Instead of Building More Charter Schools for the Few, Improve Public Education for All

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Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/instead-of-building-more-charter-schools-for-the-few-improve-public-education-for-all/ Roland S. Martin is a journalist and the host and managing editor of TV One’s News One Now. For years he has promoted market-based school choice. He recently moderated a town hall, “Is School Choice the Black … Continued

Reviewing Medicare Coverage: Now’s the Time

Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-11-07/senior-issues/reviewing-medicare-coverage-nows-the-time/a54832-1 November 7, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Medicare recipients may save hundreds by switching medical or prescription plans. (Money Images/flickr.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Medicare’s annual open enrollment period is … Continued

What You Can Learn and Do to Act for the Environment—November 2016

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From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Federal action opportunities: Comment period on the Clean Energy Incentive Program closed November 1. Postcards in support of the program were collected at PA IPL’s conference on October 30, and overnighted to EPA Administrator … Continued

Without a Modernized Voting Rights Act, there’s No Such Thing as an Honest Election

Washington Post By Jim Sensenbrenner November 2 at 7:12 PM Jim Sensenbrenner, a Republican from Wisconsin, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives On Tuesday, Americans will elect a president without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. The … Continued

New Resources: Wall Street Money in DC/Where Legislators Stand on Financial Reform

From Americans for Financial Reform (http://www.ourfinancialsecurity.org): Wall Street Money in Washington Oct. 2016 Where They Stand on Financial Reform (congressional voting record) Financial Sector Lobbying and Campaign Spending Top $1.4 Billion for 2016 Election Cycle – More than $2.3 million a day … Continued