Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
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Stop Stealing Babies!
Deborah Weinstein,
June 29, 2018
Here’s what Ramona said (she’s 8): “I have been thinking a lot what it would be like if I was taken away from my mom and I think I would miss her a lot and I think I would be really scared.” Ramona and her very good friend Chloe were...
CHN on Janus vs. AFSCME: ‘Workplace standards for millions will be at risk’
CHN,
June 27, 2018
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Wednesday, June 27 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME. “Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling continues almost 50 years of attacks on workers and unions in the U.S. The...
CHN: Travel ban ruling overlooks anti-Muslim bias and anti-family agenda
CHN,
June 26, 2018
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Tuesday, June 26 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Hawaii vs. Trump: “In disregarding repeated statements showing the Trump anti-Muslim bias, the Supreme Court has affirmed an injustice. The decision recalls...
The tax law six months out: a ‘frontal assault on communities of color’
David Elliot,
June 22, 2018
Friday, June 22 marked the six-month anniversary of President Trump signing the GOP tax bill into law. Some of the more unsavory aspects of the bill have been well-reported: for example, the fact that it will add $1.9 trillion to the nation’s deficit over the next decade, and the fact...
Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention
David Elliot,
June 22, 2018
Editor’s note: CHN Intern Page Brigham, a rising senior at Allegheny College, contributed to this blog post. Katherine Bonilla will not get to see her father again. Arrested by ICE on his way to work at a construction job, in what may have been a case of mistaken identity, her...
