Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/05/despite-rightwing-fearmongering-experts-say-now-time-expand-social-security Published on Tuesday, June 05, 2018 by Common Dreams “Social Security is a solution to our looming retirement income crisis, the increasing economic squeeze on middle-class families, and the perilous and growing income and wealth inequality.” By … Continued
LASHERICA THORNTON, Harrisburg Bureau 12:00 AM HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s Legislature prepares to tackle the state budget in the coming weeks, lawmakers and advocates are pushing legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a change that would … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. At MomsRising, we are looking for AWARENESS + ACTION! Every mom, dad, grandparent and family member can make a solid, verifiable difference in the fight for gun safety in … Continued
Game-changing new legislation called Clean Slate is in the final stages in Harrisburg and needs your help to give it a final push over the finish line. If passed, Clean Slate would automatically seal minor misdemeanor convictions after 10 years … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/06/04/minimum-decency-maximum-wage Published on Monday, June 04, 2018 by Inequality.org Amid rising inequality, a new book argues, the notion of capping income has suddenly become politically plausible. By Sam Pizzigati “Income and wealth have concentrated to a degree unimaginable … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): The sustained advocacy call summary leads with action items. Beginning in January 2018 we added a new section of 1-3 articles or reports that are useful discussion hooks for policy conversations with legislators, … Continued
From the League of Conservation Voters (https://www.lcv.org/): Will you stand with the Gwich’in people and fight back against Trump’s move to sell off their sacred land to Big Oil? The Gwich’in people have lived in Alaska for more than 20,000 … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Imperiled polar bears denning and rearing their young on the Arctic Refuge coastal plain just received a terrible blow. The Washington Post1 reported that the Trump administration is considering a plan to conduct 3-dimensional seismic exploration … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): June 1, 2018 (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) –The PA State Supreme Court announced today a long-awaited victory for two families in Lycoming County who challenged a decision that allowed an industrial shale gas development to be located in their … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/06/01/not-in-our-name/#.WxWNWu4vwdU By Deborah Weinstein June 1, 2018 When a mother and child flee to an entry point along the U.S. border, seeking asylum from violence in their home country, they have endured threats to their lives. The U.S. has … Continued