From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Please take a moment to support Pennsylvania workers by signing a petition calling for an increased minimum wage at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51246/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=19633. Republican leaders in Harrisburg have been holding minimum wage legislation hostage in committee, and … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/09/29/know-ever-face-homelessness/#.V-10vvkrIdU By James Abro September 29, 2016 According to the public policy organization Demos: one in seven Americans will face homelessness at some time during their lives. In addition, 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day and will continue to do so for … Continued
From Corporate Accountability International (http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org/): We are facing a climate crisis. Flooding in the Gulf Coast. Droughts in California and New England. Devastating storms in the Midwest. Extreme weather across the country is threatening our homes, our businesses, and our … Continued
The Huffington Post “New research … shows that preschool teachers respond to their black and white students differently. Implicit biases – or unconscious stereotypes – might be at the root of these differences … The first half of the study … Continued
Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the … Continued
Should hedge fund billionaires pay lower taxes than working families? Of course not. That’s why a coalition of allies have teamed up on this petition (https://www.signherenow.org/petition/close-tax-loopholes/caf/) to demand Congress close this tax loophole for Wall Street billionaires. We know the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-27/energy-policy/cleaning-the-air-and-boosting-the-bottom-line/a54222-1 September 27, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Industrial energy efficiency alone could reduce carbon emissions by 175 million tons a year in 2030. (Riffsyphon1024/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – States … Continued
From Equality PA (http://www.equalitypa.org): The Pennsylvania Senate has reconvened for its final session of the year. Legislators will only have a few weeks to move forward on several important bills, and we need to make sure they make protecting LGBT … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): In 2014, the U.S. oil and gas industry leaked 9.8 million metric tons of the greenhouse gas methane into our air. That’s the climate equivalent of running almost 225 coal-fired power plants for a … Continued
Doylestown Friends Meeting strongly supports the voices and actions of the Standing Rock Sioux who, together with tribal peoples across the country and their allies, are protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We particularly decry the use of … Continued