Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Referring to the heinous terrorists in Iraq and Syria as ISIS, ISIL, or simply IS, provides them with a false legitimacy. ISIS is short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The problem rests in the[Read More…]
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Study Projects 1.5 Million Will Travel By Bus Over Thanksgiving Holiday
A Greyhound bus makes a stop at Chicago’s Union Station to load and unload passengers. An estimated 1.5 million passengers will make trips by bus between Nov. 24 and Nov. 29 — about a 15 percent increase over the typical Tuesday-Sunday period during autumn, noted the study’s authors. (Photo by[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Report Identifies Obama’s Climate Inaction by Documenting Steps He Could Take
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. An analysis by Friends of the Earth highlights how President Obama has fallen short on his climate legacy by suggesting nine executive actions he can take before leaving office. Two weeks before the climate negotiations begin in Paris, the report, Unfinished Business: Ways President Obama Can[Read More…]
Report: One In Eight Federal Drug Prisoners Serving Time For Marijuana Offenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. Over twelve percent of federal drug prisoners are incarcerated for marijuana-related violations, according to data compiled by US Bureau of Prisons and the United States Sentencing Commission and published by the US Bureau of Justice Statistics. Of the 94,678 federal inmates incarcerated for a drug violation[Read More…]
Administration Can Cut Domestic Coal Subsidies and Enhance U.S. Climate Leadership at the G-20 Summit, UNFCCC Climate Conference in Paris
President Barack Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, November 16, 2014. Source: AP/Rob Griffith Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. The United States and other countries’ commitments to phase out fossil fuel[Read More…]
To Improve the Lives of At-Risk Children and Families, Expand Access to Home Visiting Services Through Medicaid, New Center for American Progress Report Proposes
Creating a new Medicaid benefit for evidence-based home visiting services would simplify funding and allow states and communities to scale services, improve outcomes for families, and produce significant savings for states and the federal government. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. A new report from the Center for American Progress puts[Read More…]
Ignoring Police Report, Carlson of FOX News Advanced False Claim That ACORN Employee Killed Husband
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Referring to a San Bernardino, California, ACORN employee whose claim that she killed her husband was recorded by actors posing as a prostitute and pimp, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson asked, "She killed somebody?" adding, "Despite this, some lawmakers want to keep funding the group."[Read More…]
Negative Public Opinion an Early Warning Signal For Terrorism, Princeton Professor Says
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)– An analysis of public opinion polls and terrorist activity in 143 pairs of countries has shown for the first time that when people in one country hold negative views toward the leadership and policies of another, terrorist acts are more likely to be carried out. Princeton University economist[Read More…]
Beck Denigrates Yom Kippur
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Today, in response to conservative host Glenn Beck encouraging his listeners to make Yom Kippur "a day of Fast and Prayer for the Republic," Media Matters for America issued the following statement: "Yom Kippur is a day of atonement, prayer and fasting," Ari Rabin-Havt of Media Matters said.[Read More…]
WWF Response to President Obama’s Speech Before United Nations
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009 – World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement today from Keya Chatterjee, acting director of WWF’s climate program: “We welcome the clear statement from President Obama about the urgency of climate change and the promise that the US will do its part, by providing funding for[Read More…]
