American voters say consumers should have the right to know if their food is genetically modified. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. By an overwhelming margin, American voters say consumers should have the right to know if their food is genetically modified, with 89 percent in support of mandatory GMO labeling,[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds CARD Act Helped Consumers Avoid More Than $16 Billion in Gotcha Credit Card Fees
Concerns Remain About Other Back-End Practices Such As Deferred-Interest Promotions WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a report detailing how the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act) has helped reduce the cost of “gotcha” credit card fees by more[Read More…]
The Growing Population of Latinos Will Redefine U.S.-Mexico Relations
Members of a Latino family walk past a reflection of a patriotic mural in Fremont, Nebraska, on July 21, 2010. Source: AP/Nati Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Today, the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, or CIDE, the Center for American Progress, and the Mexican Council on Foreign[Read More…]
Should Our Children Be Genetically Engineered?
Call for ban on germline genetic engineering of human beings BERKELEY, CALIF. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. On the eve of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine International Summit on Human Gene Editing, the Center for Genetics and Society and Friends of the Earth released a new report today,[Read More…]
What Presidential Campaigns Reveal About Effective Marketing
DePaul University’s Bruce Newman discusses the newest trends in political marketing Pictured is the White House in July 2015. (Photo by Wendy Smit) CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2015. The 2016 presidential election is less than a year away, and candidates are turning to technology more than ever to effectively brand, advertise[Read More…]
Paris Attacks Amplify the Need to Defeat ISIS in the Middle East
Kurdish fighters take up positions to fight ISIS militants in Kobani, Syria, on November 1, 2014. Source: AP/Jake Simkin Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2015. In recent weeks, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, has shown that it is capable of conducting terrorist activities outside of[Read More…]
NRDC Report: Can Cover Crops Combat Climate Change and Drought?
Climate-ready soil can cut crop losses, save trillions of gallons of water and suck millions of tons of carbon from the air CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015 – As harvest season ends and farmers in the United States ready themselves for winter, one small change could make a huge difference in their[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Outlines National Solutions to Make Paid Leave a Reality for All Americans
Kamila Al-Najjar, center, visits with her mother, Joan Groen, right, along with her daughter, Inanna Al-Najjar, left, at an assisted living facility in Santa Rosa, California, on July 6, 2015. Source: AP/Eric Risberg Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Nearly all workers will experience a caregiving challenge during their working years,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Column Shows How Turning Away Syrian Refugees Goes Against American Values and Aids ISIS
Volunteers Zahraa Debaja, center, and Zeinab Makki, right, prepare meals from food provided by charitable organizations in Dearborn, Michigan, on April 25, 2014. Source: AP/Carlos Osorio Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. The terrorist attacks in Paris last week have provided fodder for a renewed wave of Islamophobia. The calls[Read More…]
1.6 Million DAPA-Affected Individuals Will Be Eligible to Vote by 2016, According to New Report
Voters wait in line at a polling place located inside a shopping mall on Election Day, in Austin, Texas, November 6, 2012. Source: AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the president’s announcement of executive actions on immigration, and on the[Read More…]
