WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012.  The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the nation’s largest healthcare union, representing more than 1.1 million nurses, doctors and healthcare workers. Following the Obama Administration’s announcement today on contraceptive coverage, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement from the White[Read More…]

CHINA–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012.  Today’s sentencing of veteran activist Zhu Yufu to seven-years for writing a poem deemed to incite subversion of state power” is further evidence of the Chinese government’s continuing repression of anyone it perceives as directly or indirectly criticizing it policies, Amnesty International said. For many years the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2012.  Statement by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Obama Administration Announcement on Birth Control Coverage Benefit:  “In the face of a misleading and outrageous assault on women’s health, the Obama administration has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring all women will have access[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2012.  National community, labor, faith, and peace organizations have joined to oppose excessive military spending and work for significant reductions. The organizations include RootsAction.org and the New Priorities Network, which unites U.S. Labor Against the War, Pax Christi, Military Families Speak Out, and dozens of other national[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 9 – The following statement was released this afternoon by Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) decision: “An NRC license does not guarantee ultimate project success. Atomic reactors have been NRC licensed and then nearly, or even entirely, constructed, and still blocked[Read More…]

Bank Penalties for Foreclosure Fraud Are Welcome News to Homeowners, But More Is Needed To Make The Banks Pay For Their Illegal Activities Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  The Attorneys General settlement announced today is a step towards addressing the housing and foreclosure crisis that plagues our country.  The banks broke[Read More…]

American people want $300 billion in principal reduction and accountability for bank crimes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  In response to President Barack Obama’s press conference on today’s announcement of the settlement between big banks and the state Attorneys General, The New Bottom Line—a coalition of grassroots, people of faith, homeowners,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  The mortgage fraud settlement being announced today is a tiny drop in a big bucket.  It does not do justice for the millions of homeowners who lost their homes or hold the banks fully accountable for their crimes. For homeowners who were defrauded and lost their[Read More…]

Obama Administration Needs to Clarify U.S. Rights within WTO Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 7, 2012.  Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today issued a positive, but cautious reaction to the signing of understandings reached by the U.S. with the European Union, and separately with Japan in long running[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center senior vice president/executive director Should journalists and news organizations participate in, even sponsor, political debates? Let’s start with why we have such debates: They are an opportunity for us to hear directly from candidates, to see how they explain,[Read More…]