NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. The United States faces a retirement crisis that threatens future retirees and the next generation of workers. The voluntary employer-sponsored retirement system covers fewer and fewer Americans often leaving Social Security, orginally intended as a supplement to other forms of retirement, as the major source[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012 by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director  A majority of adults in both Canada and the United States believe that cannabis ought to be legal, according to a two-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll of 1,005 randomly selected Canadian adults and 1,002 randomly selected American adults. In[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Fighting between the M23 rebel movement and the Congolese military escalated last week as the rebel group seized control of Goma, a key city in eastern Congo. To address this growing violence, a broadened peace process including all parties and stakeholders must be initiated that will cease ongoing[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. Arresting and prosecuting low level marijuana offenders in New York City has little or no long-term impact on law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime, according to a study released on Friday by Human Rights Watch, an international advocacy organization that focuses on human rights[Read More…]

In Upcoming Negotiations About Fiscal Cliff, Political Leaders of Both Parties Face Opposition From Voters to Major Cuts in Medicare Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012.  An analysis of newly released polls shows that most of those who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election favor implementing the Affordable Care Act[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. A new EPI report finds that the proposed tax provision known as the Buffett Rule could help create about 43,000 jobs in 2013 and roughly 95,000 jobs per year from 2014 through 2017. In The employment impact of coupling the Buffett Rule with job creating investments,[Read More…]

“Fix the Debt” CEOs hold an average of $9 million each to put toward retirement Washington DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2012.  A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies examines CEOs of public companies who have endorsed the “Fix the Debt” campaign. The report, “Pension Deficit Disorder: The Massive CEO[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2012. In the aftermath of the devastating and tragic superstorm Hurricane Sandy, the Center for American Progress today released “Heavy Weather: How Climate Destruction Harms Middle and Lower Income Americans.” This report analyzes the impact of the 21 extreme weather events in 2011 through 2012 so far[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2012.  As the amount of campaign cash in judicial elections has exploded in recent years, concerns about judicial impartiality have grown more urgent, and the Center for American Progress today released “Strong Recusal Rules Are Crucial to Judicial Integrity.” This new CAP report demonstrates that an abundance[Read More…]

New Report Outlines Lessons Learned and Makes Recommendations for the Future Read the report. Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2012.  As leaders at all levels of government face mounting budgetary challenges, the Center for American Progress and Results for America, an initiative of America Achieves, released a report today exploring how[Read More…]