Other Cosmetics Giants Challenged to Follow Suit San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2012. Prompted by growing concerns raised by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), makers of Aveeno, Neutrogena, and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, announced yesterday that it will be removing carcinogens and other toxic chemicals from its baby[Read More…]
Commentary
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Judge’s Rejection of Challenge to Pennsylvania Voter Identification Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2012. The AFL-CIO strongly disagrees with the judge’s decision to reject the challenge to Pennsylvania’s voter identification law. It’s crystal clear who is behind these laws and why they want them passed. The Republican Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives illustrated that so directly —[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Pastors ‘Dismayed’ by Voter ID Decision
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2012. A coalition of African American pastors spoke out today against a state judge’s refusal to halt the implementation of Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, a move that could put low-income, elderly, minority and student voters at risk of disenfranchisement in November’s election. Members of the African[Read More…]
African American Ministers In Action: Romney-Ryan Agenda is ‘Dangerous for America’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action, a national coalition of African American pastors, spoke out today on Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan to be his running mate. “Mitt Romney already had a dangerous agenda for America – especially Black America –[Read More…]
Nation’s Largest Nurses Organization Backs Raul Grijalva
Join Call for Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street to Raise Funds For AIDS Treatment, Other Healthcare, Community Needs ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. Calling him one of the “premiere advocates for nurses and working people in the U.S. Congress,” National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered[Read More…]
Reagan Budget Director: Paul Ryan’s Plan Is A ‘Fairy Tale’ (Video)
The former director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Reagan administration, David Stockman, blasts Paul Ryan’s budget plan in a New York Times op-ed. Stockman calls the budget an "empty conservative sermon" and "fairy tale" and says it will "do nothing to reverse the nation’s economic decline and arrest its[Read More…]
E-Blast Archive
Sierra Club Statement on Paul Ryan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. On Saturday, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan would be his running mate in the 2012 election. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune Released the Following Statement in Response: “There is a reason big polluters have given Paul Ryan hundreds of[Read More…]
United Steelworkers: Ryan and Romney ‘Economic Twin Brothers’ For Ultra-Rich, Not Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. Leo W. Gerard, iinternational president of the United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement on Mitt Romney adding Paul Ryan to his presumed Republican national campaign ticket. “Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate pairs the anti-seniors Wisconsin congressman with the anti-worker[Read More…]
Audubon Statement on Secretary Salazar’s National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Announcement
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. Following today’s National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska announcement by Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnoldissued the following statement: “The secretary’s plan shows that Americans can protect nature even on lands designated for energy production. It would be a great victory[Read More…]
