New Fact Sheets Crunch Numbers for Nevada, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  Today, while immigration reform and fiscal responsibility are under discussion at the Republican National Convention, the Center for American Progress released “The Consequences of Legalization Versus Mass Deportation,” outlining the economic[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  The middle class face a number of economic challenges. Incomes are stagnant or falling, while the costs of life’s necessities continue to rise, and the risks of falling behind grow. Still, some dispute that the middle class is struggling. The American Enterprise Institute argues there has[Read More…]

  ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012.  As violent crime continues to rise in Haiti, more households are helping their children cope with the trauma as well as deal with burdensome funeral and burial costs, a new University of Michigan report indicated. Violent crimes were more common in densely packed zones[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012.  As the Obama administration prepares to promulgate fuel-economy and carbon-pollution limits for 2017 to 2025 model cars, the Center for American Progress today released “5 Ways the Obama Administration Revived the Auto Industry by Reducing Oil Use.” The new standards will reduce oil use, save families[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2012.  Today the Center for American Progress released “The Networked Energy Web: The Convergence of Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, and Distributed Power Generation as the Next Frontier of the ICT Revolution,” a report recommending bold steps to upgrade and modernize American energy infrastructure through the lens of[Read More…]

Nearly 77 Percent of Total Job Losses Are in U.S Manufacturing Sector; High-Tech Manufacturing Hit Hardest; Every Congressional District Suffers Losses Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012.  More than 2.7 million American jobs—2.1 million of them in manufacturing—have been lost or eliminated since 2001, due to the United States’ mushrooming trade deficit[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012.  On a press call today with Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the Center for American Progress unveiled a new report that explores the racial inequities in state and local funding that persist in our nation’s schools.  According to the study, called “Unequal Education,” schools across the nation continue to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012.  In an era when the next generation will be expected to compete for jobs in a global economy, America’s commitment to education is waning while the growing economies of China and India are investing more than ever, according to a new report released today. The report,[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012.  Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are, the more strongly they are affected, in a “chain of violence” that goes from political and ethnic strife, to[Read More…]

As Food Prices Rise, NRDC Offers Tips to Cut Food Waste from Farm to Table NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012 – Americans are throwing away 40 percent of food in the U.S., the equivalent of $165 billion in uneaten food each year, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources[Read More…]