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Email Congress about student loan protections: There are a lot of for-profit, fraudulent "colleges" out there that scam people (mostly low-income people) out of money. (Our Fearless Leader, Trump, used to own one of them.) People take out student loans, register, and then figure out that it's a scam. Decades-old policy is that those loans get forgiven.
In 2016, the US Department of Education tried to put out clarifications and updates to such rules. Trump's Education secretary, Betsey DeVos, not only has stopped the updates for going into effect (for which she is in contempt of court), she has ensured that defrauded students can't get their loans forgiven even when they qualify under the old regulations.
Americans for Financial Reform has a handy-dandy widget to email your congressional representatives to ask them to do something about the issue.
Email Congress about pregnancy accommodations: Pregnant workers in the U.S. still lack critical protections in the workplace. Too many employers believe they can fire pregnant employees, force them to quit, or take unpaid leave instead of providing temporary accommodations that would allow them to remain productive employees and maintain a healthy pregnancy.
The ACLU has a hand-dandy widget to email your congressional representatives to ask them to cosponsor the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
In 2016, the US Department of Education tried to put out clarifications and updates to such rules. Trump's Education secretary, Betsey DeVos, not only has stopped the updates for going into effect (for which she is in contempt of court), she has ensured that defrauded students can't get their loans forgiven even when they qualify under the old regulations.
Americans for Financial Reform has a handy-dandy widget to email your congressional representatives to ask them to do something about the issue.
Email Congress about pregnancy accommodations: Pregnant workers in the U.S. still lack critical protections in the workplace. Too many employers believe they can fire pregnant employees, force them to quit, or take unpaid leave instead of providing temporary accommodations that would allow them to remain productive employees and maintain a healthy pregnancy.
The ACLU has a hand-dandy widget to email your congressional representatives to ask them to cosponsor the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
