Apr. 17, 2013 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
This morning, I joined Representatives Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) as well as the leaders of Health Gap, National Nurses United, National Peoples Action, Demos and Vocal to announce the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperi...
Read More »Apr. 17, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013, which would establish a tax on financial transactions, popularly kn...
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Apr. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
Though a number of wealthy countries attending a State Department-convened climate finance ministerial meeting on mobilizing private money have been trying to escape their obligation to use public funds to help the world’s poor confront the ...
Read More »Apr. 10, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Obama released his fiscal year 2014 Budget. For the first time the President’s Budget is calling for $1.2 trillion in cuts to the government, including billions from Social Security and Medicare. Friends ...
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