ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The following are Southern Poverty Law Center articles, statements and reports about several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for Cabinet posts and advisory positions. Stephen Bannon: Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor White Nationalists Rejoice at Trump’s Appointment of Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon Stephen Bannon Must Go Gen. Mike[Read More…]
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New Analysis: Uninsured Rate for Americans With Pre-existing Conditions Dropped Sharply When Major Affordable Care Act Reforms Were First Implemented
Without ACA protections, more than half of non-elderly Americans could face discrimination in health care Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, millions of Americans no longer face coverage denials, higher costs, or coverage carve outs because of their medical histories. A new analysis from[Read More…]
Paid Leave a Job Killer? Not the Case, Says New Center for American Progress Report
Salt & Honey Catering owner Olivia Colt and members of her cooking staff work in Berkeley, California, on September 28, 2016. AP/Jeff Chiu Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. A new report by the Center for American Progress finds that paid sick days and paid family and medical leave laws are[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Presents Drain the Swamp Solutions for Conflicts of Interest, Lobbying, and Corruption to Restore Trust in Government
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report to address the threats to representative self-government inherent in special interest lobbying, revolving door politics, corruption of public service, and lax ethics and contracting oversight, as well as the major danger of direct conflicts of interest. These[Read More…]
ACLU Releases Analysis of Sessions’ Civil Liberties Record Ahead of Confirmation Hearings
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union released a comprehensive analysis of Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record on civil liberties issues ahead of the January 10-11 confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. The ACLU report examines Sessions’ handling of voting rights, police reform, immigration, mass[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Dec. 31, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 235,000, a decrease of 28,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 2,000 from 265,000 to 263,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Kurt Eichenwald Says The First Thing Reporters Need To Do Is “Face Reality” With Regard To Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2016 By ursulafaw It is a classless society — all Trump’s cohorts are rich and they have no class, just like him. Kurt Eichenwald appeared on MSNBC Saturday. Host Jonathan Capehart asked him about Trump’s latest press-conference-by-tweet, wherein Trump complained that son Eric was being abused by[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq , Dec. 31, 2016
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—December 31, 2016. On Dec. 30, Coalition military forces conducted 28 s trikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and[Read More…]
Paul Ryan/Tom Price/GOP *DO* Plan to Throw Grandma Off a Cliff…After Picking Her Pocket (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2016 By Brainwrap Five years ago, a political action committee called “The Agenda Project” released the TV ad above, warning of GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to privatize Medicare, wiping out the current system and basically replacing it with a far worse version of…Obamacare, ironically. The[Read More…]
2016: The Year In Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2016. #1 Adult Use Marijuana Laws Win Big on Election Day Voters in eight states on Election Day decided in favor of legalizing marijuana. Voters in four states: California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada backed statewide initiatives regulating the adult use, possession, and sale of cannabis. Voters in[Read More…]
