by People's Action | Mar 30, 2018 | Breakfast
Red-State Teacher Rebellion Grows Red-State teacher rebellion hits OK, grows in AZ. AP: "A teacher rebellion that started in the hills of West Virginia spread like a prairie fire to Oklahoma this week and now threatens to reach the desert in Arizona. In the deep red...
by People's Action | Mar 29, 2018 | Breakfast
VA Chief Fired For Opposing Privatization Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans. NYT: "The department has become entangled in a brutal power struggle, with some political appointees choosing to promote their agendas instead of what’s best for veterans....
by People's Action | Mar 28, 2018 | Breakfast
States Sue Over Citizenship Test At least twelve states to sue Trump over Census citizenship question. NYT: "At least 12 states signaled Tuesday that they would sue to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, arguing...
by People's Action | Mar 27, 2018 | Breakfast
Outrage Over Killing Of Unarmed Sacramento Man Grows As outrage over Stephon Clark's killing grows, his grandmother asks: 'Why? Why?'. LA Times: "Sacramento officers searching the neighborhood for a reported vandal encountered Thomas' grandson Stephon Clark, who lived...
by People's Action | Mar 26, 2018 | Breakfast
Next Steps In Movement Against Gun Violence Thousands of students staged a walkout and marched across the U.S. What's next?. USA Today: "The student-led movement forged in Parkland, Fla., after the high school shooting that took 17 lives is remarkable, organized and...
by People's Action | Mar 23, 2018 | Breakfast
Congress Approves $1.3T Spending To Avert Shutdown Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown. WaPo: "Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now, but only after late scuffles and...