Washington Post columnist and Georgetown faculty member E.J. Dionne, left, moderates a panel on poverty that includes President Obama, Harvard professor Robert Putnam and Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. Photo Credity: Georgetown University Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015 – 11:39 A.M. EDT MR. DIONNE:  It’s a real honor[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015.  Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and progressive leaders from around the country by the steps of the U.S. Capitol to lay out a bold new progressive agenda to create opportunity and rising wages for ordinary Americans. The agenda[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Senate rejected a motion to take up the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement: “The Senate vote today was an important first victory in what will be a long battle. “A major reason for the decline[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015.  In a Senate floor speech on Tuesday opposing a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recited a litany of bogus claims by previous trade deal backers which turned out to be wildly inaccurate.  Backers of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Permanent Normal[Read More…]

Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1113/Anthony NEPAL–(ENEWSPF)–12 May 2015 – A new earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude has struck Nepal today killing at least 40 people, according to information received by the United Nations, just two weeks after a powerful tremor killed more than 8,000 thousand people and devastated much of the country’s infrastructure.[Read More…]

Pain and Punishment for Symptoms Behind Bars Image of Paul Schlosser III, who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression, being pepper sprayed on June 10, 2012 by a correctional officer at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, Maine. The image is a screengrab of a video of the incident[Read More…]

Children play as a donkey cart passes destroyed buildings in the Al-Ora’s neighbourhood of Zinjibar, Yemen. Photo: UNHCR/A. Al-Sharif GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 May 2015 – Nearly 200 civilians have died in Yemen in the past week, as the country has seen its deadliest period of fighting since violence broke out on 26[Read More…]

Companies Will Also Pay $38 Million in Fines for Unauthorized Charges on Customers’ Mobile Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed proposed orders in federal courts against Sprint and Verizon which, if approved, would provide $120 million in redress to wireless customers who were[Read More…]

Arlington, VA–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015 Remarks as prepared for delivery Thank you, Beth McGarry, for that very kind introduction, for your exemplary leadership at the Office of Justice Programs and for your steadfast commitment to preventing youth violence and improving public safety.  I also want to thank Karol Mason, our outstanding[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015 – 1:03 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I hope you all had a good weekend and spent some quality time with your mothers — even on the phone if necessary.  Let me do two quick things and then we’ll go to your questions. [Read More…]