Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/07/journalism-defenders-push-passage-game-changing-press-act “The PRESS Act is the most important free press legislation in modern times because it would finally stop the government from spying on journalists and threatening them with arrest for doing their jobs,” explained one advocate. BRETT … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The U.S. population is aging; at the same time, the labor force participation rate is increasing among older Americans. As a result of well-documented flaws in the U.S. retirement system, many older workers hope … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM is fighting to preserve judges’ authority to resentence federal prisoners using compassionate release. Why? Because we know that the Bureau of Prisons does not always grant compassionate release to incarcerated people who deserve … Continued
From Spotlight PA (https://www.spotlightpa.org/): Gov. Tom Wolf is backing a regulatory change that would formalize nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people while circumventing the legislature. Under guidance released in 2018, a student, tenant, or worker at most businesses can file a … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): In November, a federal court ruled that the continuation of Title 42 is in violation of U.S. law, alongside a plan to end the Title 42 policy on December 21st. Despite the ruling, the administration … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Six years ago, Bill Underwood, Senior Fellow at The Sentencing Project, met Senator Booker inside a federal prison. He told him about his family, shared his story, and told him about how he was sentenced … Continued
From the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg (http://www.wacharrisburg.org): Accepting submissions for the 2023 MLK International Poetry & Storytelling Competition for High School Students! Get your poem or short story in before Jan. 6 and come to the festival at the Civic … Continued
At this time of year, we all want our homes to be filled with warmth, comfort, and the people we love most. But this year, too many of us will have empty seats at the holiday table–because our country’s overdose … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Domestic workers care for children, support older people and people with disabilities, and clean our homes. These workers are vital to our economy and provide critical quality-of-life supports for many Americans. But their compensation … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not permanently safe from oil and gas drilling. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is among one of the last remaining truly wild places. Every year, hundreds of thousands of caribou migrate … Continued