Writing for the New York Times, Angelo Izama seeks to educate us on the real problems Ugandans face: Campaigns like “Kony 2012” aspire to frame the debate about these criminals and inspire action to stop them. Instead, they simply conscript our outrage to advance a specific political agenda — in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20 – Today, as House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his budget plan for the coming fiscal year, the Center for American Progress released an analysis revealing that the blueprint not only mirrors last year’s disastrous effort but also manages to reject what little bipartisan budget agreement[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012.  Opponents of marijuana legalization always cling to the same arguments.  Recently the legendary Russ Belville debated Dr. Kevin Sabet who has worked in the last three presidential administrations.  If you didn’t get a chance to watch it, I suggest you do (I re-posted the video at the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012.  Today the Center for American Progress released a new report documenting the growing trend among states to make school improvement funds more competitive. The report found that states changed the way they allocate federal dollars to low-performing schools and districts in 2009, in response to a[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2012. Today, as the nation anticipates the details of the House Republican’s budget blueprint, a new report from the Center for American Progress estimates the employment consequences that will result if the GOP decides to once again cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under last year’s[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2012.  The Center for American Progress today released a public opinion snapshot that indicates Americans will reject the House Republican budget plan being released tomorrow. Based on details that have been released already, the budget blueprint promises to call for ending Medicare as we know it, cutting[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2012.  South Sudan’s recent decision to shut down oil production has serious economic and political consequences for the world’s newest nation, according to a new Enough Project report. The report, What Could the Oil Shutdown Mean for South Sudan?, identifies possible effects of the oil shutdown, including increased food[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that a new report on the state of America’s transportation infrastructure, 2010 Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance, points to a sizeable gap between current spending and projected levels of investment needed to maintain the[Read More…]

We Need to Think Long Term About U.S.-China Clean Energy Trade Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Commerce early next week will issue a preliminary verdict on a trade petition filed by SolarWorld Industries America, Inc., which alleges that the Chinese government unfairly subsidizes crystalline silicon photovoltaic solar[Read More…]

Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012.  Many adolescent consumers of cannabis increase their use of alcohol and decrease their use of marijuana shortly after turning 21 years of age, according to data published in the Journal of Health Economics. A team of international investigators from the United States and Mexico estimated the[Read More…]