Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. Today, as activists once again gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the Center for American Progress released a report exploring how the United States should prepare for a strategic shift on policy toward Egypt. Thus far, the United States has adopted a cautious and often unclear policy in[Read More…]
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Video: A Living Death: Sentenced To Die Behind Bars For What?
Fascinating video from the ACLU: For 3,278 people, it was nonviolent offenses like stealing a $159 jacket or serving as a middleman in the sale of $10 of marijuana. An estimated 65% of them are Black. Many of them were struggling with mental illness, drug dependency or financial desperation when[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis on U.N. Climate Talks in Warsaw from Experts on the Ground
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. Today, as the U.N. climate talks continue in Warsaw, Poland, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis on the status of the negotiations. The analysis finds that progress on important issues under discussion this week is being compromised by controversial issues including climate finance and addressing[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Calls on State Governments to Reform Outdated, Ineffective, and Bureaucratic Forms of Education Funding
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. Too many state governments and school districts are employing outdated and ineffective forms of school funding, according to two new reports released today by the Center for American Progress. The reports detail how outdated approaches for funding and managing schools can hinder school-improvement efforts. While categorical grants—funding[Read More…]
New Research Finds Voters Don’t Believe Either Party Is Doing Enough to Protect National Parks, Public Lands
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. New public opinion research conducted by Hart Research Associates found that, in the wake of the recent government shutdown, voters feel that neither Congress, the administration, nor either political party is doing enough to protect national parks and public lands. The survey found widespread frustration with[Read More…]
Survey: Most Americans Say It Is ‘Unacceptable’ For An Employee To Be Fired For Their Off-The-Job Marijuana Use
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 15, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Nearly two-thirds of Americans disagree with workplace policies that allow employers to sanction an employee for his or her off-the-job consumption of cannabis, according to a just released HuffPost/YouGov poll. Sixty-four percent of the poll’s respondents, including 62 percent of[Read More…]
Maryland: Black Arrest Rate For Marijuana Possession Offenses More Than Twice That Of Whites
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. African Americans are far more likely to be arrested in Maryland for marijuana possession offenses than are whites, according to a statewide report published last week by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland. Authors of the report reviewed data provided by the Federal Bureau[Read More…]
New Infographic: Who Does the House GOP Stand With?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. It’s been almost five months since the Senate passed its immigration reform bill, S. 744. Each day that the House of Representatives refuses to take up reform costs the country $37 million, with more than $5 billion in potential revenue lost so far. And just yesterday, House Speaker[Read More…]
More Than 3,200 Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses, Finds ACLU
Excessive Sentences for Drug and Property Crimes; Extreme Racial Disparities Shown NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. In the first-ever study of people serving life without parole for nonviolent offenses in the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union found that at least 3,278 prisoners fit this category in federal and state[Read More…]
New Report Details the Vital Role of Immigrants in Our Nation’s Military
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief looking at how immigrants have historically played—and continue to play—a key role in U.S. military readiness. In the wake of the Senate’s passage of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744, in[Read More…]
