From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): A RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE ON CARBON PRICING. This webinar recording is an excellent way to better understand carbon pricing from a religious perspective. EARTH DAY RESOURCE “THE NEXT GENERATION RISES” Youth are leading the way in creation care and justice, … Continued
By GARANCE BURKE, JULIET LINDERMAN AND MARTHA MENDOZA SANTA ANA, California (AP) — This story is part of an ongoing joint investigation between The Associated Press and the PBS series FRONTLINE on the treatment of migrant children, which includes an … Continued
Posted at https://spotlightonpoverty.org/spotlight-exclusives/government-supports-are-responsible-for-poverty-reductions/ Danilo Trisi, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, posted on August 14, 2019 The poverty rate has fallen by nearly half since 1967, largely due to the growing effectiveness of economic security programs such as Social Security, food … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/14/fracking-boom-us-and-canada-largely-blame-massive-rise-global-methane-levels-study Published on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Common Dreams While the rise of methane in the Earth’s atmosphere over the past decade has been “globally significant,” quick action to end fracking would have a rapid, positive impact … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/14/now-earning-278-times-more-average-worker-new-study-shows-ceo-pay-has-grown-more Published on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Common Dreams “Corporate greed is eviscerating the working class.” By Julia Conley, staff writer CEOs of the top companies in the U.S., like Amazon executive Jeff Bezos, took home salaries … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Today, the Trump administration published in the Federal Register a final rule on the definition of when an immigrant becomes a “public charge” — a rule that will fuel hunger and poverty … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Public Citizen last week released an important overview of the pharmaceutical industry, which includes such insights as: The Industry is Huge: “The global market for pharmaceuticals reached $1.2 trillion in 2018. Just one product—AbbVie’s Humira—had almost the same … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Finally, CNN has scheduled a presidential candidate forum on climate change, Democratic voters’ top issue. Thank you for signing petitions and sending letters to the moderators: your activism helped make this happen! The Climate … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): The Senate is considering whether to fund sorely needed upgrades to our election infrastructure — like paper ballots, new voting machines, and risk-limiting audits. If they don’t, it’d be an open invitation to foreign election hackers … Continued