Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP) details the toxic stress suffered by young children as a result of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration policies. By breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet[Read More…]
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Study: Patients Report Substituting Cannabis For Opioids, Other Pain Medications
Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. Pain patients report successfully substituting cannabis for opioids and other analgesics, according to data published online in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Kent State University in Ohio assessed survey data from a cohort of 2,897 self-identified medical[Read More…]
Statement of VoteVets on Trump Banning Trans Service in the Military
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets, is blasting Donald Trump’s decision to ban thousands of troops from protecting America. Will Fischer, Director of Government Outreach for VoteVets, released the following: “Achieving military goals relies on the US military having the very best[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: Trump Administration Attempting to Roll Back Civil Rights of LGBT Community
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. The following statement, regarding a brief filed by the Department of Justice Wednesday night claiming that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect LGBT people from employment discrimination, is by David Dinielli, deputy legal director at the SPLC: “A majority of Americans[Read More…]
New Report Finds More Must Be Done to Fully and Effectively Implement Policies that Help Prevent Labor Discrimination Against Individuals with a Criminal Record
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from federal and state prisons in need of jobs that provide economic security. A criminal record can be a major barrier to employment, particularly for returning citizens of color. To alleviate the effects of having a criminal[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: NY Times and DPA: Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017 New York Times Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow,’ By: STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, July 21, 2017 Maisha Joefield thought she was getting by pretty well as a young single mother in Brooklyn, splurging on her daughter, Deja, even though money[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Offers State-by-State Look into Surging Number of Stolen Firearms in America
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017. Today, a new report from the Center for American Progress provides state-by-state numbers on the scope of gun thefts in America, revealing a staggering number of stolen guns nationwide and finding that a gun is stolen in the U.S. every two minutes. Contributing to an[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Releases State-by-State Medicaid Enrollment by Age, Gender, Race, Ethnicity
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2017. Dismantling the Medicaid program is at the heart of President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ agenda—and the devastating Medicaid cuts proposed in their attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act are a critical flashpoint in health care negotiations. President Trump has proposed cutting Medicaid by half in his budget. Yet new analysis from[Read More…]
Ahead of Expected House Budget Release, New CAP Brief Examines Congressional Leaders’ Selective Use of Deficit Hysteria
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. Ahead of the U.S. House budget release and markup this week, a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress examines the selective deficit hysteria employed by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Republican congressional leaders. As CAP’s brief notes, Speaker Ryan and other[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Issue Brief on the Racist Origins of Private School Vouchers
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017. On the heels of proposals from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, and President Donald Trump to create the first nationwide federal voucher program while slashing funds for public schools and loosening civil rights protections, a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress explores the[Read More…]
