British folk musician Passenger, AKA Michael David Rosenberg UK—(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2017. WARNING: Song contains some explicit language. British folk musician Passenger has released a new song ,‘A Kindly Reminder.’ that is dedicated to Donald Trump’s first three weeks in office. The song discusses, among several other things, climate change, Trump’s travel ban,[Read More…]
Day: February 17, 2017
ACLU to Discuss Impact of Trump’s Immigration Executive Order on Monday, February 20
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2017. The Democratic Party of the 49th Ward is hosting a public meeting, featuring Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. Join us Monday, February 20th, 7:00 p.m., at the Loyola Park Fieldhouse, 1230 W. Greenleaf (at the Lake). The ACLU is in the[Read More…]
HotHouse Presents Cuba Va! on Saturday, February 25
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)— HotHouse is organizing a rare cultural exchange between musicians living in Chicago and Cuban artists living in Guantanamo. The Chicago-Guantanamo Blues Exchange will bring 5 critically acclaimed artists from Chicago to Santiago, Guantanamo and Baracoa Cuba March 1-9, 2017. Additionally, journalists and other cultural workers from the region will[Read More…]
New Website Highlights Extent of Wall Street Influence in White House
Despite Campaign Promises to Drain the Swamp, Trump Names Enough Wall Street Executives to Field a Baseball Team WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. As spring training kicks off, Our Revolution on Friday launched WallStreetLackeys.com, a site that aims to shed light on the fact that President Trump has surrounded himself with[Read More…]
127 Civil Rights Groups Urge Senators to Show Support for Ending Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Yesterday, 127 national, state, and local civil rights groups sent a letter calling on senators to support S. 411, the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA). ERRPA was introduced this week by Senator Ben Cardin, D. Md., and would put an end to[Read More…]
Physicians’ Opioid Prescribing Patterns Linked to Patients’ Risk for Long-Term Drug Use
Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Emergency room patients treated by physicians who prescribe opioids more often are at greater risk for long-term opioid use even after a single prescription than those who see less-frequent prescribers, according to the findings of a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of[Read More…]
Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq, February 17, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria[Read More…]
Legal Protest Targets Federal Fracking Plan Threatening Dams, Wildlife in Texas, Oklahoma
Oil Industry-induced Earthquakes Could Disrupt Water Supply for 440,000 Texans CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Conservation groups filed an administrative protest late Thursday challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 4,300 acres of federal public land in Texas and Oklahoma for drilling and fracking. The protest, which[Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Block of State’s 24-Hour Mandatory Delay for Abortion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. In a victory for abortion access, the Florida Supreme Court yesterday blocked a law that prevents a woman who has decided to have an abortion from obtaining the procedure for at least 24 hours after meeting with her doctor and forces her to make an[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan & 15 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of New York’s Lawsuit Against Immigration Ban
Illinois and Massachusetts Lead Coalition of AGs in Support of Extending Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Unconstitutional Travel Ban Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 15 other attorneys general yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit against the Executive Order on immigration in the[Read More…]
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