Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– At least 80 advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck’s Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people." Here are his February 17 sponsors, in the order they appeared: American Petroleum Institute Rosland Capital Sylvan Learning[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– On her February 12 program, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow responded to Glenn Beck’s claim that "nobody’s saying" the Washington, D.C. snowstorm disproves climate change by noting that Beck himself previously forwarded such a suggestion. In response, Beck accused Maddow of selectively editing his remarks — by airing a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Responding to OECD predictions that 2010 will see overseas aid stand at a staggering $21bn lower than promised, Head of Oxfam Campaign, Emma Seery said: “This missing $21 billion could pay for every child to go to school, and could save the lives of 2 million of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human rights in the country. The recommendations rejected by Iran include: ending the execution of juvenile offenders, upholding fair trial guarantees, releasing people detained for peacefully exercising their human rights and investigating torture[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Today, the National Whistleblowers Center released evidence regarding the case of UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, which demonstrates his heroic efforts to expose tax fraud.   Attached to the fact sheet prepared by the NWC are scanned original documents related to the illegal UBS tax scandal.   "The record shows[Read More…]

By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report With all attention on Afghanistan as violence and US troop commitment there surges, the occupation in Iraq has received less attention in recent months than it has since the invasion of Iraq took place in March 2003.[Read More…]

News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing blogs — and now Fox Nation — have seized on a Daily Mail write-up of a BBC interview with Dr. Phil Jones, who was heading the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia until the political fallout from the infamous hacked emails forced[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– According to a report in the Washington Post today, President Obama will be playing a larger role in determining where and how to proceed with the prosecutions of the accused 9/11 plotters. In November, Attorney General Eric Holder made the correct decision when he announced that the trials[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In his continued effort to attack anything related to the Obama administration, Glenn Beck ridiculed first lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combat the issues of childhood hunger and obesity. Seriously, despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the prevalence of childhood obesity[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following former President Bill Clinton’s hospitalization to undergo a procedure on his heart, several conservative media figures used the incident to attack Democratic health care reform efforts. For example, Rush Limbaugh said he was "thankful we don’t yet have Obamacare," or "the death panel" might not have approved[Read More…]