From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): PFAS, toxic “forever chemicals,” never leave our environment. Yet for years, polluters have dumped these cancer-linked chemicals into our rivers, lakes and reservoirs.1,2 Right now, you have the chance to help turn off the PFAS tap. The Environmental … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Join us this week to uplift the voices of Haitian and black migrants facing ongoing deportations and expulsions under the Title 42 policy – a racist, Trump-era policy that Biden has extended to turn people seeking safety … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): Our economy, democracy, and climate have been warped by a concentration of wealth in the hands of a small minority. This concentration allows the powerful to drive policies that benefit themselves while leaving the rest … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Sign on at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/personalmedical and tell Congress that paid family and medical leave supports working families. Access to paid family and medical leave is crucial for working families. And let’s be very clear, paid leave is … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): There’s one issue that raises support for President Biden’s Build Back Better plan by 29%.[1] The Billionaires Income Tax. Write to your members of Congress at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-congress-tax-billionaire-wealth-by-including-the-billionaires-income-tax-in-the-build-back-better-plan and demand they tax wealth like work and … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Haitian migrants were crammed together in makeshift encampments in Del Rio, Texas and thousands have been deported without the chance to plead their case in front of a judge. The treatment of Haitians … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/03/pandora-papers-biggest-ever-bombshell-leak-exposes-financial-secrets-super-rich “This is the Panama Papers on steroids.” BRETT WILKINS October 3, 2021 In what’s being called the “biggest-ever leak of offshore data,” a cache of nearly 12 million documents published Sunday laid bare the hidden wealth, secret dealings, and corruption … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/09/amid-calls-fire-dejoy-20-state-ags-file-suit-over-plan-sabotage-postal-service “Millions of Americans depend on the mail every day,” said Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. “One political appointee does not get to decide the fate of the Postal Service.” JON QUEALLY October 9, 2021 Twenty state … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-10-11/health/survey-pa-long-term-care-industry-in-crisis/a76065-1 October 11, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid staffing shortages at Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities, there are growing fears many vulnerable older adults and their caretakers … Continued
