bloomberg, Buffett, Musk Went Years Paying $0 Income Taxes—Biden’s Plan Would Close Some Loopholes But Many Others Would Remain & Need Closing (WASHINGTON) – Today, ProPublica released a blockbuster report showing that billionaires go years without paying any federal income taxes, … Continued
A vaccine can change a life. As COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out in our own communities in the United States, we all understand just what those shots mean, what a difference they make. And we must not forget about refugees. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/02/just-give-people-money-study-finds-covid-survival-checks-reduced-food-insecurity Published on Wednesday, June 02, 2021 by Common Dreams “It turns out, relieving a lot of everyday hardship can be done very simply and directly by giving poor people money and support. Who knew?” By Jake Johnson, … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): As people of faith, we believe every person in our nation should have the opportunity to live up to our country’s fundamental organizing principles–life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Right now, we … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was appointed under the last administration to run the US Postal Service more like a for-profit business than a public good. This resulted in a massive slowdown of the … Continued
State legislators will hammer out the state budget in early June. Pennsylvania workers are under attack. Some legislators want to force workers to take low-wage jobs even when schools and childcare are unavailable. Some legislators blame the pace of economic … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Last year required many of us to make personal sacrifices. EPI research into preliminary data shows this sacrifice did not extend to many of America’s CEOs. Our researchers reviewed data from 281 large firms filing information … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Let’s make this the summer we finally, FINALLY win paid leave for all of us. We know you’re busy. We know it’s still hard right now. And we also know that members of Congress ARE RIGHT … Continued