WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016.  The Environmental Working Group (EWG) issued the following statement today after the Senate Agriculture Committee narrowly passed a version of the House-adopted Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK Act. The bill would block states from enacting GMO labeling laws and make it harder for companies[Read More…]

Joint Statement Praises Hillary Clinton’s Longtime Leadership On Closing Guantanamo NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016.  Thursday, a group of retired generals and admirals issued the following joint statement condemning the recent rhetoric from top Republicans on Guantanamo Bay and torture, and praising Hillary Clinton’s leadership: As a group of retired generals[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016. By: Hillary Clinton ‘Made in the USA” – that label has always been a mark of quality and pride around the world. American manufacturing has gone through hard times, but we’re working our way back from the worst of the economic crisis. Under President Obama, we’ve[Read More…]

GOP Presidential candidate hails hoax story about shooting Muslim prisoners with bullets dipped in pig’s blood WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s latest anti-Muslim remarks endanger ordinary American Muslims[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016.  Today, civil rights activists and leaders from around the country were invited to the White House for what the Obama administration has called a “first-of-its-kind” intergenerational meeting to discuss “a range of issues, including the Administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform” and “building trust between law enforcement[Read More…]

NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016.   The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings. Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the ACLU[Read More…]

Springfield –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016.   The following is a statement from John Bouman, Chair of the Responsible Budget Coalition (RBC) Executive Committee, and President of the Shriver Center, on behalf of the RBC: In the budget address today, instead of choosing to invest in children, families communities, and our state’s[Read More…]

At its best the river of our struggle has moved consistently toward the ocean of humankind’s most courageous hopes for freedom and integrity, forever seeking what Black people in South Carolina said they sought in 1865: The right to develop our whole being. Vincent Harding NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016 By:[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016 – President Obama today announced he is designating three new national monuments in the California desert – Mojave Trails near the Kelso ghost town, Sand to Snow near Yucca Valley, and Castle Mountains northwest of Needles. The following is a statement from Helen O’Shea, director of the Western Renewable[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016.   The Obama administration today announced it will permanently protect special areas of the California Desert as Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow, and Castle Mountains National Monuments. The national monument designations preserve the stark beauty of the desert, well-loved recreation areas, Route 66 and other historic[Read More…]