Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/08/24/weve-heard-income-inequality-wealth-inequality/#.V7338fkrIdU By Melissa Roark August 24, 2016 You may recognize this statistic: In the U.S., CEOs of large firms make 276 times the pay of an average worker. That is the very definition of income inequality. But now, courtesy of the Center … Continued
A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more. –Matthew 2:18 (NRSV) The Pennsylvania Council of Churches grieves the overwhelming anger, hatred, and violence … Continued
By: Kate Giammarise Published: August 22, 2016 Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law. The sweeping overhaul was meant to move people from welfare to work and to end what critics saw as a cycle … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/23/voting-rights-risk-across-us-international-monitors-called-help Published on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘A confluence of factors has made the right to vote more vulnerable to racial discrimination than at any time in recent history,’ says civil rights coalition By Deirdre … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Monday, August 22nd marks 20 years since Bill Clinton signed the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.” This historic legislation dismantled the United States’ safety net for poor single mothers and children, replacing it … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Mothers at the Berks family detention center are on a hunger strike to demand freedom for their families. On August 8th, 22 mothers detained at the Berks County family detention center started a hunger strike, … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-23/climate-change-air-quality/big-changes-for-big-rig-emissions-on-pa-roads/a53681-1 August 23, 2016 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Semi trucks traveling across Pennsylvania will soon have to include improved carbon-emissions technology. (Tony Webster/flickr.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania drivers have to … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): In just a few weeks, the United Nations and President Obama will host summits on the refugee crisis. Right now, with over 60 million people around the world displaced, it is more important than ever that global leaders … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): This bill, introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), would ensure that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) couldn’t be used to exempt people … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/08/22/tanf-at-twenty/#.V7xiCfkrIdU By Deborah Weinstein August 22, 2016 Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed the law that placed a time limit on cash assistance for poor families with children and required some degree of work, job search, or training … Continued