Millions of people are not benefiting from progress, with the gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation, are tackled. Photo: UNDP Peru/Mónica Suárez STOCKHOLM–(ENEWSPF)–21 March 2017 – A flagship United Nations report launched today finds that although the average human development improved significantly[Read More…]
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The American Health Care Act’s Rollback of Medicaid Risks Rash of Overdoses in States Hardest Hit by Opioid Crisis
Advocates Warn Congress: Stop Playing Politics or People Will Die Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have a devastating impact on the millions of people in this country currently struggling with problematic substance use and would exacerbate the worst drug overdose crisis in U.S.[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Details Health Insurance Coverage Losses by Congressional District Under TrumpCare
Waves of color surround the Capitol Dome in Washington, February 2017. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2017. As members of Congress abandon the U.S. House of Representatives majority’s health care reform proposal one-by-one ahead of a scheduled floor vote next week, the Center for American Progress released a[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the Proposed Elimination of Data Collection on LGBT Seniors and LGBT People with Disabilities
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. AP/Andrew Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2017. Despite assurances that no changes had been made to two critical federal government surveys, the U.S. Department of Health and Human[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center Statement on Congressional Budget Office Report on American Health Care Act
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. The recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office confirms what we already knew: The plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will drastically reduce the number of people with health insurance in our country. This bill will have life-threatening consequences for the poor as it slashes $880[Read More…]
Sierra Club: “Embattled Borderlands” Provides Virtual Visit to US-Mexico Border
Story map combines photos, scientific data to highlight perilous reality of the region Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. With the Trump administration gearing up to expand border wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border, it is more important than ever to gain a clearer picture of the land and people of this[Read More…]
House GOP Tax Plan Will Primarily Benefit Corporations and the Wealthy, New Center for American Progress Report Says
The Capitol is seen at sunup on February 17, 2017. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. If implemented, the House Republican proposal to change the way corporations and other businesses are taxed will provide large tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy, while its ability to generate American[Read More…]
Statement from Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on the February 2017 Jobs Report
An assembly line worker moves a door into position at a General Motors assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, July 27, 2011. AP/Paul Sancya Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2017. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the February 2017 employment situation figures from the U.S.[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 235,000 in February 2017; Unemployment Rate Changes Little at 4.7%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 235,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in construction, private educational services, manufacturing, health care, and mining. Household Survey Data The number of[Read More…]
American Society of Civil Engineers Releases 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. Every family and business needs infrastructure to thrive – from the road you travel to work, to the pipes that deliver clean drinking water, to the inland waterways and rail that move goods from coast to coast. Our nation is at a crossroads. Deteriorating infrastructure is[Read More…]
