Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama MONTGOMERY, Ala. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. The following statement regarding the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program’s annual Crime in the United States report, released September 26, 2016, is from Lisa Graybill, deputy legal director at the Southern Poverty Law Center. “The FBI’s latest findings[Read More…]
Analysis
Clinton ‘Clobbers’ Trump in Battleground States
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. Today, Americans in battleground states from Nevada to New Hampshire are waking up to reviews of last night’s debate and they’re not good for Donald Trump, believe me. Trump was grossly unprepared for this debate and showed himself to be grossly unprepared for the presidency. He[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Donald Just Got Beat By A Girl
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue issued the following statement after tonight’s debate: “Although two people were on stage tonight, only one candidate was present. Hillary showed the expertise, the stamina, and the commitment to real life solutions that we expect and need from a president. “Donald was living[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the First 2016 Presidential Debate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. The influential power of working people was clear last night when the first question and focal point of the debate was on wages and economic inequality. For more than a year, working people have established a raising wages agenda to shape the political landscape. We’ve seen[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Hillary Clinton Showed She is Ready to Lead for Working People
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. Following the first presidential debate, Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued the following statement: “Once again, Hillary Clinton showed tonight she will fight, deliver and win on the issues that matter to SEIU members and all working people. In contrast[Read More…]
Report on Airplanes’ Lags in Fuel Efficiency Highlights Need for EPA to Set Tough Climate Rules
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. A new report showing that new airplanes are dramatically less fuel efficient than emerging technology makes possible highlights the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb planet-warming pollution from the nation’s aircraft fleet. Today’s report from the International Council on Clean Transportation found[Read More…]
The Reviews Are In: Clinton Won The Debate (Video)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. The reviews are in. Last night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met on the presidential debate stage for the first time and Hillary Clinton was the clear winner. Once again, Donald Trump showed why he lacks the knowledge, values and temperament to be president. Only one[Read More…]
Policy Experts and the Media Agree: Trump’s Few Policy Plans Are Devastating for the Middle Class and Don’t Add Up
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. In a prebuttal to the first presidential debate, Hillary for America released a review of Donald Trump’s few policy proposals from experts and journalists, who have judged them variously as incoherent, unrealistic, excessively costly, and devastating for working families – where he has even bothered to[Read More…]
Adult Education Programs Provide Economic Opportunity
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. National Adult Education and Literacy Week, September 26 – October 1, underscores the continued demand for programs and services for adult students who need to improve basic skills in reading, writing, and math and obtain a high school equivalency certificate. More than 36[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for RECLAIM Act and Economic Diversification in Coal States (Video)
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. The Sierra Club and West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy released a poll today showing overwhelming support in Appalachia for the RECLAIM Act, which would provide $1 billion for economic development and diversification projects in coal communities hard hit by America’s shift away from[Read More…]
