Agency Removes Separate Research Barrier, Ending Monopoly on Research; Drug Policy Alliance: Next Administration Must End Federal Marijuana Prohibition Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Today, the DEA announced that it was not rescheduling marijuana, in effect refusing to recognize marijuana’s medicinal benefits. But in what is viewed as a victory for[Read More…]
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In Case You Missed It – Mother Jones: Why Trump and Pence Aren’t Talking About the Auto Bailout in the Midwest
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. By: Patrick Caldwell They’ve both been critical of the move that may have saved hundreds of thousands of jobs. If the federal government hadn’t bailed out the auto industry in 2009, the state of Michigan—where Donald Trump spoke about his economic plans Monday—could have lost 338,000[Read More…]
Hating Muslims: Xenophobia In America
American xenophobia and hating Muslims: the two walk hand-in-hand. And it’s not new. “A large majority of them can neither read or write, do not understand our language, and have natural tendencies to live crowded among their own race and to continue their customs brought with them. “The time has[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It – Washington Post: Another Trump Adviser With Deep Ties to Russia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. By: Josh Rogin This week Donald Trump released a new roster of economic advisers, including a businessman with extensive investments in Russia who tried to get a Trump Tower built in Moscow. It’s the latest in a long list of relationships that give Trump a financial[Read More…]
Together for America Launches for Republicans and Independents Backing Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. Together for America is launching to lead the Hillary for America campaign’s recruitment and outreach to the growing number of Republicans and Independents who are stepping forward to endorse Hillary Clinton for president. The list of nearly 50 endorsements includes three former Cabinet Secretaries, six current[Read More…]
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Applauds NAACP Voting Rights Act Sit-In at House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte’s Office
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to the NAACP’s sit-in inside House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s Roanoke, Va., office on Monday. The sit-in occurred exactly three months before the first presidential election in[Read More…]
SEIU Executive Vice President Luisa Blue on Donald Trump’s Call to Ban Immigration from the Philippines
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. In response to Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States ban immigration from the Philippines, SEIU Executive Vice President Luisa Blue, a Filipina whose parents emigrated from the Philippines, released the following statement: “Donald Trump disrespects Filipinos and exposes his own ignorance and racism[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump’s ‘Vision’ Includes Dirty Air, Polluted Water, and Endangered Communities
DETROIT, MI –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Yesterday, Donald Trump delivered a speech in which he promised to provide an “economic vision” for the country. Instead, among numerous other things, he attacked existing and pending climate, clean air and clean water safeguards, pushed for the increased use of fossil fuels, and[Read More…]
Who Benefits from Trump’s Economic Plan? (Video)
https://youtu.be/fzZyX1IvUvI?list=PLXlk_TEo7Llxi5LqDR8q7DyaLt7AtQGGi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. In his economic policy speech yesterday, Trump pushed for several ideas that will damage the U.S. economy and put working families at risk, while offering huge dividends to his friends and family, including: Huge tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest families and the largest corporations.[Read More…]
Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match Current Average White Wealth for Centuries
Report Calls for Major Federal Policy Shifts To Address Growing Racial Wealth Divide WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. If current federal wealth-building policies remain in place, it will take the average African-American family 228 years to amass the same amount of wealth that white families have today and it will[Read More…]
