Tag: Public Policy
Twenty-six words created the internet. What will it take to save it?
Jeff Kosseff wrote the book on Section 230, the law that gave us the internet we have today. He talks with ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg about how we got here and how we should regulate our…
Dreamers in Arizona have mixed feelings about Biden’s immigration plan
by Emma VandenEinde, Cronkite News Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Phoenix, Arizona – On his first day in office, President Joe Biden sent to Congress his plan to reform the U.S. immigration system. The bill includes…
Biden issues Executive Order ending DOJ private prison contracts
“There’s more to be done to end the for-profit caging of people in the U.S.,” stressed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Criminal justice reform advocates on Tuesday welcomed an…
Disarm all protestors in public spaces
by Wade Rathke Friday, September 4 Pearl River I’m enrolled in the lifetime learning program for organizers. The sessions are usually not online, but they happen there, too. Most of the classes are in real-time…
As nationwide protests over police brutality continue, cities across the US cut and reallocate police funding
“You don’t have to go full abolition to see that maybe sinking 1/3 of a city’s general budget into police is a problematic investment.” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer Friday, June 12 Cities across the U.S….
Public health officials face wave of threats, pressure amid coronavirus response
by Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press June 12, 2020 Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado,…
As Trump declared coronavirus under control, local leaders saw cases continue to pile up.
By Nicole Dungca, Jenn Abelson, John Sullivan Thursday, May 7 As a mysterious respiratory illness tore through China and other countries in mid-January, Kyle Coleman, an emergency management coordinator in Texas, took inventory of his team’s…
Amazonian indigenous leaders share Earth Day video message with the world
Leaders from Amazon Sacred Headwaters region deliver unified message: ‘Caring for the forests is caring for your life and future generations.’ by Meteor staff They come from different countries and different nationalities, but this Earth Day,…
Most years, the Postal Service is a moneymaker
Most of the agency’s deficits are phony paper losses, manufactured by Congress at the behest of corporate privatizers. By Jim Hightower April 22, 2020 One public service that people really like and count on is the…
Trump puts UnitedHealth Group, a for-profit Insurer in charge of Covid-19 hospital funds
‘Never Heard of Anything Like This’ “It’s simply bizarre and unconscionable that the Trump administration would have United manage billions in relief to hospitals.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Wednesday, April 22, 9:00 AM MST Watchdog…
Pandemic shines a light on critical water issues — 40% of the Navajo Nation lacks running water, will Congress fund solutions?
Clean water is essential during the COVID-19 health crisis, but so far Congress hasn’t directed funds to help water utilities or stop water shutoffs in low-income households. 40% of the Navajo Nation lacks running water by…
Coronavirus advice from abroad: 7 lessons America’s Governors should not ignore as they reopen their economies
We spoke to frontline experts from around the globe and have compiled a list of recommendations for reopening U.S. states. Their consensus? It’s tough to find policies that simultaneously save lives and livelihoods. by Stephen Engelberg,…
Trump moves to take Food Stamps from over a million people
“Really it’s a cruel rule, taking food out of the mouths of hungry individuals.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer, CommonDreams The Trump administration announced this week that it has no plans to scrap—or, at the very…
