Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011. With yesterday’s Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, the Center for American Progress released “Terrorist Detainee Rules Are Not McCarthyist: Defense Authorization Act Does Not Establish Military Detention in the U.S.,” CAP Action’s “Defense Bill Puts New Conditions on How U.S. Delivers[Read More…]
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New AFL-CIO Report ‘Crisis in Alabama: Investigating the Devastating Effects of HB 56’ Details Humanitarian Crisis Created by HB 56
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 15, 2011. An AFL-CIO report released today sheds new light on the crisis Alabama immigrant families are facing as a result of HB 56, the latest and broadest law targeting immigrants. The report details what a delegation of prominent African American labor leaders saw in November when they traveled[Read More…]
Turning the Page on Iraq: Assessing Costs of the War and Looking to the Future
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2011. Today, as President Barack Obama delivers his speech at Fort Bragg to mark the end of the Iraq war this month, the Center for American Progress releases “The Iraq War Ledger” on the human, financial, and strategic cost of the war; “Turning the Page in Iraq”[Read More…]
Government Study Finds Nearly Half of Drug Courts Do Not Reduce Recidivism
Only 18 of 32 Drug Courts Showed Statistically Significant Reduction in Re-Arrest Rates of Drug Court Participants Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. The Government Accountability Office last week released a report, in which it finds that only 18 of 32 drug courts – or just over 50% – showed statistically significant[Read More…]
Nurses Top Gallup Poll on Honesty, Ethics – Again
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. It’s time to put nurses in the Hall of Fame. For the 12th time in 13 years, nurses have earned top honors in the annual Gallup poll on ethics and honesty. The Gallup organization does a yearly survey asking Americans to rate “the honesty and ethical standards”[Read More…]
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s Parent Company, Fails to Live Up to Its Claims on Human and Labor Rights, According to New Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 12, 2011. According to a study released today, Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, failed to meet the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards that justify its self-awarded A+ rating on corporate responsibility. The study, published by the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), reveals that[Read More…]
New Study Shows How Integrated Institutions Can Lead Diverse Populations to Cooperate in Rebuilding Countries
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2011. One of the most pressing issues in world affairs today is state building: how countries can construct stable, inclusive governments in which a variety of religious and ethnic groups coexist. Now a unique field experiment involving Muslim and Catholic students in Bosnia-Herzegovina suggests one avenue for[Read More…]
The Importance of Extending the Payroll Tax Cut and Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. Yesterday, the Center for American Progress released a package of products illustrating the important impact of the payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits on millions of American households, businesses, and the economy. This week, Congress will vote on extending and expanding the temporary payroll tax[Read More…]
New Reports Outline Solutions to Improve Teacher Effectiveness
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report finding that the majority of investments in teacher professional development go into ineffective models. University of Virginia researcher and author of the report, Robert C. Pianta, concluded that the tools to help teachers strengthen their practice[Read More…]
Some News Leaves People Knowing Less
Madison, NJ—(ENEWSF)—November 22, 2011. According to the latest results from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll, some news sources make us less likely to know what’s going on in the world. In the most recent study, the poll asked New Jerseyans about current events at home and abroad, and from what[Read More…]
