CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2015. “The 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement failed to reach a conclusion in Maui, and that is good news for workers and consumers in the United States and around the world. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has announced that the efforts to close the deal will continue, however,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Food & Water Watch: New Information on WTO COOL Case Demonstrates Folly of Rash Congressional Action
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on Recent Filing by U.S. Trade Representative’s Office on WTO COOL Dispute: “The Obama administration filed a legal brief in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute over the U.S. mandatory country of origin (COOL) labeling law[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Hosts Hundreds of Labor, Business and Community Leaders to Discuss Careers Available Through the 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing Campaign
Mayor and Community Leaders Collaborate to Put 1,000 Chicagoans on Pathways to Quality Careers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday hosted more than 300 labor, community and business leaders at Malcolm X College to discuss his workforce initiative, the 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing campaign. In collaboration with World[Read More…]
2015 Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone ‘Above Average’
Heavy June rains, high July nutrient runoff levels likely cause for increased size Map showeing distribution of bottom-water dissolved oxygen from July 28 to August 3, west of the Mississippi River delta. Black lined areas — areas in red to deep red — have very little dissolved oxygen. (Data: Nancy[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Proposes Public Funding of Elections to Replace ‘Corrupt’ System of ‘Legalized Bribery’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015 – In a Senate floor speech today, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he will introduce legislation to provide public funding of elections to replace a “corrupt” system of “legalized bribery’ with candidates “begging for contributions from the wealthy and the powerful.” “We are talking about a rapid movement[Read More…]
U.S. Leadership, Support Vital to Host of Global Issues, UN Chief Stresses at White House
US President Barack Obama (left) greets Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his arrival at the White House. UN Photo/Mark Garten Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–4 August 2015 – The United Nations counts on the leadership and support of the United States on a range of critical issues, from climate change and sustainable development to[Read More…]
New NARAL TV Ads Slam Sens. Ayotte, Portman and Johnson For Working To Defund Planned Parenthood
Immediately Following Senate Vote, NARAL Pro-Choice America Releasing Hard Hitting Ad Campaign In Key Senate Races — NH, OH and WI Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new TV ad campaign in New Hampshire, Ohio and Wisconsin hitting the Republican senators for working to deny funding[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Traveling to Israel on Fact Finding Mission
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. This week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) is traveling to Israel on a fact finding mission with Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and several other members of the House of Representatives. The trip is an opportunity for Members of Congress to meet with Israeli leaders and tour strategically[Read More…]
Big Food Companies Spend Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling
More than $51 Million in First Two Quarters of 2015 Alone WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Federal lobby disclosure forms from big food and biotechnology companies, and their trade groups opposed to mandatory GMO labeling reveal a surge in lobbying expenditures during the first half of 2015, according to a new analysis[Read More…]
What It’s Like When No One Believes You are Sick
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015 By: Ana Saldamando There’s no way to explain illness to someone who hasn’t been ill. Like, seriously ill. It’s like saying “Enjoy your youth” to a teenager. And you can only say “I feel like I’m dying” so many times before it falls on deaf ears —[Read More…]
