Statement of NOW/PAC Chair Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012 With the radical right waging a war on women in Congress and statehouses across the nation, it is more important than ever that we elect feminist candidates to office this November. We need candidates like Elizabeth Warren — who the[Read More…]
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Rachel Maddow: Why the Conservative Media Model Works (Video)
Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show, and author of Drift, discusses her MSNBC show, and her goal to be mindful of a Republican audience.
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on May Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. Today, working people from around the United States and the world are coming together to commemorate May Day. The message is the same everywhere: Workers’ rights should be universal and every person – no matter what nationality, ethnicity or gender— must have equal rights and the[Read More…]
FHFA Acting Director Defies President Obama & Congress, Indefinitely Postpones Decision on Fannie & Freddie Principal Reduction
Time for President to Remove DeMarco, Nominate Permanent Agency Head Who Will Follow the Law Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2012. Yesterday, FHFA Acting Director Ed DeMarco revealed a new level to his deep ideological opposition to doing principal write-downs. Despite clear evidence from DeMarco himself that doing principal reduction on loans[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Workers Memorial Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012. On Workers Memorial Day, we come together to recognize the value of every life and the fundamental dignity of every person. From working in Pennsylvania’s coal mines – just as my father did before me, and his father did before him – I know the fear[Read More…]
Bishop Zubik, And Other Bishops Like Him, Are Wrong: Support Our Sisters
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Dominicans taught me in grade school, and I work for Dominicans now. These women are amazing. There are stories I cannot tell you right now. Stories of sisters caught up in excruciating circumstances, literally seeing their lives on the line, literally seeing people slaughtered before them.[Read More…]
NOW Applauds Senate Passage of ‘Real’ Violence Against Women Act
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–April 26, 2012, Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (S. 1925), which includes funding for services to previously underserved populations. The act has transformed the nation’s response to domestic and sexual violence, and has saved innumerable lives. NOW[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Arizona’s SB1070 Two-Year Anniversary
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. Two years ago this week, Arizona’s Governor Brewer signed into law SB1070, an anti-immigrant law that has, unfortunately, served as a model for legislation passed by several other state legislatures. The results have been shattering – these laws are tearing families apart and destroying the hopes[Read More…]
Enough Project Statement on Atrocities Prevention Board
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2012. Following President Obama’s rollout of the Atrocities Prevention Board on Monday, the Enough Project released this statement: This is a positive step that harnesses the broad resources of the government to make the phrase ‘never again’ more than a slogan. It recognizes that addressing mass atrocities[Read More…]
AARP Statement on 2012 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports
Reports underscore the need for a national conversation on strengthening retirement security for Americans. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond offered the following statement in reaction to the Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ reports released today: “For the millions of Americans who have paid into Social Security[Read More…]
