US President Joe Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power
Somerset, Massachusetts/Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that climate change is an emergency but stopped short of a formal declaration, announcing a modest package of executive actions and promising more aggressive efforts. Biden made the comments during a visit to Massachusetts and as a historic heat wave batters Europe and […]
In the US, King family rally in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day
Phoenix, Arizona, USAP As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilise support for languishing federal voting rights legislation. Martin Luther King III; his wife, Arndrea Waters King; and their daughter Yolanda Renee King, 13, took part […]
With child tax credit stance, US senator runs afoul of former faith allies
Washington DC, USRNS As US Democrats struggle to revive talks over the stalled Build Back Better bill, Senator Joe Manchin is facing pushback from a spectrum of religious groups frustrated by his position on the child tax credit – including conservative-leaning faith organisations whose concerns he has championed in the past. Debate over the Build […]
In the US, Jesse Jackson, William Barber arrested protesting filibuster and Manchin
Washington DC, USRNS Rev Jesse Jackson and Poor People’s Campaign co-chair Rev William Barber II were among several civil rights and religious activists arrested at a protest outside the US Senate on Wednesday, where demonstrators demanded West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin and other lawmakers abolish the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation. Shortly before his […]
In the US, Poor People’s Campaign plans ‘Moral March on Manchin’
Washington DC, USRNS The faith-led Poor People’s Campaign is planning a march in the home state of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to protest the moderate Democrat’s recent decision to oppose voting rights legislation and efforts to end the Senate filibuster. Poor People’s Campaign co-chair Rev William Barber announced via Twitter on Monday that his group will […]
In the US, Poor People’s Campaign meets with Joe Manchin, vows to protest for $15 minimum wage
Washington DC, USRNS Members of the Poor People’s campaign, a US faith-led anti-poverty initiative, expressed frustration after meeting with Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday, arguing the West Virginia Democrat’s suggestion of including an $US11 minimum wage in a forthcoming pandemic relief bill is inadequate. Rev William Barber, a co-chair of the campaign who also delivered the […]