Demonstrators cheer during an International Women’s Day rally, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Cincinnati. AP/John Minchillo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017.l Throughout his campaign and the start of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he and his administration would invest in and empower women. However, as a new[Read More…]
Commentary
Brennan Center for Justice New Analysis: The Islamophobic Administration, 100 Days In
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Donald Trump’s vitriolic anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric was a preview for an unprecedentedly Islamophobic administration. A new analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, The Islamophobic Administration, identifies how the president and his White House staff and advisors have targeted Muslims through both[Read More…]
Remake of Classic “Your Brain on Drugs” Ad Slams Disastrous Drug War (Video)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2017 By: Tony Newman April 20, 2017 Twenty years ago today, one of the most memorable ads of all time was launched, when Rachael Leigh Cook and her frying pan starting smashing up eggs in her infamous, “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad. Today, on 4/20,[Read More…]
Trump Can’t Bring Back Coal Jobs and Plans to Cut Federal Aid to Coal Miners Who Voted for Him
Center for American Progress issue brief and interactive show how Trump’s budget would hurt coal communities. Coal miner Scott Tiller walks through the morning fog before going underground in a mine less than 40 inches high in Welch, West Virginia, May 2016. AP/David Goldman Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. On[Read More…]
President Trump’s Rumored Drug Czar Nominee Rep. Tom Marino is Drug War Extremist, Out of Step With Most Americans & Linked to Scandal
Marino Supports “Hospital-Slash-Prison” for People Who Use Illegal Drugs, Opposes Letting States Set Their Own Marijuana Policies Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2017. President Trump is expected to soon nominate Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA/10th) to be Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (colloquially referred to as the “drug czar”).[Read More…]
Why the Local & Nationwide Protests Against the Trump Administration Continue
Women’s March on Washington DC, November 21, 2016 (Source: npr.com) OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser At a recent meeting of the Lane County Our Revolution group, one of the comments was that the only thing good about the Trump Administration is that we are all getting a lot of[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump Administration Prioritizes Corporate Polluters on Public Lands
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. Leaked documents from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) outline the agency’s priorities for America’s public lands under the Trump Administration. The priorities include speeding leasing and permitting for dirty fuel development on public land, reforming the implementation of bedrock environmental laws to limit public input[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Sessions’ Border Trip Skips Real Solutions
U.S./Mexico Border Wall TUCSON, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today will visit Arizona to tour the U.S.-Mexico border. A long-time proponent of building a wall along the border, Attorney General Sessions has ramped up deportation efforts and threatened pro-immigrant cities and counties with enforcement actions and the loss[Read More…]
Sierra Club: City of Chicago Announces Commitment to Transition Public Buildings to 100% Renewable Energy
Mayor Emanuel announces plans to move public municipal operations to 100% clean energy by 2025 CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday announced a commitment to transition Chicago municipal buildings and operations to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2025. Chicago’s commitment represents the largest fleet[Read More…]
Grassroots Collaborative Statement of Support for Nursing Home Workers on Picket Line
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2017. Grassroots Collaborative supports the over 10,000 nursing home workers who are walking picket lines today across the Chicagoland area. These workers, members of SEIU Healthcare, work at for-profit nursing homes and have not had a raise in 3 years and have reached an impasse in[Read More…]
