Millions of people are not benefiting from progress, with the gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation, are tackled. Photo: UNDP Peru/Mónica Suárez STOCKHOLM–(ENEWSPF)–21 March 2017 – A flagship United Nations report launched today finds that although the average human development improved significantly[Read More…]
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Papers of Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow Open for Research at University of Chicago Library
A carbon copy of a typescript fragment of The Adventures of Augie March, ca. 1952-53, titled The Life of Augie March Among the Machiavellians. The manuscript is part of a new archive at the University of Chicago’s Special Collections Research Center documenting the Nobel-winning author’s creative process. Courtesy of: University[Read More…]
FDA Approves Drug to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xadago (safinamide) tablets as an add-on treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease who are currently taking levodopa/carbidopa and experiencing “off” episodes. An “off” episode is a time when a patient’s medications are not working well, causing an[Read More…]
Governors State University to Present Shakespeare’s The Tempest to be Staged in Unlikely Setting
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017 – Theatre and Performance Studies students at Governors State University present Shakespeare’s The Tempest on a stage of epic proportions. Instead of a remote island, patrons will witness a tale of magic, love, and revenge in the renowned Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the campus of[Read More…]
Bar Complaint Seeks Investigation of EPA Chief’s Potential Lies to Congress
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Pruitt Used Personal Email Address While Conducting Business as Oklahoma Attorney General WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity and University of Oklahoma law professor Kristen van de Biezenbos today filed a formal ethics complaint with the Oklahoma Bar Association against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Large Food Worker Coalition and Influential Union Announce Fast-Growing #May1Strike
Refusing to stand by as the Trump administration attacks their most marginalized members, worker groups are organizing a large national shutdown on International Workers’ Day LOS ANGELES –(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. The Food Chain Workers Alliance, a national coalition of workers organized across the food system, and the Service Employees International[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Receives Award for Video Featuring Jay Z Calling Drug War an “Epic Fail”
Source: complex.com Video Narrated by Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and Illustrated by Crabapple Depicts Drug War’s Devastating Impact on the Black Community from Decades of Biased Law Enforcement NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance received the 2017 DoGooder Best Nonprofit Video for Good Award for its video slamming[Read More…]
In Unprecedented Move, U.S. Fails to Show Up for Human Rights Hearing
Empty chairs where the U.S. representatives were to have sat during the hearing (Source: ACLU) Human Rights Body Planned to Question U.S. Today on Muslim Ban, Immigration Enforcement, and Dakota Access Pipeline WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. In a surprise move, the U.S. government today refused to attend a hearing of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Lake County judge ruled a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a trial. Lake County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Stride ruled that Juan McGee, 56, of Chicago, must remain in the custody of the[Read More…]
Governors State Hosts Undergraduate Open House Saturday, March 25
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will host an undergraduate Open House on Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information on admission requirements, financial aid, campus life, and student housing, as well as undergraduate degree programs, will be presented. Prospective freshmen and transfer students will be able to meet[Read More…]
