‘Our Future Is Public’: Santiago Declaration Envisions End of Neoliberalism Death Spiral

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/santiago-declaration-our-future-is-public A new manifesto calls for building “a sustainable social pact for the 21st century” in which “our rights are guaranteed, not based on our ability to pay, or on whether a system produces profit, but on whether … Continued

Number of Ultrarich Hits All-Time High as Someone Dies From Hunger Every 4 Seconds

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/20/number-ultrarich-hits-all-time-high-someone-dies-hunger-every-4-seconds “Those with the power and money to change this must come together to better respond to current crises and prevent and prepare for future ones,” a coalition of charities asserted. BRETT WILKINS September 20, 2022 As a … Continued

UN Food Chief Says ‘Hell on Earth’ Looms From Hunger Crisis Triggered by Ukraine War

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/17/un-food-chief-says-hell-earth-looms-hunger-crisis-triggered-ukraine-war With the world “marching towards starvation,” said David Beasley, “the best thing we can do right now is end that damn war in Russia and Ukraine and get the port open” in Odesa. KENNY STANCIL June 17, … Continued

Tell Your Representative to Support Reviving the Iran Anti-Nuclear Agreement

From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): The Senate recently voted on two non-binding measures that unfortunately showed soft support for efforts to revive the Iran anti-nuclear agreement (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) by the Biden Administration and European allies. … Continued

Don’t Let PA Lawmakers Use Ukraine War As Justification for New Fracking

From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): We all stand with Ukraine and agree that the tragedy is cause to reexamine our reliance on foreign energy. However, our energy freedom should come from greater investments in renewable energy sources. Yet some state … Continued

Urge Your Member of Congress to Cosponsor Global Malnutrition Prevention Act

From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): Urge your congressional leaders to co-sponsor the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 Chronic malnutrition of children under 5 years has decreased between 1990 and 2020, from 253 million to 144 million globally. Investments … Continued

Urge the Russian Government to Stop Its War in Ukraine and Attacks on Citizens

From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Instead of our usual monthly roundup of Amnesty stories, we’re focusing this Insider Update on the continuing crisis in Ukraine. Our Crisis Evidence Lab and the crisis researchers we’ve deployed have been collecting evidence and … Continued

Urge the Administration to Robustly Respond to Protect At-Risk Ukrainians

From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The escalation of conflict in Ukraine has triggered an immediate and steep rise in humanitarian needs as essential supplies and services are disrupted and civilians flee. As of March 10th, the number of refugees who … Continued