From the Coalition Against Hunger (https://www.hungercoalition.org/): With the new administration and Congress already hinting at cuts to major nutrition programs that include food stamps, it is crucial that we voice our support and tell our representatives: “No one should go … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/21/trump-administration-toying-alternative-economic-facts Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Trade deficit tweaks and overly-optimistic growth forecasts dubbed economic ‘voodoo’ By Lauren McCauley, staff writer Describing the revised forecasts as “budget voodoo,” Forbes contributor Stan Collender writes: “To say the least, … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/21/trump-administration-issues-how-hyper-aggressive-mass-deportation-policy Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 by Common Dreams New Homeland Security guidelines constitute a sweeping rewrite of Obama-era policies on immigration By Lauren McCauley, staff writer The ‘Wall of Crosses’ along the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales. … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/21/medicare-all-only-way-trump-keep-healthcare-promises Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Plans put forth by House Speaker Paul Ryan and HHS Secretary Tom Price are ‘unlikely’ to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—’but single payer could’ By Deirdre Fulton, … Continued
This week, your Members of Congress (MoCs) don’t have votes and committee hearings. This is a great opportunity to ask them the big picture questions—and to try to get them to commit to an answer—so we’ve outlined four major topics … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Despite continued outcry from faith communities and immigrants’ rights groups, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has restarted workplace and home invasion raids, carrying out President Trump’s recent executive orders to build a wall across the U.S. southern … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/16/lot-people-can-tell-will-die-lack-medical-care/#.WKXQdm8rIdU By Kenan Heise February 16, 2017 Editor’s note: Congress is considering repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and is debating major structural changes, and perhaps significant cuts, to Medicaid, which serves almost 70 million Americans. Voices for Human Needs is … Continued
Now is an urgent time for immigrants, refugees, Muslims, faith communities and allies to join together to proclaim: #WeAreAllAmerica. Join us. Stand with immigrants, refugees, and Muslims. Let your voice to be heard on February 22nd at your congressional district … Continued
The Hechinger Report “Scores of U.S. schools have come to rely on international students to keep their budgets in the black … That could make [Trump’s] immigration order much more disruptive to higher education than has previously been understood. More … Continued
The Atlantic “Two recent reports offer the latest research to point to hopeful trends as more school districts pursue integration – with promising benefits shown for students of color and their white peers in racially diverse classrooms … In 1996 … Continued