MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2013. This is an open letter to you. Yes, you: You! Are! The 3.5%! We are in a historic moment where a new cultural, political, ecological reality must emerge and replace the dominant paradigm. The planet itself, to say nothing of the overwhelming majority of human beings,[Read More…]
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Oops: Boehner Exaggerates Issues He Had Enrolling in Obamacare; Just Why is He on the Website at All?
(Source: Office of House Speaker John A. Boehner) OREGON-(ENEWSPF)- On Thursday of last week, Speaker of the House John Boehner blogged about his experience enrolling in Obamacare. While he eventually did manage to enroll, Boehner lamented about the length of time it took him to go through the process. (See:[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: Senator Wyden’s O&C Lands Bill Would Unravel More Than Two Decades of Progress in Managing Northwest Forests
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Following is a statement from Randi Spivak, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s public lands program, on Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D.-Ore.) O&C legislative draft proposal on management of 2.1 million acres of public forests in western Oregon: “Senator Wyden’s draft bill will hurt forests, watersheds and[Read More…]
Will Bosses Be Able to Deny Women Birth Control?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. NARAL Pro-Choice America on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Contraception Coverage: Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases related to the contraception benefit in the Affordable Care Act: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. NARAL Pro-Choice[Read More…]
LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan: We Neglect Infrastructure at Our Own Risk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Laborers’ International Union of North America General President Terry O’Sullivan published the following op-ed in The Record: THIS WEEK marks the 81st anniversary of the opening of the Pulaski Skyway Bridge – a milestone for what was once a modern span supporting commuters, freight and commerce. While the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Donna Barry on SCOTUS Decision to Review Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review two lower court cases related to the contraceptive coverage benefit in the Affordable Care Act. In response to the court’s decision to review the cases, Donna Barry, Director of the Women’s Health and Rights Program at the Center for American Progress,[Read More…]
Grieving the Loss of Bernard J. Jablonski
Photo supplied by Bernie Jablonski during the creation of his website. Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Friends, please consider this a retraction of the piece I published earlier this afternoon regarding the death of the friend of so many, Bernard J. Jablonski. As far as I’m concerned, the number one rule[Read More…]
Don’t Rush to Recognize Honduras Election ‘Winner’ Human Rights Group Says
New York–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2013. In response to reports from Honduran civil society, opposition parties, and international election observers of irregularities and intimidation by state and other unidentified forces of voters and observers in yesterday’s presidential election in Honduras, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: Yesterday’s election[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden on Nuclear Deal with Iran
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2013. Today, as details emerge shedding light on the deal with Iran on their nuclear program by the United States and five other world powers, Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: The first-step deal announced yesterday in Geneva represents a[Read More…]
SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry: Working People Need Cooperation Instead of Sabotage on Medicaid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. Millions of hardworking Americans are being left in jeopardy when it comes to healthcare. In 25 states, Republican governors and state legislators have blocked the expansion of Medicaid. SEIU’s nurses and doctors know firsthand what it means when their patients put off needed care or leave[Read More…]
