A dealer arranges handguns in a display case at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock on February 6, 2015. Source: AP/Danny Johnston Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. In an issue brief published today, the Center for American Progress calls for new executive action to strengthen background checks by ensuring[Read More…]
Analysis
New Report Reveals Broken Animal Drug Safety Review System
Limited public information, incomplete analysis and fragmented system jeopardize public and animal health Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. Today, Center for Food Safety released a new report, “America’s Secret Animal Drug Problem: How lack of transparency is endangering human health and animal welfare.” The comprehensive report surveys the current available safety[Read More…]
Studies: Fewer Teens Using Marijuana, Younger Adolescents More Likely To Voice Disapproval
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Self-reported use of marijuana by high-school students is significantly lower today than it was 15 years ago, according to an analysis of CDC data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore assessed data[Read More…]
Report: Governments That Kill for Drugs are an Extreme Fringe of the International Community
Death penalty for drugs increasing in Iran and Indonesia as numbers decline in significantly in China, says new Global Report, launched ahead of the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes London, UK—(ENEWSFP)— 8 October 2015. The number of people executed for drug-related offences remains high at an estimated[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Details Lasting Harm of Preschool Suspensions and Expulsions, Offers Recommendations to End Overcriminalization of Youth
A teacher in a pre-K class gives a high-five, October 2014. Source: AP/Ted S. Warren Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress and the National Black Child Development Institute details the lasting harm of preschool suspension and expulsions, highlighting that for many[Read More…]
Analysis Finds Strong Support for Sustainability, Less Meat in Dietary Guidelines
Additional legal analysis shows clear basis for sustainability in guidelines WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. A new analysis released today — of an unprecedented 29,000 public comments on the 2015 Scientific Report’s recommendations on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans — reveals overwhelming support for including sustainability considerations and clear guidance[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Outlines Barriers LGBT Homeless Youth Face in Obtaining Important Identification Documents
A young adult uses a computer at the Ruth Ellis Center, a drop-in shelter for LGBT youth in Detroit, March 2012. Source: AP/Paul Sancya Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Research suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, youth experience homelessness at a much higher rate than their non-LGBT[Read More…]
Women’s Rising Earnings Have Reduced Inequality, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
Job seekers make their way through the large crowd at the Women For Hire Career Expo in New York City in 2009. Source: AP/Seth Wenig Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. While there is striking public support for work-family policies such as paid family leave, paid sick days, and access to[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Briefs Reveal Costly, Unnecessary ‘White Elephant’ Transportation Projects, Highlight Lack of Accountability With Federal Transportation Funds
The beach in Panama City, Florida, is seen on April 12, 2015. Source: AP/Melissa Nelson-Gabriel Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Three new briefs from the Center for American Progress analyze three infrastructure projects—or “white elephants”—that epitomize the worst of the United States’ current policy approach to infrastructure. With Congress undertaking[Read More…]
Study: New Framework Helps Measure, Define Global Homelessness
Institute of Global Homelessness bridges international efforts Experts in homelessness listen during an international conference hosted by the Institute of Global Homelessness at DePaul University. Efforts to collaborate on ending homelessness have sometimes stalled because of a lack of shared definitions, but a new framework from the institute aims to[Read More…]
