WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012.  Today’s London Conference on the future of Somalia is widely seen as a critical moment in Somalia’s long 20-year crisis and could shape the direction of the country in the coming years, for better or for worse, according to a new Enough Project report. The report, “Somalia:[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2012.  The United States and the international community must strongly support Congolese partners to reform the country’s justice system in order to break the flagrant cycle of impunity and promote accountability, according to a new Enough Project report. The report, “Time Works against Justice: Ending Impunity in Eastern[Read More…]

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–16 February 2012.  The first ever National Survey of Libya suggests that the population would still prefer one-man-rule over alternatives like democracy. The publication of the survey of over 2,000 Libyan people coincides with the anniversary of the first protests triggered by rebel forces against Gaddafi, which ended after[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012.  Today, the Center for American Progress hosted acclaimed director Chris Weitz (“A Better Life,” “The Golden Compass,” “About a Boy”) who unveiled four new short videos comprising the series, “Is This Alabama?“, that turns the lens on Alabama’s harsh anti-immigration law, H.B. 56. The Center for[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012.  The Center for American Progress today released a video examining the success of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus, signed into law three years ago on Friday. The video, narrated by Michael Linden, Director of Tax and Budget Policy at the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012.  The Obama administration’s fiscal year 2013 defense budget halts the unrestrained growth in baseline military spending that has occurred over the last decade, but “The Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Budget: A Report Card,” released by the Center for American Progress yesterday, shows it does little to[Read More…]

NRDC analysis illustrates the potential for billions of gallons of rainwater falling on eight U.S. cities to be harvested every year WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012.   As America’s expanding urban areas struggle with major water supply shortages and runoff pollution problems, capturing rainwater from rooftops provides a tremendous untapped opportunity[Read More…]

 Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  The enactment of state laws allowing for the limited legal use of cannabis by qualified patients has little to no causal effect on broader marijuana use, according to data published online in the journal Annals of Epidemiology. Investigators at McGill University in Montreal obtained state-level estimates[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  The following key facts and related resources illustrate why the administration’s decision is a tremendous victory for women’s health and why the decision should be upheld. Key facts: Twenty-eight states already mandate contraception coverage. The president’s plan would exempt 355,000 churches and religious institutions from covering[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2012.  Today U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Demos released a new analysis of the funding sources for the campaign finance behemoths, Super PACs. The findings confirmed what many have predicted in the wake of the Supreme Court’s damaging Citizens United decision: since their inception in 2010, Super[Read More…]