State of Working PA 2019: Troubling Long-Term Trends Continue, But Businesses Offer an Opening for a Shift

From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today released the 24th edition of its report “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” The report finds that, despite … Continued

Tell Congress: Don’t Allow States/Municipalities to Ban Refugee Resettlement—by September 9

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From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Last week, reports surfaced that the administration is preparing to release an executive order that would grant authority to states and localities to deny refugee resettlement in their communities. This discriminatory and unlawful policy, in … Continued

Local Events Offer Help to Fight High Rx Costs

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-08-26/health-issues/local-events-offer-help-to-fight-high-rx-costs/a67551-1 August 26, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window From 2012 to 2017 the average cost of brand name prescription drugs in PA rose 58%. (Burlingham/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvanians … Continued

Call on ADM to Commit to Zero Deforestation—in the Amazon and Elsewhere

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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Unprecedented fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest.1 The Amazon, with its countless trees, is a vital stronghold in the fight against climate change. It’s also home to incredible wildlife like elusive, spotted jaguars.2 Tropical forests like … Continued

#PrayForAmazonia Goes Viral as Twitter Users Call Attention to ‘International Emergency’ of Fires Devastating Brazil’s Rainforest

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/prayforamazonia-goes-viral-twitter-users-call-attention-international-emergency Published on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 by Common Dreams “The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks! We are on the verge of losing it completely if the fire isn’t put out. The loss of trees, … Continued

Lawsuit on Behalf of 55,000 Migrants Accuses Administration of Torture in ICE Detention Centers

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/lawsuit-behalf-55000-migrants-accuses-trump-administration-torture-ice-detention Published on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 by Common Dreams “Tens of thousands have suffered as a result of the federal government’s abject failure to provide basic medical care. More will suffer, and more will die, without court … Continued