NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2013. Wall Street Journal, Letters to the Editor Pot Prohibition, Regulation and Danger to the Young, January 28, 2013 http://online.wsj.com/public/page/letters.html The defenders of the status quo say that we can’t end marijuana prohibition because it “sends the wrong message to the kids” and will increase teen drug[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2013. The framework released by the “Gang of Eight” rightly includes the creation of a roadmap to citizenship, but also includes provisions that endanger everyone’s civil liberties and do nothing to reverse the recent extraordinary and unwarranted increase in wasteful spending on border security. Roadmap to Citizenship. “The Gang of Eight[Read More…]

The time has come for serious debate about guns in America Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) endorses the Assault Weapons Regulatory Act of 2013, and commends Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) for her tireless leadership on this important issue. “Children deserve to be safe in their[Read More…]

Kerry expected to lead on tar sands pipeline, global climate policy Friends of the Earth: Obama’s nominee must live up to inaugural pledge WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. As Senator John Kerry’s confirmation hearing opens today, President Obama has set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013.  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today lifted the ban on women serving in combat, and the Center for American Progress released the following statements from CAP President Neera Tanden and Senior Fellow Lawrence J. Korb: “Today marks one more critical step for advancing equality for all[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. “We are thrilled to hear Secretary Panetta’s announcement today recognizing that qualified women will have the same chance to distinguish themselves in combat as their brothers-in-arms, which they actually already have been doing with valor and distinction,” said Ariela Migdal, senior staff attorney with the ACLU[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. Working women and men urgently need a voice on the job today, but the sad truth is that it has become more difficult for them to have one, as today’s figures on union membership demonstrate. Union membership impacts every other economic outcome that matters to all[Read More…]

Center also releases new video starring Mehcad Brooks (True Blood, Necessary Roughness) to celebrate the landmark court decision NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that recognized a woman’s right to abortion, the Center for Reproductive Rights[Read More…]

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision that affirmed a woman’s right to abortion. On this day we remember the countless women who died from unsafe abortions prior to Roe. Those brave women[Read More…]

  NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. Editor’s Note: Commentary republished with the express permission of the author. Huffington Post Why People Who Hate Drugs Should Want to End the Drug War, Tony Newman, 01/17/2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/why-people-who-hate-drugs_b_2497780.html Many people hate drugs. It is easy to see why. Most families have had a loved[Read More…]