Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012.  Today, as opponents of health care reform continue to attack the individual mandate provision of the law as a “tax” on the middle class, the Center for American Progress released an analysis arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty is a fine on freeloaders,[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012.  Today a public opinion snapshot by Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Ruy Teixeira finds that the public is very concerned about outsourcing and wants action to mitigate the damage from the practice. The American public heavily believes outsourcing contributes to our ongoing economic problems. In[Read More…]

With An Overwhelming Majority Of Canadians Calling For Marijuana Reform Will The Government Listen? OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2102.  A new nationwide survey in Canada shows that 66 percent of people believe that ‘the possession of marijuana in small amounts’ should be ‘decriminalized so that it no longer carries a penalty or[Read More…]

Richard Curtin. Image courtesy of D.C. Goings ANN ARBOR, Mich. ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012.  Consumer confidence posted a sizable loss in June, with most of the overall decline in how consumers viewed future prospects for the national economy, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson[Read More…]

Escalating costs, increasingly-competitive clean energy alternatives, emerging ‘OCEC’ cartel make new coal plant investments risky WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.  Today, the Sierra Club released a new study, revealing that the days of cheap, affordable coal fired power are now over. The report, Locked In: The Financial Risks of New Coal-Fired[Read More…]

Left-Right coalition identifies practical steps Congress could take to slash deficits, save natural resources WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012 — Congress could move a long way toward solving the nation’s twin problems of spiraling budget costs and environmental degradation simply by cutting hundreds of billions in environmentally harmful federal subsidies, according[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012.  This week the Department of the Interior will lease 721 million tons of coal in the North Porcupine tract in Wyoming, and according to an analysis released today by the Center for American Progress, “Using Public Lands for the Public Good: Rebalancing Coal and Renewable Electricity[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2012.  Satiric news coverage—a format seen on programs such as “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”—decreases Arab American prejudice and bias against Al Jazeera English. A new University of Michigan study finds that Americans can change their views about Al Jazeera English, a global news network,[Read More…]

Access to affordable prescription birth control is a basic economic and health issue, not one of religious liberty Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2012.  Today, on the eve of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ “Fortnight for Freedom” to roll back birth control coverage, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2012.  Yesterday the Center for American Progress released a first-of-its-kind analysis calculating the impact that violent crime rates have on the real estate values and fiscal stability of eight major American cities. The report presents the findings of two respected economists who previously served as economic advisors[Read More…]