Working mother Sunita Clark, left, poses with her 10-year-old daughter Ruby, center, and husband Mark, September 2007, in Columbus, Ohio. SOURCE: AP/Terry Gilliam Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015.  The past few years have been a particularly heady time for discussion of women’s advancement in American society, particularly issues involving gender equity[Read More…]

Ad is Part of Campaign to Influence Obama’s Next DEA Pick, End Agency’s Opposition to Marijuana Law Reform, and Ultimately Reform or Abolish the Agency; As States Legalize Marijuana and Tide Turns Against the Failed Drug War, DEA Increasingly Scrutinized Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance, the nation’s[Read More…]

San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2015.  Many baby boomers who use cannabis perceive the plant to be a safe substitute for prescription drugs and alcohol, according to survey data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review. Investigators at the Institute for Scientific Analysis in San Francisco surveyed 97 current marijuana[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. By: Tony Newman For the last 15 years I’ve dedicated my life to ending our country’s disastrous war on drugs. It has been an incredible journey, and I am happy to say that seeds that were planted a long time ago are finally bearing some fruit.[Read More…]

A sculpture portrays a wounded soldier being helped on the grounds of a Veterans Affairs hospital, June 9, 2014. SOURCE: AP/Jim Mone Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015.  The current military compensation system is an outdated, rigid, and costly behemoth that is woefully inadequate to meet the current needs of armed[Read More…]

Decreased State Funding is Responsible for Nearly 80 Percent of the Rise in Public Education Tuition NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015.  Recently, there has been much debate about the real cause of tuition increases, which have risen by nearly $3,000 at public four-year universities in the last decade alone. To meet[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015.  According to new public opinion research released today, a majority of Americans from across the ideological spectrum would support reforms to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s coal-leasing program, including to change how royalties are assessed and to end federal subsidies to coal companies that[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015.  Most Americans say that marijuana is safer than alcohol and support legalizing its use, according to nationwide polling data compiled by CBS News. Fifty-three percent of respondents answered ‘yes’ to the question, “Should marijuana use be legal?” That is the highest level of support ever[Read More…]

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, October 2014. SOURCE: AP Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015.  Today in Congress, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) are expected to introduce a new proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $12 per[Read More…]

New CAP Report Highlights Teachers Who Are Driving Common Core Success in School Districts Across the United States Teachers in California’s Poway Unified School District meet to discuss a Common Core-aligned math curriculum. SOURCE: CAP/Andrew Satter Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  While the Common Core started as a local, collaborative[Read More…]