From the Huffington Post: Goldman Sachs collected $2.9 billion from the American International Group as payout on a speculative trade it placed for the benefit of its own account, receiving the bulk of those funds after AIG received an enormous taxpayer rescue, according to the final report of an investigative[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress released the report “Unconstitutional and Costly: The High Price of Local Immigration Enforcement” by Gebe Martinez, Senior Writer and Policy Analyst at CAP. The report analyzes the impact of the tough immigration laws enacted by small towns in New Jersey,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2011. The Center for American Progress released a report today entitled “The State of Communities of Color in the U.S. Economy” outlining how U.S. households in general, but communities of color in particular, were severely hurt by the recession. According to the authors, communities of color experienced[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. The new Republican leadership of the House of Representatives says repeal of the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is their top priority. The Republicans pushing for repeal, however, conveniently ignore the enormous step backward that repeal would represent for health care in our[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2011. Nearly three dozen judges have now considered challenges to the landmark Affordable Care Act and the overwhelming majority of these cases have been dismissed. Nevertheless, a single outlier judge in Virginia has embraced the meritless arguments against the new health care law and another judge in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In one of the most cynical displays in recent memory, following the lead of Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft, several  conservative websites – including Fox Nation and MRC arm CNS News – suggested that President Obama lied last night when he said that Rep. Giffords had opened her eyes for the first time shortly after[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing media have accused Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of being a liberal activist in the wake of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. However, Dupnik has previously encouraged gun ownership among his constituents, has advocated for citizenship checks of students in public schools, and supported the controversial[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following Obama’s widely praised address at the memorial for the victims of the Tucson shooting, the right-wing media have nonetheless strained to find ways to attack him. Their attacks have included the presence of T–shirts at the event — which were reportedly handed out by the university —[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Fox News’ extensive coverage of the new Republican House majority has so far ignored the fact that the GOP is reportedly embracing the use of the self-executing rule — commonly referred to as "deem and pass" — to mandate federal budget limits. By comparison, Fox figures repeatedly attacked[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. Conservatives are starting to implement their onslaught to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week as Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. They have scheduled a vote on January 12. If conservatives have their way and repeal the Affordable Care Act, we will go[Read More…]