NEW  YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. New York Times, Reefer Madness, an Unfortunate Redux By CARL L. HART, July 12, 2013  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/opinion/reefer-madness-an-unfortunate-redux.html?_r=1& Was Trayvon Martin aggressive and paranoid from smoking marijuana, and did that lead him to attack George Zimmerman? That’s what lawyers for Mr. Zimmerman are arguing. He is on trial[Read More…]

ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013.  Statement of Lorie Chaiten, Reproductive Rights Project Director, ACLU-IL Lorie Chaiten, Reproductive Rights Project Director We are disappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Parental Notice of Abortion Act. The decision allows a law to go into effect that will jeopardize the health and safety[Read More…]

SEIU: “Chanting outside GOP meeting is an echo of the American public’s demand for immigration reform.” WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013.  As hundreds of working families and aspiring Americans rallied for commonsense immigration reform outside of the House GOP caucus meeting, Republican members considered their next steps to respond to America’s[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013.  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions today adopted the Employment Non-Discrimination Act by a bipartisan vote of 15-7. ENDA would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in most American workplaces. “Coming on the heels of the landmark Supreme Court marriage[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013.  Today, the City of Chicago formally announced its Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) deal, officially moving one of the nation’s largest cities away from coal-fired power. The City of Chicago developed the city’s new electricity mix based on the authority of a voter-approved referendum last fall. Sierra Club[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013.  A report released this morning by Anonymous Analytics concludes that the publicly traded prison operator Corrections Corporation of America is a bad investment for shareholders. Carl Takei, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project, made the following comments on the report’s release: “The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013.  The following is a statement from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) regarding the Obama administration’s decision to streamline employer responsibility reporting and delay the implementation of employer responsibility requirements for one year: “The overwhelming majority of large corporations offer healthcare to their employees and the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2013.  The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden appeared today in print in The Financial Times. Let Croatia lead the Balkans into the EU Every country that binds itself to the union advances the cause of peace By Vice President Joe Biden James Joyce wrote that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2013. The Enough Project congratulates Ambassador Susan Rice, who assumed her new post as President Barack Obama’s National Security Adviser on July 1. She faces deteriorating security situations in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as unique opportunities for peace in those countries.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2013.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to raise the allowable limits of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) in certain food commodities like carrots, sweet potato, and mustard seeds. The public comment period ends today at midnight. (See instructions below on sending your comment to EPA.)[Read More…]