Posted at https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/children-and-families-trouble-census-data-show-declining-health-coverage Nearly a decade into a long economic recovery from the Great Recession, the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty and health insurance reports for 2018 show resounding signs of trouble for our country’s lowest-income residents. Most alarmingly, the number … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 4, 2019 — A report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/29/despite-relentless-assault-corporate-america-gallup-poll-shows-support-unions-near Published on Thursday, August 29, 2019 by Common Dreams “The labor movement has a powerful wind at its back. And we will carry this momentum into new organizing campaigns and our work in the 2020 elections.” By … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Have you always wanted to know more about economics? Do you want to learn about innovative policies that have been proven to bring economic benefits to the people & communities you serve? Your opportunity arrives … Continued
From National Farmworker Ministry (http://nfwm.org/): From now until September 6th, please take the time to contact your Congressional Representatives while they are on summer recess. If possible, look for opportunities to meet with them at local events or make an appointment … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today released the 24th edition of its report “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” The report finds that, despite … Continued
Actually, action at any time is appropriate! September 16th, Statewide Across the state, activists will be lobbying their state representatives in-district as a send off action. Let’s send them a message, reminding them that part of their job in 2019 … Continued
From the Courage Campaign (https://www.couragecampaign.org/): Over 2.5 million domestic workers across the United States — many of them immigrants and women of color — care for our children, homes, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Yet domestic workers in the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): August 22 was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that Black women must work until August 22 of 2019 (and all of 2018) in order to earn what white men were paid in 2018 … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (https://www.breachrepairers.org/): “Suppose a person claims to have faith but doesn’t act on their faith. My brothers and sisters, can this kind of faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister has no clothes or … Continued