From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): For too long, ordinary Americans have missed out on the gains of a growing economy, while the already-rich have captured much more than their fair share of that growth. In a new policy agenda, … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/10/25/week-with-nuns-on-the-bus-19460/#.W9MrSXtKgdU By Richelle Friedman October 25, 2018 Editor’s note: This post was written by Richelle Friedman, CHN’s Director of Public Policy. Richelle is currently spending a week with NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus. The full Nuns on the Bus tour … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): While it is widely understood that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was constructed to make the rich even more rich, the legislation’s effect on the ever-growing racial wealth divide has been largely underreported, if … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): On September 28 House Republicans voted in favor of a second round of tax cuts. They have marketed this extension of the individual tax cuts in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In December, when Republicans passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) they chose to make tax cuts for corporations permanent, while making the individual provisions temporary to satisfy the requirements of budget reconciliation. … Continued
U.S. House Floor Vote Likely Week of Sept. 24 National Day of Action Thurs., Sept. 20 Speaker Paul Ryan has announced that he plans a vote in the House of Representatives on a second round of tax cuts before the … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/15/gop-tax-law-isnt-just-taxes-undermining-american-health-care/#.W3WEMs5KgdU By CHN August 15, 2018 Editor’s note: The op-ed excerpted below was written by Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, and Margarida Jorge, co-director of Health Care for America Now! It was originally published by The Hill on Aug. … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): The current administration’s economic agenda has been relentlessly aimed at helping big corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us—and it’s succeeding wildly. New numbers show that for Americans, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): What are some things the moms of America need? Paid family and medical leave Quality, affordable childcare and healthcare Good schools and parks for our kids Here is one thing the moms of America definitely DON’T … Continued
From National Employment Law Project (http://www.nelp.org/(: At a time when highly profitable corporations should be making it a priority to improve worker pay, a new report from NELP and the Roosevelt Institute finds that U.S. corporations spent most of their … Continued