Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/racial-wealth-gap-leading-almost-nonexistent-middle-class Published on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 by Common Dreams With people of color projected to make up the majority of Americans by 2043, a new study warns against policies that keep many black and Latino households out … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Improving Economy and Help from Now-Threatened Assistance Make the Difference The poverty rate declined to 12.7 percent in 2016, down from 13.5 percent in 2015 and from 14.8 percent in 2014, according to … Continued
From People Demanding Action (http://pdaction.org/): Washington has begun a historic―and disastrous―debate. Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress want to enact massive tax cuts that will mostly benefit millionaires and billionaires and wealthy corporations paid for by deep budget cuts … Continued
From Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity (https://spotlightonpoverty.org/): This morning, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on incomes, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States, revealing mostly good news in the last year for low-income Americans. Some key findings: … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Posted at https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/greenstein-census-data-show-largest-two-year-income-gain-in-five-decades-progress CBPP Statement: September 12, 2017 – For Immediate Release BY ROBERT GREENSTEIN Today’s Census data bring good news on income, poverty, and health coverage. The typical household’s income rose more … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): Like you, we see every day the harmful effects of inequality on families, communities and our economy. For years, we’ve known that the racial wealth divide is growing larger, not shrinking. And, while there’s no shortage … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (http://www.breachrepairers.org/): This month, Eric Winston and Wanda Coker joined us at The Gathering to share their struggles and hopes as low-wage workers in the Fight For $15. The United States’ economy runs on our labor, … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): We are at an impasse on passing a revenue package for the state budget. If we don’t pass a package soon, there is a strong possibility that the services we all rely upon will be frozen or … Continued
Posted at http://www.epi.org/blog/ending-daca-lowers-wages-and-tax-revenue-and-degrades-labor-standards/ Posted September 5, 2017 at 2:06 pm by Daniel Costa This morning Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration will “wind down,” and in six months, end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a Department of Homeland … Continued
See other ways you can contribute to Hurricane Irma relief: Faith-Based and Other Ways to Help Our Neighbors Affected by Hurricanes Harvey & Irma National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Provides Places to Help Those Affected by Harvey & … Continued