WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. The Federal Communications Commission voted today to open a new rule for how Internet Service Providers treat the data they carry for public comment. The proposal follows a January decision by the D.C. Circuit Appeals Court that stuck down key provisions of the FCC’s existing net neutrality[Read More…]
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Center for Food Safety: Bee Loss Numbers Worse than Reported, Threat to Food Supply Remains
New survey data does not paint full picture of devastating bee losses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Today, the Bee Informed Partnership, with support from the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released the results from its annual survey of honey bee colony losses. The national survey[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Today’s Fast Food Strikes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Working families everywhere are inspired by the spirit and the courage of fast food workers who are striking today in over 150 cities. Every worker deserves fair wages and the right to form a union without retaliation because no one who works full time should struggle[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Fast Food Strikers Fighting for Economy That Works for All of Us
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement in support of fast food workers in the U.S. and across the world who are striking and staging actions to call for higher pay and respect for workers: “The fast food[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Bee Losses Highlight Urgent Need to Restrict Pesticides, Shift to Sustainable Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on honey bee losses in the United States based on a national survey of beekeepers conducted with the Bee Informed Partnership. During the winter of 2013-2014, U.S. beekeepers lost 23.2 percent of their hives on average, which[Read More…]
SEIU President Henry: Sixty Years after the Brown v. Board Education Decision, the Struggle for Racial, Education and Economic Justice Continues
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement marking the 60th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education: “Sixty years after the historic Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education,[Read More…]
2013 Stop and Frisk Numbers Underscore Need to Begin Reforms
New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. In response to the NYPD’s release today of its complete stop-and-frisk data for 2013, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: While the total number of stops and frisks decreased in 2013, the racial disparities remain essentially the same, and the percentage of[Read More…]
Civil Rights Lawyers Condemn New NYPD Muslim Spying Revelations, May 12, 2014
New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. In response to revelations in a Sunday New York Times article, “New York Police Recruit Muslims to Be Informers,” Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: Yesterday, our worst fears were confirmed that the New York City Police Department is continuing[Read More…]
Human Rights Groups Condemn Canadian Government for Allowing George W. Bush Visit
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Today, in response to George W. Bush’s arrival in Toronto, Canada, for a fundraiser with Bill Clinton, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Canadian Centre for International Justice issued the following statement: “By allowing Bush to enter its territory, Canada is undermining the UN Convention[Read More…]
5 Ways to Improve Media Coverage of Marijuana and Other Drug-Related Issues
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. By: Jag Davies The ground has never been more fertile for a change to our nation’s failed drug policies. We are seeing a broader questioning of America’s drug policy that fills our prisons and empties our coffers, that severely punishes the use of certain drugs but[Read More…]
