Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/26/it-was-entirely-avoidable-rich-countries-blamed-new-covid-variant-sparks-global “Allowing new variants to emerge and spread, 13 months into the vaccine era, is a policy choice by the rich world.” JAKE JOHNSON November 26, 2021 The detection of a new, heavily mutated, and potentially vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant in … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health today announced that free outdoor drive-up COVID-19 testing sites are open for the public in Berks, Crawford, Jefferson and Susquehanna counties. Additionally, a walk-up testing site is opening for the public in Clinton County and the Centre County site is being extended. The sites are available through a partnership with AMI Expeditionary … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We did it! Landmark legislation—the Build Back Better investment agenda—passed the House of Representatives earlier today! Getting this legislation passed through the House was far from guaranteed. This would not have been possible … Continued
NOTE: This article appeared in Washington Report to Presbyterians, Fall 2021 By Naomi McQuiller The filibuster is a Senate procedure that allows a minority group of senators to block legislation from going to a floor vote. Typically, a bill needs … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Today Reuters published that ConocoPhillips is charging ahead with its dirty Willow drilling plans in Alaska despite the recent federal court ruling that the project’s approval had “serious flaws.” The article reported that ConocoPhillips “is pushing … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) program, enacted in December 2019, allows Liberian nationals who have been living in the United States since November 20, 2014 to apply for their green card and become Lawful Permanent Residents … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/17/obscene-pfizer-biontech-and-moderna-are-raking-39-million-profits-hour “Just a few companies are making millions of dollars in profit every single hour, while just two percent of people in low-income countries have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus.” JAKE JOHNSON November 17, 2021 Moderna, Pfizer, and … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): School board members who were elected on November 2 will be sworn in during a meeting in December. In January, they will begin the hard work of balancing their school district budgets for the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/17/285-billion-tax-cut-rich-now-2nd-most-expensive-piece-build-back-better “The whole initiative seems deliberately sculpted to hand the American right a weapon to bludgeon Democrats ahead of the election.” JAKE JOHNSON November 17, 2021 A $285 billion tax cut that would predominantly flow to rich households is now the … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): The Shut Down Berks Coalition is hiring a full-time Campaign Manager. The Campaign Manager will be responsible for providing overall coordination of the Shut Down Berks Coalition and campaign. The ideal candidate will have strong facilitation … Continued