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Economic Justice

Blog: Harmful Attacks on the EPA

Oct 24, 2011 | By Eric Gibble

The unfounded attacks ignore the lives saved and productivity created by the agency. Read more

Income Gap Continues to Widen – Shouldn’t It Be Decreasing?

Oct 21, 2011 | By Matthew Shuster

The wealth gap in the United States has grown larger, and the ugly beast is not done growing.

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Super Committee Members

Senator Patty Murray, Senate co-chair

Contact Senator Murray on Facebook, Twitter or her website.

State: Washington

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1992, serving her fourth term

Religion: Catholic

Re-election: 2016

Committees: Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education and Labor Pensions, Joint Committee on Printing, Rules and Administration, and Veterans’ Affairs.

As Super Citizens, We’ll Be Watching Federal Budget Decisions

We cannot afford more devastating cuts to vital services. We know this, but we need to make sure our voices are heard loud and clear by the Super Committee. Read more

Super Committee Calendar

Key dates are approaching for the Super Committee. Read more

Blog: Despite Opposition, Colombia FTA Is Approved By Congress

Oct 14, 2011 | By David Golemboski, Georgetown Doctoral Student and Former NETWORK Associate

On Wednesday, October 12, the U.S. Congress engaged in a rare act of bipartisan agreement. Unfortunately, the House and Senate did not move together to address unemployment, the country's wealth gap, or other pressing matters of justice, but rather to pass a set of three misguided free trade agreements (FTAs) negotiated during the Bush administration. Read more

Blog: From Wall Street to DC - The 99 Percent Raise Their Voices

Oct 07, 2011 | By Eric Gibble

The Occupy Wall Street protests have expanded from a small group of alarmed citizens to a nationwide movement. In solidarity, over 800 events are occurring across the nation in all 50 states. Read more

Occupy Together: Mind the Gap! Hits the Streets

Oct 07, 2011 | By Shannon Hughes

“We are citizens, professionals, students, activists, parents, unemployed workers, voters, and the underrepresented who represent the 99%. We are interested in separating money from politics and improving the country’s infrastructure to fix healthcare, education, environment and the economy . . . Together, we can shift power away from the top 1% and back to the people.”

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Blog: Trade with Colombia

Oct 05, 2011 | By Mary Ellen Lacy, D.C.

Tuesday, the president announced that the long awaited trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama would be sent to Congress for approval. Read more

Blog: Stop Playing These Dangerous Games!

Sep 29, 2011 | By Marge Clark, BVM

For weeks, the House and the Senate have been at odds over a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government running until Nov. 18, once FY 2011 ended. The Senate passed two versions of a CR; the first is until Tuesday, Oct. 4, the other until Nov. 18. Today, the House passed the version funding the government until Tuesday, Oct. 4. Read more

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