NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2015 By: Hillary Clinton The terrorist attack in San Bernardino made it clear that it’s not enough to contain ISIS — we have to defeat ISIS. The threat is real, and the need for action is urgent. We can’t give in to fear or let it drive[Read More…]
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Trauma Care Coalition Statement on Decision to Open Level I Adult Trauma Center at University of Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. In this moment, the whole world is watching Chicago and its history and practice of institutional racism. The decision by President Robert Zimmer and Dean Kenneth Polonksy of the University of Chicago to listen to the community and concede to the demand to open a Level I[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Hillary Clinton’s Offshore Drilling Comments
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has told South Carolinians that she is “very skeptical about the need or desire for us to pursue offshore drilling off the coast of South Carolina, and frankly off the coast of other southeast states.” In response, Sierra Club Political[Read More…]
Still Blaming President Obama? Time To #VoteDemocrat
Commentary By Bruce Lindner The day Barack Obama was sworn in back on 1/20/09, the unemployment rate stood at 7.8% and was rising fast, peaking at 10% in October of that year. On the very day he took the oath on Abraham Lincoln’s Bible, eleven Republicans—including both the current Speaker[Read More…]
CAIR Calls for Condemnation of Spike in Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes During Tonight’s GOP Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on GOP presidential candidates taking part in tonight’s debate to speak out clearly against the recent unprecedented spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes nationwide in recent weeks. CAIR has[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Applauds Ralphs for Being First Chain Supermarket in California to Make Overdose Antidote Naloxone Available Without a Prescription
Southern California Supermarket Chain Ralphs Joins CVS Pharmacies in Making Naloxone More Accessible to Californians SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance is applauding Southern California supermarket giant Ralphs for being the first chain grocery in California to stock and sell the opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone in their[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama’s Leadership on Climate ‘Will Go Down in History’
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2015. President Obama just addressed the nation following the successful adoption of an international agreement that commits the entire world to serious climate action and moves us closer to a clean energy future. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “President[Read More…]
Citizen Action of New York Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
MANCHESTER, N.H. –(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. Citizen Action of New York on Monday endorsed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for President. Citizen Action of New York is a grassroots organization fighting for economic, social and environmental justice, and an end to electoral corruption. The group is the first statewide organization in New[Read More…]
60 Minutes Profile on the Drug Czar: What They Get Right – and Wrong
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2015 By: Tony Newman Last night, 60 Minutes tackled the drug war for a second week in a row when they did a nice profile on Michael Botticelli, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, commonly referred to as President Obama’s Drug Czar. Botticelli comes[Read More…]
Why the Bernie Blackout on Corporate Network News?
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders has made big gains in Iowa, leads most New Hampshire polls and fares better than Hillary Clinton in general election matchups against Donald Trump and other Republican White House hopefuls. But the insurgent campaign that has drawn the biggest crowds on the presidential[Read More…]
