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As the Nation Celebrates Labor Day, Latino Workers Still Disproportionately Affected by Unemployment, Low Wages and Financial Insecurity in Retirement

New report prescribes swift and broad solutions for Latino working families Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013 –A new report released in honor of Labor Day by the AFL-CIO shows that four years after the Great Recession officially ended, Latino working families continue to be disproportionally affected by the weak economic recovery.[Read More…]

Medical Marijuana Advocates Cautious About “New” Policy on Federal Marijuana Enforcement

Advocates: “DOJ should drop all medical marijuana cases and vow to stop obstructing policy makers” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  The U.S. Justice Department issued a press release earlier today, announcing a memorandum from Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole that detailed a similar policy on recently adopted laws in the[Read More…]

Preparing for Potential Responses and New Threats in the Wake of a Possible Strike in Syria

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  As the United States prepares for a possible military strike against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in response to the Assad regime’s large-scale use of chemical weapons on its own people last week, the Center for American Progress released an analysis planning ahead for possible[Read More…]

The March on Washington: Looking Back on 50 Years

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands of people during his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, August 28, 1963. Actor-singer Sammy Davis Jr. is at[Read More…]

Video: 5 Hour Wait to Vote? Welcome to Woodbridge, VA

Published on Nov 7, 2012 MORE: http://www.storyofamerica.org/virgini… | Help the story continue: https://storyofamerica.nationbuilder… NORTH CAROLINA Update: http://www.storyofamerica.org/nancy This video tells the story of the 2012 election. River Oaks Precinct is the most African American precinct, in the most diverse district, of the only majority minority county in Northern Virginia: Prince[Read More…]

Video: Dialogue is the best antidote to propaganda

From Annabel Park and Eric Byler: Since I began my journey advocating for civil and informed dialogue, many people have made dismissive comments about the idea of dialogue and deliberation. I want to state again why dialogue is so important. So much of what we do in politics is about[Read More…]

Justice and Education Departments Announce New Research Showing Prison Education Reduces Recidivism, Saves Money, Improves Employment

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced research findings showing that, on average, inmates who participated in correctional education programs had 43 percent lower odds of returning to prison than inmates who did not.  Each year approximately 700,000 individuals leave federal[Read More…]

New Federal Highway Administration Report Reveals States with the Busiest Highways

California, Texas and Florida Highways Among Nation’s Most Heavily Traveled WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a new report on the nation’s busiest interstates that shows people drove more than 84.7 billion miles on California highways in 2011 – more than 900[Read More…]

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