To End Poverty in the United States, End Militarism | Opinion Phyllis Bennis
, Institute for Policy Studies On 6/9/21 at 12:30 PM EDT
Movement leaders including the Revs. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the influential Poor People s Campaign recently joined Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on the U.S. Capitol lawn.
Together they launched a visionary resolution to end poverty across the United States: the Third Reconstruction, which Lee and Jayapal introduced to Congress in late May. With a title asserting its place in U.S. history alongside the Reconstructions of the post-Civil War period and the 1960s civil rights movement, the text provides a blueprint for nothing less than a transformation of this country.
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveils an infrastructure proposal.
Representative Josh Gottheimer, Democrat of New Jersey, is one of the leaders of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which unveiled an infrastructure plan on Wednesday.Credit.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
June 9, 2021, 11:51 a.m. ET
A group of bipartisan House lawmakers unveiled their own framework for an infrastructure package, as Democrats wrestle with how to advance President Biden’s ambitions for a sweeping economic agenda and whether to restructure the plan to win Republican votes.
Mr. Biden’s decision to end talks with Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the lead Republican negotiating a package on behalf of the Republican conference, has left prospects for a bipartisan deal unclear, even as the administration has encouraged lawmakers to continue working toward that goal.
Mom calls for change after infant daughter dies in Fisher-Price Rock n Play Sleeper
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Congressional report finds Fisher-Price ignored warnings about Rock ân Play Sleeper
The investigation, which found more than 50 infant deaths linked to the sleeper, concluded the company failed to take adequate steps to ensure the product was safe before selling it to consumers.Erika Richter
Erika Richter s daughter Emma was just 2 weeks old when she died nearly three years ago while using a Fisher-Price Rock n Play Sleeper. I think about her all the time. I think about what life would be like with her still around. She would be 3 years old, Richter told Good Morning America. When I see children, I think about her all the time, because I just never expected life to be like this.
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