ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013.  Working women who engage in feminist activism report more experiences of gender harassment on the job, regardless of whether or not they identify themselves as feminists, a new University of Michigan study indicates. “A woman who personally adopts the feminist label may not ‘out’ herself as[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.  To mark this year’s Equal Pay Day and push for progress toward pay equity, the Center for American Progress released new resources that unpack the complicated story behind why the gender wage gap persists. Reports reveal the top 10 occupations with the largest and smallest[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.  A new issue brief released today by the Center for American Progress explores how immigration relates to changing demographics, especially the rapid growth of the Latino population and their power as voters. In the wake of the overwhelming Latino and Asian American support for President Barack Obama in[Read More…]

First-of-its-Kind Finds New Jersey Jails Packed With Pretrial Inmates Unable to Pay Often Nominal Bail Amounts Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2013. County jails in New Jersey are packed with individuals who are incarcerated solely because they cannot afford their often nominal bail amounts, according to a new report released today by Luminosity[Read More…]

Social Security is not driving the deficit, therefore it should not be part of reforms aimed at cutting the deficit. The chained CPI, deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt seniors. Watch this brief video, then sign on[Read More…]

Motorists are urged to put down their electronic devices and focus on driving during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released new survey results that show that Americans continue to use electronic devices while driving, despite[Read More…]

72% Say the Federal Government’s Efforts Against Marijuana “Cost More Than They are Worth” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013.  For the first time in more than four decades of polling by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans supports the legal regulation of marijuana. According to the nationwide poll of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013.  According to a new briefing paper from EPI Federal Budget Policy Analyst and Century Foundation Fellow Andrew Fieldhouse, raising top marginal income tax rates would increase revenues and slow the growth of income inequality while having little to no effect on economic growth. In A review of[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013.  Television spending in this year’s race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court topped $1.1 million, with nearly 70 percent of spending coming from conservative interest groups, according to estimates released by the Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake. Incumbent Justice Pat Roggensack,[Read More…]

NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013.  In advance of the release of this month’s job figures, national public policy center Demos today issued a new report analyzing the lasting economic effects of youth unemployment. Surveying a full year of Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2012, Stuck: Young America’s Persistent Jobs[Read More…]