Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 By: M.E. Ficarra, [email protected] Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: NOW is calling for sexual predator Harvey Weinstein to be removed from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. After decades of abusing his power to prey on women, the last place he should[Read More…]
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Caught With His Hand in the Proverbial Cookie Jar, Tom Price Will Repay for Travel on Private Planes
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—September 28, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser In my former life, I managed the Medicare contract between a national health insurance company and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As part of my job responsibilities, I traveled about 70% of the time around the United States. In addition, I[Read More…]
Saluting The Off-Field National Anthem Statement Of The Pittsburgh Steelers
Commentary by Gary Kopycinski, Editor and Publisher Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- All riser for the singing our national anthem: And where is that band who so vauntingly swore, That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more? Their blood has wash’d[Read More…]
NFL Players Association Leadership Response to President Donald Trump’s Comments on Player Protests (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2017. In a veiled reference to NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump said at a campaign-style rally in Alabama last night, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of the NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right[Read More…]
Human Rights Activists to Protest American Academy of Pediatrics’ Harmful Exploitative Circumcision Policy
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2017. No one should alter the body of an un-consenting person without acute medical need. The Bloodstained Men and Their Friends will be sharing this message while protesting the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) at its annual conference this weekend at McCormick Place Convention Center in[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Google is Capitalizing off Rodrigo Duterte’s Horrific Drug War in the Philippines
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017 By: Derek Rosenfeld When a sitting president likens himself to Hitler, it should get your attention. Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has proudly said he’d “be happy” to exterminate 3 million people who use or sell drugs in his country. His horrific campaign to rid[Read More…]
Kids React To Walkmans
BLOG COMMENTARY-(ENEWSPF)- Just enjoy. The video tells the story.
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Rescinding DACA was Not about Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 By: Melissa Franqui and Eunisses Hernandez Since the election, time and time again, Trump and members of his administration have touted “law and order” rhetoric, to advance an agenda that aims to expand criminalization, deportations and promote white supremacy. While many of the public was still[Read More…]
How Federal Policies Make It Harder for Houston’s Communities of Color and Low-Income Families to Return Home
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. As the Houston area looks to rebound after Hurricane Harvey, a new column from the Center for American Progress shows how some federal policies can make the road to recovery tougher for communities of color and residents who live paycheck-to-paycheck. The column explains how the[Read More…]
Report: Illinois’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners “Exceedingly Poor and Often Dangerous”
Federally-appointed court monitor exposes shocking problems within IDOC CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. The first annual report of a federally-appointed monitor regarding the Illinois Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) treatment of mentally ill prisoners was released to the public today. It confirms the complaints prisoners and their lawyers have made regarding[Read More…]
