Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on efforts by some state legislators to further restrict access to voting, including passage and enactment of a voter suppression bill in Florida. And we examine the plight of underpaid and unprotected home care workers in the U.S., and what this means for the future. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
As activists gather, state legislators continue to advance attacks on voting
May 7
On Saturday, voting rights advocates will gather, in-person or online, in more than 100 communities throughout the country to mark the “National John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day.” The actions could not be more timely. Across the country, state legislatures continue to advance barriers to voting, spurred in part by what many are calling the “Big Lie” -- the oft-refuted notion that the November 2020 elections were replete with error and fraud. READ MORE »
Help wanted: Four million-plus workers to care for an aging America
May 3
Fact: the U.S. birth rate is declining. If the birth rate in 2008 had held steady through today, we would have an additional 5.8 million children in our country. Fact: by 2034, for the first time in U.S. history, Americans over 65 years old will outnumber Americans under 18. This will accelerate the need for people to take care of this aging population. Fact: an acute shortage of home care workers already exists, and without aggressive intervention by federal and state governments as well as the corporate sector, it will get much worse. Fact: the average hourly wage for home care workers is about $12 per hour, and one in six lives in poverty. READ MORE »
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