More than 55 Million Veterans’ Records Reviewed From 1979 to 2014 From Every State in the Nation WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) yesterday released its findings from the nation’s most comprehensive analysis of Veteran suicide rates in the United States in which VA examined more[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 30, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 266,000. The 4-week moving average was 260,250, an increase of 3,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
LGBT People of Color Face Rampant Discrimination, Bias, and Abuse in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
As the nation focuses on disparities in policing and criminal justice, a new report spotlights how our broken system adversely impacts LGBT people of color. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The events of the summer of 2016 have spurred renewed dialogue and protests about the unequal treatment of people[Read More…]
Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for Childless Workers Would Save Up To $3.3 Billion Each Year from Reduced Crime, Says New Center for American Progress Report
A woman works at Jugueria de regreso al Eden, in the Queens borough of New York, on August 3, 2015. Source: AP/Tina Fineberg Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. According to a new issue brief published today by the Center for American Progress, expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, for workers without dependent children would[Read More…]
Guardian US Publishes Exposé of Chicago Police’s ‘Skullcap Crew’
A decade after Jamie Kalven’s ‘Kicking the Pigeon’ series first detailed Skullcap Crew’s human rights abuses, Invisible Institute and Social Justice News Nexus publish new investigation of five officers known for terrorizing citizens CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. Today the Guardian US published a new investigation into the long misconduct[Read More…]
Trading Changes How Brain Processes Selling Decisions
Market experience leaves people less susceptible to economic bias, study finds A UChicago study found experienced traders had reduced activity in an area of the brain often associated with pain and negative emotions, thus mitigating the role of bias in economic decision-making. Copyright: M. Spencer Green/Associated Press CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Nearly 50% Decline in Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) today announced the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States has been cut nearly in half since 2010. The data[Read More…]
House GOP Health Care Plan Would Reverse Affordable Care Act Gains, Says New Center for American Progress Report
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28. Source: AP/Cliff Owen Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. In July, House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), released a white paper outlining their potential replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act, or[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: A Record of Serving Our Veterans
President Obama Highlights the Unbreakable Commitment to Our Nation’s Veterans and Work Done over the Past Seven and Half Years to Fulfill that Commitment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Over the past seven and a half years, the President has maintained a steadfast commitment to serve our nation’s veterans. In his[Read More…]
New Report Discusses Libyan Economy and Governance Problems, Recommending a Framework for Rebuilding
Libyan revolutionary supporters react as Libyan Transitional National Council Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil speaks in Tripoli, Libya, September 12, 2011. Source: AP/Francois Mori Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. The alarming security, economic, and political trends in Libya are currently a critical issue for the international community. Despite some progress[Read More…]
