Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/29/poverty-policy-choice-study-projects-covid-aid-will-cut-us-poverty-nearly-half “Eradicating poverty is not a utopian fantasy, it’s a policy option.” JAKE JOHNSON July 29, 2021 A detailed analysis of the impact of federal economic relief programs enacted throughout the course of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic projects that … Continued
From Just Harvest (http://www.justharvest.org/): The process for PA and other states getting Pandemic EBT benefits to families with added meal costs due to school and childcare closures has hit many snags and roadblocks. But these nutrition benefits have been a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/28/planets-vital-signs-are-reaching-dangerous-tipping-points-amid-climate-crisis “We need to stop treating the climate emergency as a stand-alone issue—global heating is not the sole symptom of our stressed Earth system.” JULIA CONLEY July 28, 2021 More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): For decades, workers’ rights have faced relentless attacks. But now, we have an opportunity to make a historic change. Demand Congress pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to strengthen workers’ rights to negotiate … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): Our faiths all speak of signs: signs from God, or from the sacred realm. These signs often signal dangers. Threats to our safety and security. Signs can also be a glaring warning that we’re way off track; … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The federal moratorium on housing evictions is about to expire on July 31st and millions of Americans are on the verge of losing their homes. According to the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-29/housing-homelessness/report-universal-access-to-legal-counsel-could-help-prevent-evictions-in-pa/a75174-1 July 29, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — As housing advocates prepare for the end of the CDC’s eviction moratorium Saturday, a new report showed expanding access to legal representation for low-income … Continued
Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/could-invoking-the-golden-rule-sway-some-religious-vaccine-skeptics-a-new-poll-points-to-yes/ With the Delta variant of COVID-19 surging, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging vaccinated Americans in areas of high transmission to wear masks indoors, there’s significant incentive for unvaccinated Americans to finally get the jab. Encouragingly, new research by … Continued
“The bottom line is—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America that will help make our historic economic recovery a historic long-term boom.” -President Biden FACT SHEET: Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Statement by President Joe Biden on … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): President Biden, Vice President Harris and DHS Secretary Mayorkas can stop incarcerating families right now. Let’s hold President Biden to his campaign promise of closing family prisons, let’s demand his White House #EndFamilyDetention and free the families. … Continued