More than 1,300 groups tell Congress and Trump: Don’t take America backwards
Leo Nguyen,
January 25, 2017
Earlier today, CHN and more than 1,300 national, state and local groups sent a powerful message to Congress and the Trump Administration: don’t harm low-income people or the programs they depend on. The news release about this action is below. To see a copy of the letter and a list of...
Drawing the Women’s March on Washington
Deborah Weinstein,
January 24, 2017
Well over a million people attended Women’s Marches in Washington, DC, across the country and the globe. I was one of them, and so was my daughter, Lauren Weinstein, who draws/writes comics for The Village Voice. I hope you will forgive my motherly pride in sharing her depiction of the...
Mr. Foreclosure goes to Washington
David Elliot,
January 20, 2017
When Colleen Ison-Hodroff’s husband bought a reverse mortgage on their fully-paid home through Financial Freedom, a subsidiary of OneWest, the broker assured the couple that Colleen could keep living there even if her husband passed away. Yet, just days after her husband’s funeral, Colleen received a notice that she had...
The Trump Agenda Poses A Major Threat to America’s Children
Olivia Golden,
January 19, 2017
Editor’s note: As we approach the inauguration of President Trump, this Washington Monthly piece by Olivia Golden is a must-read item. Olivia is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy, and, we are proud to say, serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Coalition on...
The Urgency of Now!
Leo Nguyen,
January 19, 2017
The deadline is TODAY, January 19th! Please add your organization’s name to the national sign-on letter going to the new Congress and Administration insisting that vulnerable populations be protected. Here is where you can read and see who has already signed the letter. Here is where you can sign the letter. ...
