Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Yesterday, Canada’s Liberal Party defeated the Conservative Party in a resounding victory. As a result, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has held the position since 2006, will be replaced by the Liberal Party’s Justin Trudeau. This is the first time in 15 years that the[Read More…]
Commentary
Dump the Trump, SNL. Lorne Michaels, This Is Not Funny
Photo By Gage Skidmore via http://public-domain.pictures/ “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards[Read More…]
The Growing Bipartisan Consensus for Rolling Back the Failed War on Drugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2015 By: Bill Piper In the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday Bernie Sanders came out for marijuana legalization. Hillary Clinton supported medical marijuana. Jim Webb talked proudly about his groundbreaking effort to create the first national commission in 45 years to look at America’s failed crime policies.[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Launches Petition Drive for Afghanistan Attack Investigation
U.S. Urged to Consent to International Inquiry Into Devastating Airstrikes on MSF Hospital in Kunduz The remains of a bed frame in a room in the main building of MSF’s hospital in Kunduz. Source: Andrew Quilty/Oculi NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans[Read More…]
DOJ Needs to Investigate Arsons at Abortion Clinics as Domestic Terrorism, Thousands of NARAL Pro-Choice America Members Demand
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. NARAL Pro-Choice America today released a newly launched petition to demand that the Department of Justice direct the FBI to investigate recent arson attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics as what they are: acts of domestic terrorism. In fewer than 20 hours, the petition has already garnered over 23,000 signatures. As[Read More…]
With No COLA Increase, AARP Urges Congress to Pass Medicare Fix
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 14. 2015. Today AARP sent a letter urging all members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S Senate to pass a fix for Medicare beneficiaries who face much higher cost increases based on the anticipated announcement that Social Security beneficiaries would not receive a Cost of Living[Read More…]
Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 0% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the government’s announcement that there will be no benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees in 2016: “The Alliance for Retired Americans is[Read More…]
Finally, Democratic Presidential Candidates Say Good Things about Marijuana Legalization and Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2015. By: Tony Newman Last night, during the first Democratic debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) became the first major presidential candidate to say that he would support legalizing marijuana if given the chance. Asked whether he would support an upcoming ballot measure on legalization in Nevada, Sanders[Read More…]
Bill O’Reilly on the House Benghazi Committee: ‘Of Course It’s Political’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. A penchant for truth telling is spreading across the Republican Party. Last night on FOX, leading conservative voice Bill O’Reilly echoed House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s comments on the House Benghazi Committee’s partisan nature. While the American people have always known that the Benghazi Committee is a taxpayer-funded campaign[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on 4th Hearing to Defund Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Statement from Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America: “Once again, we are being subjected to the consequences of anti-choice politicians’ obsession with Planned Parenthood. It’s little wonder Rep. McCarthy would drop out of the race for House speaker this morning, given the dysfunction and[Read More…]
