GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017 By Seashells South Georgia storm damage estimate: at least $100 million. No help from FEMA after 2 full days. THIS is what American Carnage means. Just as FEMA failed to get help to NOLA after Katrina, so Trump and his team have dropped the ball after tornado storms ripped through the[Read More…]
Day: January 24, 2017
These Cancer Patients Couldn’t Go to the Women’s March, So They Had One In the Hospital Instead
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017 By wagatwe Nurses and patients took a stand against Trump from the hospital. With millions of people around the world participating in “sister marches” to Saturday’s Women’s March, people were bound to get creative. And that’s precisely what happened at a hospital near Los Angeles. Two years[Read More…]
David Brooks Mansplains the Women’s March and, Of Course, Gets It Wrong
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017 By Kelly Macias Women don’t need David Brooks to explain how politics and protests work Women are used to men weighing in on issues pertaining to us. Nothing seems to be off limits for discussion. Nothing—not our rights, our bodies, our choices of clothing, how we talk,[Read More…]
Native Organizers Alliance Statement on President Trump’s Executive Actions on Pipelines
Seattle, Washington–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Judith LeBlanc, a member of the Caddo Tribe and director of the Native Organizers Alliance, released this statement today: “President Trump’s executive actions to push through the pipeline projects of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline is a violation of Standing Rock[Read More…]
January 24 Chicago Protest Against Trump’s Approval of Dakota Access & Keystone Pipelines
Protest TODAY (Tuesday, Jan. 24) at 4 p.m. at State & Jackson, Chicago; March to Trump Tower 5 p.m. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2017. Trump signed an executive order today to force through the rest of the construction of the Dakota Access (DAPL) and Keystone pipelines. The DAPL oil pipeline violates the[Read More…]
Leader of Chicago Street Gang Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Guns and Drugs on West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. A convicted felon who was a leader of the violent Gangster 2-6 Nation street gang has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on federal gun and drug charges. A federal jury in 2015 convicted FRANCISCO MASIAS of selling cocaine and illegally possessing 16 handguns. Masias,[Read More…]
It’s Not Too Late to Register for Spring 2017 Courses at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2017. Spring semester is underway at Prairie State College (PSC) and there is still time to register. District residents who missed the opportunity to register for 16-week classes or are trying to find a way to fit a course or two into their schedule, still have the[Read More…]
Earthjustice Condemns President Trump’s Executive Order on Keystone XL and Dakota Access Oil Pipelines
Trump’s action is legally questionable, anti-democratic, ethically suspect Flags fly at the Sacred Stone Camp, Cannonball, North Dakota. Overpass Light Brigade / CC BY-NC 2.0 San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The following is a statement from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen in response to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order[Read More…]
EPA Civil Rights Office Takes Steps to Enforce Civil Rights Laws
Michigan, New Mexico and North Carolina failed to adequately protect civil rights An industrial hog facility in North Carolina. Hog feces and urine are flushed into open, unlined pits and then sprayed onto nearby fields. The practice leads to waste contaminating nearby waters, and drifting as “mist” onto neighboring properties.[Read More…]
International Justice Requires a New Approach to Avoid Being Undermined by Trump Presidency
Exterior view of the headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2016. Source: AP/Mike Corder Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States imperils many of the accomplishments of the post-Cold War international order. Of[Read More…]