On November 14, Marian Wright Edelman announced that after 45 years as the President of the Children’s Defense Fund she will be transitioning to the role of President Emerita in the Office of the Founder. She will continue to be the strong moral voice that this nation badly needs, insisting…
Archives: Voices
Generation Indigenous
November is Native American Heritage Month, and on Friday, the Center for American Youth at the Aspen Institute released a report that examined youth issues from a number of perspectives – health care, education, suicide, criminal justice reform and environmental concerns. The theme of the third annual State of Native…
Expected in 2019: Five more Medicaid expansion states. And more could follow.
More than 800,000 residents in five states could soon be covered by Medicaid expansion, due in part to last week’s election results and in part to decisions that were made prior to the elections. And more could follow. Let’s do the Medicaid expansion math. As it stands today, 31 states…
A guide for helping homeless persons
Editor’s note: Guest CHN blogger James Abro is the author of “Facing Homelessness.” He is also a grassroots anti-poverty activist in his community, as well as a national advocate for Homeless Citizens Rights. James helps others write about homelessness and poverty, providing editing and writing assistance. His articles have appeared in The…
CHN: Whose Interests Will Whitaker Protect?
Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Thursday in response to Wednesday’s interim appointment of Matt Whitaker as Acting U.S. Attorney General: “The Attorney General of the United States, whether interim or not, is not the President’s lawyer. He, or she, is the…
In a tough election season, human needs advocates mark progress
“When people were selling the politics of fear and division and destruction, we were talking about hope. We were talking about the politics of joy.” — U.S. Rep-Elect Ilhan Omar. Despite a backdrop of xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and racism, human needs advocates achieved progress on a number of issue fronts in this…
CHN on the 2018 Election: Voters Want Health Care and the Economy to Work for Them
Editor’s Note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Wednesday in response to Tuesday’s election results: “Across the nation, voters spoke loudly in favor of protecting and expanding health care, for fair wages and fair voting. Most do not think last year’s tax…
CHN Posts Comments Opposing Trump Admin’s Family Detention Proposal — Deadline Today
When you’re not voting today, please consider submitting comments to oppose the Trump Administration’s attempt to gut protections to limit detention of migrant children and families (due today, Nov. 6, by 11:59 p.m. ET). CHN’s comments are here. Template comments you can use are here. (And if you’re not sure how…
Can’t wait to vote?
November 6th is around the corner and these women are pumped to Get Out The Vote! Are you ready to join them at the polls? Join MomsRising’s #VotingSquad and spread the word. Then, on Voting Day, be sure to cast your vote for your friends, family, community and country! What’s the…
The High Cost of Child Care: American Families in Crisis
Editor’s note: The following piece was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. Makenna is a senior majoring in political science at Brigham Young University. By Makenna Whitworth “In the first two years of my daughter’s life, I spent more money on child care than on anything else,” Jessica Raven,…
Voting Against Hate and For the Common Good
The Coalition on Human Needs was one of many groups to sign a statement condemning antisemitism, which will be run in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. (A picture of the ad is below.) We at CHN can only be grateful for the opportunity to join with others to speak out against hate….
A Birthright Citizen’s Take on Birthright Citizenship
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, President Trump vowed to end birthright citizenship for children born to non-citizens on U.S. soil. While experts agree the President can’t use an executive order to strip away this Constitutional right, it’s telling he thinks this is a winning issue for his fear-mongering political brand this…