NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2014. The drug war has increasingly become a war against migrant communities. It fuels racial profiling, border militarization, violence against immigrants, intrusive government surveillance and, especially, widespread detentions and deportations. Media and politicians have tried to convince us that everyone who gets deported is a violent criminal,[Read More…]
Analysis
Center for American Progress Calls for Improved Consumer Protections to Prevent Retirement Fees from Draining the Middle Class
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. The corrosive effects of high 401(k) fees are costing millions of Americans tens of thousands of dollars, forcing them to work years longer before retirement, according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress. The report’s authors, CAP economic experts Jennifer Erickson[Read More…]
New Report Finds Poor and Minority Students are More Likely to be Taught by Ineffective Teachers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report that finds that poor and minority students are more likely to be taught by a teacher rated ineffective and less likely to be taught by one who is exemplary. “We’ve known for awhile that poor and[Read More…]
Why International Monetary Fund Reforms Matter for American Leadership on the Global Stage
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. As finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s major economies meet today in Washington, D.C., for the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, a new column from the Center for American Progress analyzes the necessity for Congress to adopt much-needed[Read More…]
New Report Finds Every Dollar Invested by Taxpayers in Coastal Restoration Projects Returns $15 in Economic Benefits
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. The Center for American Progress and Oxfam America released a report yesterday on the long-term economic benefits of restoring coastal ecosystems. The report finds that each dollar invested by taxpayers returns more than $15 in net economic benefits for three restoration projects funded in 2009 by[Read More…]
How the Ryan Budget Fails Our Economy by Failing Economics
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. According to a new analysis released yesterday by the Center for American Progress, the latest House Republican budget is not just contrary to progressive values, but it is also stems from flawed economic logic. “Because Rep. Ryan’s fervent commitment to trickle-down economics is the framework of[Read More…]
Watch: The 1948 Reagan Speech the Tea Party Doesn’t Want You to Hear
Did you know that Tea Party hero and ex-Republican President, Ronald Reagan, was once a very liberal Democrat? Listen to this speech. You be the judge. Hat tip: demonews.org
Study: Enactment Of Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Higher Crime Rates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The enactment of medicinal cannabis laws is not associated with any rise in statewide criminal activity and may even be related to reductions in incidences of violent crime, according to data published online in the journal PLoS ONE. Researchers at[Read More…]
REPORT: Nearly 300,000 New Yorkers Flooded in Sandy Lived Outside FEMA Flood Zones
New Analysis Finds 65% of Area Hit in NYC Was Not in FEMA 100-Year Flood Zone, Tallies Human & Infrastructure Toll NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps for New York City did not identify that nearly 65 percent of the area inundated during Hurricane[Read More…]
Key Challenges in Combating the Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. With a number of bills pending in Congress to address human trafficking in the United States, the Center for American Progress released a report today discussing three key challenges in combating the sex trafficking of minors in this country. The report was released at an event[Read More…]
