Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011.  Today, new video footage unearthed by the Center for American Progress shows that years before President Barack Obama’s “Buffett Rule” principle—the idea that middle-class Americans should not pay higher tax rates than millionaires—the conservative icon, President Ronald Reagan, advocated for the same belief. President Reagan repeatedly[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011.  The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born terrorist working with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, is a victory in the fight against international terrorist groups targeting the United States, but the significance of his death for AQAP or on Yemen-based terrorism should not[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011.  This month, President Barack Obama announced his plan to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years, to include the elimination of $41 billion in tax loopholes for the oil and gas industry over the next decade—a plan vociferously opposed by the oil[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2011.  Today, the Center for American Progress released a list of the top 10 states with the most deficient bridges and how we could address unemployment and poverty with investments to repair them. New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that one in six Americans lived[Read More…]

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–26 September 2011.  An Oxford University economist proposes that a cap on each bank’s bonus pool in relation to their balance sheet could be an effective new model to limit bankers’ pay and thereby reduce bank risk. In a new study, Dr John Thanassoulis argues that an adjustable cap[Read More…]

Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011.  The proliferation of Dutch ‘coffee-shops,’ which allow for the sale of limited quantities of marijuana to patrons age 18 or older, appears to have had little impact on Dutch cannabis use patterns, according to an analysis published online in the scientific journal Addiction. University of California[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011.  Today, as President Barack Obama points to a bridge in need of repair as a way to put Americans back to work, the Center for American Progress released an analysis proving that investments in infrastructure will create jobs and yield lasting benefits for the economy. Entitled[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011.  Today the Center for American Progress released, “All Immigration is Local: Receiving Communities and Their Role in Successful Immigrant Integration,” a groundbreaking report that outlines how receiving communities—the places, along with their residents, in which newcomers settle—can overcome the challenges of immigrant settlement and proactively bridge[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011.  Working people are clamoring for leaders in Washington to focus first and hard on creating good jobs.  Speaker Boehner was channeling George Orwell when he claimed the Congressional Super Committee is a jobs committee.  The way to create jobs is not through fiscal austerity and cuts[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011.  Today, a new report released by the Center for American Progress reveals that if the Tea Party movement succeeds in their goals of changing or replacing the United States Constitution, virtually every American will suffer the consequences. In their vision for America, seniors will lose their[Read More…]